School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
ACS Nano. 2010 Oct 26;4(10):5517-26. doi: 10.1021/nn102420c.
The use of nanotechnology to develop a suite of sustainable energy production schemes is one of the most important scientific challenges of the 21st century. The challenge is to design, to synthesize, and to characterize new functional nanomaterials with controllable sizes, shapes, and/or structures. To summarize the progress of the research and development made in this important field, the Fuel Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) organized a symposium on "Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy and Fuels" during the 240th ACS National Meeting in Boston, MA on August 22-26, 2010, with the ACS Catalysis Division as the cosponsor. This symposium was a global gathering of leading scientists at the intersection of energy and nanotechnology. The topics discussed at the symposium included nanotechnology, not only for traditional fossil fuel production but also for novel processes for renewable energy applications. This article aims to highlight some of the most exciting advances presented at the symposium, including the preparation and characterization of nanomaterials for clean fuel production, CO(2) capture, solar cells and solar fuels, energy conversion and storage materials, hydrogen storage materials, and fuel cells. Finally, possible future developments in this important and timely area are discussed.
利用纳米技术开发一系列可持续能源生产方案是 21 世纪最重要的科学挑战之一。这项挑战的设计、合成和表征具有可控尺寸、形状和/或结构的新型功能纳米材料。为了总结这一重要领域的研究和开发进展，美国化学学会（ACS）燃料化学分会于 2010 年 8 月 22 日至 26 日在马萨诸塞州波士顿举行的第 240 届 ACS 全国会议期间组织了一次关于“可持续能源和燃料的纳米技术”的专题讨论会，ACS 催化分会作为共同赞助商。本次研讨会是能源和纳米技术交叉领域的全球顶尖科学家的一次聚会。专题讨论会上讨论的主题包括纳米技术，不仅用于传统的化石燃料生产，也用于可再生能源应用的新型工艺。本文旨在重点介绍研讨会提出的一些最令人兴奋的进展，包括清洁燃料生产、CO(2)捕获、太阳能电池和太阳能燃料、能量转换和存储材料、储氢材料和燃料电池的纳米材料的制备和表征。最后，讨论了这一重要且及时的领域的未来可能发展。
