Catalysts (ISSN: 2073-4344) has launched the Section “Environmental Catalysis” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/catalysts/sections/environmental_catalysis). This Section aims to cover promising recent research in the field of the development of innovative catalytic materials from their syntheses (powdered or structured catalysts) to their application in model pollutants and in real mixtures of pollutants’ removal from (outdoor and indoor) air, water, and wastewater. Special attention is given to their durability and reusability and to by-products’ formation in the catalytic process.

As open-access publications, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles published in our journal. We invite you to read the most highly cited papers published in 2020 below:

1. “Catalytic Hydrogen Production from Methane: A Review on Recent Progress and Prospect”
by Luning Chen et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(8), 858; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10080858
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/8/858

2. “Recent Advances on the Rational Design of Non-Precious Metal Oxide Catalysts Exemplified by CuOx/CeO₂ Binary System: Implications of Size, Shape and Electronic Effects on Intrinsic Reactivity and Metal-Support Interactions”
by Michalis Konsolakis et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(2), 160; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10020160
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/2/160

3. “A CeO₂ Semiconductor as a Photocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic Material for the Remediation of Pollutants in Industrial Wastewater: A Review”
by Elzbieta Kusmierek et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(12), 1435; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10121435
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/12/1435

4. “Recent Advances in Non-Precious Transition Metal/Nitrogen-doped Carbon for Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts in PEMFCs”
by Meixiu Song et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(1), 141; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10010141
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/1/141

5. “Comparative Study of ZnO Thin Films Doped with Transition Metals (Cu and Co) for Methylene Blue Photodegradation under Visible Irradiation”
by William Vallejo et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(5), 528; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10050528
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/5/528

6. “Photocatalysis for Organic Wastewater Treatment: From the Basis to Current Challenges for Society”
by Salma Izati Sinar Mashuri et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(11), 1260; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10111260
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/11/1260

7. “Particle Number Emissions of a Diesel Vehicle during and between Regeneration Events”
by Barouch Giechaskiel et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(5), 587; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10050587
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/5/587

8. “Most Recent Advances in Diesel Engine Catalytic Soot Abatement: Structured Catalysts and Alternative Approaches”
by Eugenio Meloni et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(7), 745; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10070745
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/7/745

9. “Toxicity Reduction of Industrial and Municipal Wastewater by Advanced Oxidation Processes (Photo-Fenton, UVC/H₂O₂, Electro-Fenton and Galvanic Fenton): A Review”
by Juan José Rueda-Márquez et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(6), 612; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10060612
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/6/612

10. “Heterogeneous Photocatalysis Scalability for Environmental Remediation: Opportunities and Challenges”
by Sherif A. Younis et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(10), 1109; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10101109
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/10/1109

11. “Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Au/TiO₂ Nanoparticles against Ciprofloxacin”
by Pedro Martins et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(2), 234; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10020234
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/2/234

12. “Non-Thermal Plasma Coupled with Catalyst for the Degradation of Water Pollutants: A Review”
by Mariaconcetta Russo et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(12), 1438; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10121438
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/12/1438

13. “CeO₂ for Water Remediation: Comparison of Various Advanced Oxidation Processes”
by Roberto Fiorenza et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(4), 446; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10040446
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/4/446

14. “The Issue of Soot-Catalyst Contact in Regeneration of Catalytic Diesel Particulate Filters: A Critical Review”
by Luciana Lisi et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(11), 1307; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10111307
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/11/1307

15. “Mechanistic Insights for Dry Reforming of Methane on Cu/Ni Bimetallic Catalysts: DFT-Assisted Microkinetic Analysis for Coke Resistance”
by Ahmed Omran et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(9), 1043; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10091043
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/9/1043

16. “A Highly Active Au/In₂O₃-ZrO₂ Catalyst for Selective Hydrogenation of CO₂ to Methanol”
by Zhe Lu et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(11), 1360; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10111360
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/11/1360

17. “VOC Removal from Manure Gaseous Emissions with UV Photolysis and UV-TiO₂ Photocatalysis”
by Xiuyan Yang et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(6), 607; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10060607
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/6/607

18. “A Review on Catalysts Development for Steam Reforming of Biodiesel Derived Glycerol; Promoters and Supports”
by Nasim Ghaffari Saeidabad et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(8), 910; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10080910
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/8/910

19. “Pyrolysis of Polyethylene Terephthalate over Carbon-Supported Pd Catalyst”
by Chanyeong Park et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(5), 496; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10050496
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/5/496

20. “Analysis of Research Status of CO₂ Conversion Technology Based on Bibliometrics”
by Yi Xing et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(4), 370; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10040370
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/4/370

If you are an active researcher in this field and are passionate about participating in cutting-edge research publications, please do not hesitate to contact the Section Managing Editor, Ms. Bella Zhang ([email protected]).