Call For Papers: Hydrogen Emission Quantification Technologies

Hydrogen is an attractive fuel for energy-intensive industries like steelmaking, construction equipment, petrochemicals, and heavy-duty transportation as it can achieve a similar energy density and combustion temperatures, but its combustion does not produce carbon dioxide. However, for hydrogen to become a sustainable, renewable energy source, hydrogen emissions would need to be minimized as it is an indirect, short-lived climate forcer.

Existing available technologies for methane emission monitoring are not transferable to hydrogen due to the lack of mid-infrared adsorption by the gas. As a consequence, estimates of hydrogen emission rates from any source are currently poorly understood. New hydrogen-emissions quantification technologies are urgently needed to ensure hydrogen fuel infrastructure can deliver a sustainable product. As demonstrated by existing methane-sensing technologies, a portfolio of hydrogen-sensing technologies, applicable at multiple spatial and temporal scales, will be required, including mobile measurement technology for long pipeline monitoring.

To accelerate the development of hydrogen emission quantification technologies, this call for papers across ACS ES&T Air and ACS Sensors seeks the latest research advancements on emission estimation, sensor development, emission quantification systems, emission testing, emission testing and method intercomparison, and intercomparisons of emissions predictions and measurements. The special issue will provide a platform for researchers to share their latest findings, discuss technological challenges, and outline future directions in this critical area of technology development and sustainable energy solutions.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Hydrogen sensor development
• Hydrogen emission quantification systems
• Hydrogen emission estimation
• Hydrogen emission testing and method intercomparison
• Hydrogen intercomparisons of emissions predictions and measurements

Submit your manuscript by May 17, 2027.

Organizing Editors

Prof. David Allen, Guest Editor
University of Texas at Austin, United States

Prof. Timothy Swager, Guest Editor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

Dr. Dan Cherney, Guest Editor
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, United States

Dr. John Valenza, Guest Editor
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, United States

Submission Information

We welcome submissions for this Special Issue through May 17, 2027. For more information on submission requirements, please visit the author guidelines pages for ACS ES&T Air or ACS Sensors.

Accepted manuscripts for consideration in this Special Issue will include all manuscript types available in both journals. Papers accepted for publication for this Special Issue will be available ASAP (as soon as publishable) online as soon as they are accepted. After all submissions have been published, they will then be compiled online on a dedicated landing page to form the Special Issue. Manuscripts submitted for consideration will undergo the full rigorous peer review process expected from ACS journals.

Open Access: There are diverse open-access options for publications in American Chemical Society journals. Please visit our Open Science Resource Center for more information.

How to Submit

• Log in to the ACS Publishing Center and select ACS ES&T Air or ACS Sensors.
• Select your manuscript type; upload your manuscript and related files.
• Review the title and abstract fields to ensure any pre-populated information has uploaded correctly.
• Under "Special Issue Selection," select Hydrogen Emission Quantification Technologies.
• Confirm all other information has uploaded correctly.
• Submit your article.

If you have any general questions regarding submission to this Special Issue, please contact the managing editor (managing.editor@estair.acs.org).