Efficient Catalytic Systems for Sustainable Development

Dear Colleagues,

Catalysis is a key technology for the efficient production of economically important chemicals. Heterogeneous catalysis, wherein the reactants and catalyst are in different phases, involves a complex interdependency between adsorption/desorption, diffusion, and speciation processes. One of the main challenges of heterogeneous catalytic reactions is understanding the kinetic behaviour of the surface species, and especially to find out how the reaction rates of these species affect the reaction mechanism and selectivity. The aim of this Special Issue is to understand the atomic and molecular interactions at catalytic surfaces, for which in situ and operando studies offer unique insights. We invite contributors to submit original research papers or reviews that account for advances in the field of catalytic surface reactions with a focus on reaction kinetics and mechanisms applying in situ and operando techniques.

Dr. Leila Negahdar
Guest Editor

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• chemical kinetics
• operando spectroscopy
• surface catalysis
• sustainable chemistry