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Liquid crystals (LCs) were discovered more than a century ago, and were, for a long time, treated as a physical curiosity, until the development of flat panel screens and display devices caused a revolution in the information display industry, and in fact in society. There would be no mobile phones without liquid crystals, no flat screen TVs or computer monitors, no virtual reality, just to name a few of the applications that have changed our whole world of vision and perception. All of these inventions are based on liquid crystals that are formed through a change in temperature, thermotropic LCs. However, there is another form of liquid crystals, described even earlier, yet much less talked about; the lyotropic liquid crystals that occur through the change of concentration of some molecules in a solvent. These are found in abundance in nature, making up the cell membranes, and are used extensively in the food, detergents and cosmetics industries. In this collection of articles by experts in their respective research areas, we bring together some of the most recent and innovative aspects of lyotropic liquid crystals, which we believe will drive future research and set novel trends in this field.

Research & information: general --- Lyotropic liquid crystals --- uniaxial nematic phase --- biaxial nematic phase --- stabilization of nematic phases --- micelle --- surfactants --- chromonics --- structure --- physico-chemical properties --- rods --- curved surface --- Potts --- liquid crystal --- graphene oxide --- lyotropic --- colloid --- nematic --- lyotropic liquid crystals --- SmC* phase --- chirality --- ferroelectricity --- hydrogen bonds --- hydration forces --- cellulose nanocrystals --- hydroxypropyl cellulose --- chiral nematic --- cholesteric liquid crystals --- colloidal suspensions --- kinetic arrest --- gelation --- glass formation --- coffee-ring effect --- bragg reflection --- chromonic --- amphiphilic --- colloidal --- application --- biaxial nematic transition --- field behavior --- diluted nematic systems --- lyotropic liquid crystal --- nanomaterial --- mesogen --- phase behavior

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This Special Issue delivered 16 scientific papers, with the aim of exploring the application of carbon capture and storage technologies for mitigating the effects of climate change. Special emphasis has been placed on mineral carbonation techniques that combine innovative applications to emerging problems and needs. The aim of this Special Issue is to contribute to improved knowledge of the ongoing research regarding climate change and CCS technological applications, focusing on carbon capture and storage practices. Climate change is a global issue that is interrelated with the energy and petroleum industry.

Research & information: general --- Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning --- CO2 storage --- depleted gas field --- soil-gas monitoring --- baseline --- injection --- post-injection --- photocatalytic concrete pavement --- NO reduction --- SEM analysis --- carbon emissions --- emission coefficient --- agricultural land --- agricultural inputs --- agricultural policies --- Qinghai province --- carbon nanospheres --- nanocarbon spheres --- carbon dioxide uptake --- EDA --- CO2 sequestration --- physical simulation --- Numerical modelling --- dissolution --- precipitation --- kinetics --- solid–gas reactions --- carbonate looping --- calcium looping --- thermochemical energy storage --- carbon capture and storage --- CO2 capture --- Monte Carlo --- machine learning --- metal–organic framework --- adsorption --- diffusion --- climate change --- carbon emission --- carbon-capturing concrete --- carbon capture activator --- carbon reduction --- CO2 ocean geological storage --- multi-scale ocean model --- hydrostatic approximation --- Eulerian–Lagrangian two-phase model --- environmental impact --- calcium carbonate --- molecular dynamics --- carbon utilization --- gelation --- slag valorization --- metallurgical dusts --- slag cement --- CO2 emissions --- EAF slag --- zero waste --- utilization and storage --- mafic plutonic rocks --- mineral carbonation --- screening and ranking --- Sines massif --- Portugal --- CO2 adsorption --- nanopore --- coal structure deformation --- tectonically deformed coal --- supercritical CO2 --- experimental test --- CO2 capture process --- solvent-based absorption/desorption --- off-design operation --- phase-change solvents --- sensitivity analysis --- CCS --- carbonated water injection --- CO2-EOR --- pore network modelling --- relative permeability --- n/a --- solid-gas reactions --- metal-organic framework --- Eulerian-Lagrangian two-phase model

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This Special Issue delivered 16 scientific papers, with the aim of exploring the application of carbon capture and storage technologies for mitigating the effects of climate change. Special emphasis has been placed on mineral carbonation techniques that combine innovative applications to emerging problems and needs. The aim of this Special Issue is to contribute to improved knowledge of the ongoing research regarding climate change and CCS technological applications, focusing on carbon capture and storage practices. Climate change is a global issue that is interrelated with the energy and petroleum industry.

CO2 storage --- depleted gas field --- soil-gas monitoring --- baseline --- injection --- post-injection --- photocatalytic concrete pavement --- NO reduction --- SEM analysis --- carbon emissions --- emission coefficient --- agricultural land --- agricultural inputs --- agricultural policies --- Qinghai province --- carbon nanospheres --- nanocarbon spheres --- carbon dioxide uptake --- EDA --- CO2 sequestration --- physical simulation --- Numerical modelling --- dissolution --- precipitation --- kinetics --- solid–gas reactions --- carbonate looping --- calcium looping --- thermochemical energy storage --- carbon capture and storage --- CO2 capture --- Monte Carlo --- machine learning --- metal–organic framework --- adsorption --- diffusion --- climate change --- carbon emission --- carbon-capturing concrete --- carbon capture activator --- carbon reduction --- CO2 ocean geological storage --- multi-scale ocean model --- hydrostatic approximation --- Eulerian–Lagrangian two-phase model --- environmental impact --- calcium carbonate --- molecular dynamics --- carbon utilization --- gelation --- slag valorization --- metallurgical dusts --- slag cement --- CO2 emissions --- EAF slag --- zero waste --- utilization and storage --- mafic plutonic rocks --- mineral carbonation --- screening and ranking --- Sines massif --- Portugal --- CO2 adsorption --- nanopore --- coal structure deformation --- tectonically deformed coal --- supercritical CO2 --- experimental test --- CO2 capture process --- solvent-based absorption/desorption --- off-design operation --- phase-change solvents --- sensitivity analysis --- CCS --- carbonated water injection --- CO2-EOR --- pore network modelling --- relative permeability --- n/a --- solid-gas reactions --- metal-organic framework --- Eulerian-Lagrangian two-phase model