Catalysts (ISSN: 2073-4344) has launched the Section “Catalytic Materials”. Catalytic materials exist in several forms and can be prepared using various methods involving different schemes and protocols. They can also be applied in many fields, such as environmental and sustainable catalysis, biomass valorization, renewable fuels production, CO₂ recycling, synthetic chemistry, gas storage/capture, drug delivery, catalysis, photocatalysis, chemical sensing, etc. The present Section on catalytic materials aims to advance our understanding of heterogeneous catalysis, offering a comprehensive investigation of physicochemical properties, catalytic application, and the structure-activity relationship.

As they are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 and 2022:

1. “C-,N- and S-Doped TiO₂ Photocatalysts: A Review”
by Aleksandra Piątkowska, Magdalena Janus, Kacper Szymański and Sylwia Mozia
Catalysts 2021, 11(1), 144; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11010144
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/1/144

2. “A Review on Metal Ions Modified TiO₂ for Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants”
by Dafu Jiang, Tunmise Ayode Otitoju, Yuanyuan Ouyang, Noor Fazliani Shoparwe, Song Wang, Ailing Zhang and Sanxi Li
Catalysts 2021, 11(9), 1039; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11091039
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/9/1039

3. “An Overview of the Photocatalytic Water Splitting over Suspended Particles”
by Muhammad Amtiaz Nadeem, Mohd Adnan Khan, Ahmed Abdeslam Ziani and Hicham Idriss
Catalysts 2021, 11(1), 60; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11010060
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/1/60

4. “Anti-Coking and Anti-Sintering Ni/Al₂O₃ Catalysts in the Dry Reforming of Methane: Recent Progress and Prospects”
by Xingyuan Gao, Zhiyong Ge, Guofeng Zhu, Ziyi Wang, Jangam Ashok and Sibudjing Kawi
Catalysts 2021, 11(8), 1003; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11081003  
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/8/1003

5. “The Efficacy of Silver Nitrate (AgNO₃) as a Coating Agent to Protect Paper against High Deteriorating Microbes”
by Amr Fouda, Gomaa Abdel-Maksoud, Hosam A. Saad, Adil A. Gobouri, Zuhair M. Mohammedsaleh and Mohamad Abdel-Haleem El-Sadany
Catalysts 2021, 11(3), 310; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11030310
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/3/310

6. “Recent Advances in Metal Catalyst Design for CO₂ Hydroboration to C1 Derivatives”
by Sylwia Kostera, Maurizio Peruzzini and Luca Gonsalvi
Catalysts 2021, 11(1), 58; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11010058
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/1/58

7. “Porous Silica-Based Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Catalysts: A Review”
by Andrea Erigoni and Urbano Diaz
Catalysts 2021, 11(1), 79; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11010079
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/1/79

8. “Catalytic Deactivation of HY Zeolites in the Dehydration of Glycerol to Acrolein”
by Israel Pala-Rosas, José L. Contreras, José Salmones, Beatriz Zeifert, Ricardo López-Medina, Juan Navarrete-Bolaños, Sofía Hernández-Ramírez, Jennipher Pérez-Cabrera and Andrés A. Fragoso-Montes de Oca
Catalysts 2021, 11(3), 360; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11030360
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/3/360

9. “Metal-Supported Biochar Catalysts for Sustainable Biorefinery, Electrocatalysis, and Energy Storage Applications: A Review”
by Rubén Ramos, Víctor K. Abdelkader-Fernández, Renata Matos, Andreia F. Peixoto and Diana M. Fernandes
Catalysts 2022, 12(2), 207; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12020207
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/12/2/207

10. “MgCr-LDH Nanoplatelets as Effective Oxidation Catalysts for Visible Light-Triggered Rhodamine B Degradation”
by Susanginee Nayak and Kulamani Parida
Catalysts 2021, 11(9), 1072; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11091072
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/9/1072

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