Catalysts (ISSN: 2073-4344) has launched the Section “Catalysis for Sustainable Energy” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/catalysts/sections/catalysis_for_sustainable_energy), dedicated to publishing original and high-quality research communications, articles, and reviews on the topics of catalytic reactions that enable the sustainable production and transformation of energy.

“Catalysis for Sustainable Energy” aims to cover recent promising research in the field of the development of innovative catalytic materials, from their syntheses (powdered or structured catalysts) to their application in reactions including water splitting (electrochemical/ photochemical), CO₂ reduction, transformation to value-added chemicals (CH₃OH, C₂₊), environmental catalysis, biomass pyrolysis/gasification, reforming of hydrocarbons/bio-oil/glycerol, methane oxidative coupling, dehydrogenation, etc. Special attention is given to the durability and reusability of applied catalysts.

As Catalysts is an open access journal, our readers are provided free and unlimited access to the full text of all published articles. We welcome you to read the highly cited papers published in the “Catalysis for Sustainable Energy” Section listed below:

1. “Synthesis and Characterization of CNT/TiO₂/ZnO Composites with High Photocatalytic Performance”
by Dongxu Li et al.
Catalysts 2018, 8(4), 151; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8040151
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/4/151

2. “The Activation of Methane on Ru, Rh, and Pd Decorated Carbon Nanotube and Boron Nitride Nanotube: A DFT Study”
by Bundet Boekfa et al.
Catalysts 2018, 8(5), 190; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8050190
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/5/190

3. “Carbon Self-Doped Carbon Nitride Nanosheets with Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production”
by Weibing Li et al.
Catalysts 2018, 8(9), 366; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8090366
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/9/366

4. “Theoretical Study on the Hydrogenation Mechanisms of Model Compounds of Heavy Oil in a Plasma-Driven Catalytic System”
by Rui Gao et al.
Catalysts 2018, 8(9), 381; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8090381
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/9/381

5. “Straightforward Design for Phenoxy-Imine Catalytic Activity in Ethylene Polymerization: Theoretical Prediction”
by Vinich Promarak et al.
Catalysts 2018, 8(10), 422; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8100422
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/10/422

6. “Theoretical Study on the Quantum Capacitance Origin of Graphene Cathodes in Lithium Ion Capacitors”
by Chengmeng Chen et al.
Catalysts 2018, 8(10), 444; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8100444
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/10/444

7. “H₂ Thermal Desorption Spectra on Pt(111): A Density Functional Theory and Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulation Study”
by Maohong Fan et al.
Catalysts 2018, 8(10), 450; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8100450
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/10/450

8. “Catalytic Performance of Gold Supported on Mn, Fe and Ni Doped Ceria in the Preferential Oxidation of CO in H₂-Rich Stream”
by Jianguo Wang et al.
Catalysts 2018, 8(10), 469; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8100469
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/10/469

9. “Hierarchical Nanostructured Photocatalysts for CO₂ Photoreduction”
by Su-Il In et al.
Catalysts 2019, 9(4), 370; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal9040370
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/9/4/370

10. “A Short Review on Catalyst, Feedstock, Modernised Process, Current State and Challenges on Biodiesel Production”
by Abdulkareem G. Alsultan et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(11), 1261; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11111261
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/11/1261

11. “Oxide and Organic–Inorganic Halide Perovskites with Plasmonics for Optoelectronic and Energy Applications: A Contributive Review”
by Brahim Aïssa et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(9), 1057; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11091057
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/9/1057

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