Call for papers: Photocatalytic Nanomaterials for Clean Energy, Renewable Chemicals production, and Sustainable Catalysis

Guest edited by Rajeev Ahuja and Rajendra Srivastava 

We are delighted to announce an open call for papers to our new themed collection focusing on photocatalytic nanomaterials!

Guest Editors: Rajeev Ahuja (Uppsala University, Sweden) and Rajendra Srivastava (Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India)

Nanocatalytic materials can solve energy and environmental problems by penetrating plastic polymer waste and providing a high surface area with exposed active sites to catalyze the reactions to produce sustainable chemicals and fuels. The process will be highly sustainable if light energy, including solar energy, is utilized to produce clean energy and chemicals. Thus, efforts must be made to develop novel materials or engineer materials for harvesting light energy for producing clean energy and chemicals.

In this collection, we welcome both review and research articles on the following topics:

• Photocatalytic nanomaterials and process for H₂ production, CO₂ to chemicals and fuels
• Photocatalytic nanomaterials and biomass conversion to chemicals and fuels
• Engineering photocatalytic nanomaterials for sustainable catalysis
• Photocatalytic nanomaterials for photoreforming of plastic waste
• Computational study on designing new photocatalytic nanomaterials for clean energy

You are welcome to submit an article within the scope before 20 February 2024.

If you are interested in contributing to this collection, please get in touch with the Editorial Office by email.

Please note that article processing charges apply to all articles submitted to Nanoscale Advances if, following peer-review, they are accepted for publication. Exceptions include researchers at Research4Life Group A and B countries, and those whose institutes have an existing deal that covers publication in our gold open access journals. Details of the APC and discounted rates can be found here.

Contribute to a new themed collection in Nanoscale Advances

We are delighted to announce an open call for papers to our new themed collection focusing on Nanoclusters: From Theory to Application.

Guest Editors: Yi Gao (Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), Daojian Cheng (Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China) and Zhigang Wang (Jilin University, China).

Nanoclusters are small-sized nanoparticles with unique and tunable properties depending on their sizes, structures and compositions. They have potential applications in various fields such as biomedicine, catalysis, energy and nanotechnology. This themed collection is intended to present the most recent developments in the synthesis, characterization, and application of nanoclusters in theoretical and experimental research. It will cover topics such as nanocluster stability, electronic structures, reactivity, magnetism, optical properties, alloying effects, self-assembly and functionalization. The collection will also highlight the challenges and opportunities for nanocluster research and development.

You are welcome to submit an original research article within the scope before 31 October 2023.

If you are interested in contributing to this collection, please get in touch with the Editorial Office by email at nanoscaleadvances-rsc@rsc.org 

Please note that article processing charges apply to all articles submitted to Nanoscale Advances if, following peer-review, they are accepted for publication. Details of the APC and discounted rates can be found here.

Contribute to a new themed collection in Nanoscale Advances

We are delighted to announce an open call for papers to our new themed collection focusing on nanocatalysis beyond CO₂ activation!

Guest Editors: Yude Su (University of Science and Technology of China, China) and Yanwei Lum (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

Electrocatalysis is crucial for facilitating the sustainable production of chemical feedstocks and chemical fuels. For example, CO₂ reduction to value-added chemicals has attracted significant research interest in recent years. Beyond this topic, research efforts are urgently needed to expand the spectrum of electrocatalytic reactions to enable more avenues for decarbonization. Hence, this themed collection will focus on important and upcoming areas of electrocatalytic reactions, including but not limited to nitrogen reduction, upgrading of biomass derived molecules and hydrogen peroxide production. Of interest here is the important role that nanoscience can play in the development of electrocatalytic materials to efficiently facilitate these reactions.

You are welcome to submit an original research article within the scope before 15 December 2023.

If you are interested in contributing to this collection, please get in touch with the Editorial Office by email at nanoscaleadvances-rsc@rsc.org 

Please note that article processing charges apply to all articles submitted to Nanoscale Advances if, following peer-review, they are accepted for publication. Details of the APC and discounted rates can be found here.

Call For Papers: Bionanocomposites

Guest edited by Sabu Thomas, Aji Mathew, and Maya John

We are delighted to announce a call for papers for our latest online themed collection in Nanoscale Advances on Nanobiocomposites that is being guest edited by Professor Sabu Thomas (Mahatma Gandhi University, India), Professor Aji Mathew (Stockholm University, Sweden),  and Dr Maya John (CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa).

In this collection we welcome articles on the following topics:

• Sources, extraction, and manufacturing of bio-based nanocomposites
• Processing of bio-based nanocomposites
• Engineered bio-based nanostructures
• Characterisation of bionanocomposites
• Morphology of bionanocomposites
• End-use applications
• Scale-up
• LCA and recycling

Open for submissions until 15 August, 2023

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, you can submit your article directly through the Nanoscale Advances online submission service and inform the Editorial Office by email.  Please mention that this submission is a contribution to the Nanobiocomposites collection in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed issue is not guaranteed.

Please also note that all submissions will be subject to initial assessment and rigorous peer review to meet the usual high standards of the journals and acceptance is not guaranteed. Accepted manuscripts will be added to the online collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Nanoscale Advances. Please note that article processing charges apply to all articles submitted to Nanoscale Advances if, following peer-review, they are accepted for publication. Details of the APC and discounted rates can be found here.

If you have any questions about the journal or the collection, you can contact us by emailing the journal inbox.

With best wishes,

Professor Sabu Thomas, Mahatma Gandhi University, India

Professor Aji Mathew, Stockholm University, Sweden

Dr Maya John, CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa