Catalysts

Catalysis and Technology for CO₂ Capture, Conversion and Utilization

edited by Oscar W. Perez-Lopez

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1785 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 capture and utilization; CO2 catalytic conversion; CO2 methanation; CO2 hydrogenation; CO2 reforming of CH4; catalyst for CO2 conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Advances in Photocatalytic Degradation

edited by Socorro Oros-Ruiz,

Juan Carlos Durán-Álvarez

and

Esmeralda Mendoza

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 14998 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; composite materials; wastewater treatment; organic pollutants; dyes degradation; photocatalytic hydrogen production; emerging water contaminants; indoor air quality; urban air quality; life cycle analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Catalytic Materials for Hazardous Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Madjid Arab

,

Hassan Ait Ahsaine

and

Virginie Chevallier

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14749 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; catalysts synthesis; nanostructures; hazardous organic dye; advanced oxidation processes; photocatalysis and electrochemical; mechanism and efficiency; pollutant degradation pathway

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Remediation of Natural Waters by Photocatalysis

edited by

Tamara B. Ivetić

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9622 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; hybrid inorganic-organic materials; nanomaterials; green chemistry; phyto- and fungal synthesis; biological activity; chitin/chitosan; antimicrobial activity; environment monitoring and protection; harmful algal blooms; ammonia; nitrate; nitrite; phosphorus; cyanotoxins; heavy metals removal; photoreactors; wastewater treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Tailored Nanosystems and Nanocatalysts for Photo-/Electrocatalytic Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Liangliang Feng

and

Yipu Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8689 | Submission Open

Keywords: photo-/electrochemistry; water splitting; fuel cell; nitrogen reduction reaction; CO2 reduction reaction; photocatalytic degradation; gas sensor; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Plasma Catalysis for Environment and Energy Applications

edited by

He Guo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7681 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma; catalysis; contaminants removal; energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Design and Application of Combined Catalysis

edited by

Feng Wang

, Xiyu Cheng and Jianhua Hu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7181 | Submission Open

Keywords: combined catalysis; design; mechanism; application

Catalysis for Hydrogen Storage and Release

edited by

Marco Martino

,

Giovanni Di Ilio

and Valentina Naticchioni

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6836 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen; fuel cell; water splitting; MOF; LHOC; biofuel; reforming; hydrogasification; metal hydrides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Catalysis)

TiO₂ Photocatalysts—Towards Sustainable Chemistry

edited by

Jovan M. Nedeljkovic

and

Vesna Lazić

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3600 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalytic ozonation; visible light application; mechanism investigation; structure modification; structure characterization; water splitting; hydrogen production; photoconversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Applications of Heterogeneous Catalysts in Green Chemistry, 2nd Edition

edited by

Anand Kumar

and

Siham Y. Al-Qaradawi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3260 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous catalysts; sustainable chemistry; functional nanomaterials; pollution control; environmental catalysis; CO2 conversion; hydrogen production; catalysts design and synthesis; fuel cell catalysts; oxidation/reduction; solid catalysts; acid/base catalysts; catalysts activation; catalyst deactivation

Advances in Photocatalytic Degradation of Pollutants in Wastewater

edited by Zhi Zhu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2695 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalytic degradation; photodegradation; wastewater treatment; emerging contaminants; nanostructured photocatalysts; advanced oxidation processes (AOPs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Waste-to-Resources Through Catalysis in Green and Sustainable Way

edited by

Yu-Cai He

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2489 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste catalytic conversion; biofuel production; development of homogeneous/heterogeneous catalysts; chemo-bio synergistic catalysis; synthesis of value-added chemicals; sustainable manufacturing technologies; targeted depolymerization of plastics/biomass; environmentally benign catalytic systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomass Catalysis)

Nanostructured Materials for Photocatalysis and Electrocatalysis

edited by

Yifan Zhang

,

Yang Wu

and Wen Luo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2338 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterial; nanocomposites; photocatalysts; green synthesis; environmental pollutants; clean fuel production; Pt-group metal supports; carbon-based supports; heterogeneous electrocatalysis; synergistic effects; electronic effects; and surface-active sites; hydrogen evolution/oxidation; oxygen reduction/evolution; CO; methanol; and ethanol oxidation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanostructured Catalysts)

Catalytic Activity of Two-Dimensional Materials and Their Heterostructures

edited by

Sake Wang

,

Nguyen Tuan Hung

and

Minglei Sun

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2292 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalytic application; two-dimensional materials; heterostructures; charge transfer; electrical conductivity; hydrogen evolution reaction; oxygen reduction reactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Latest Advances and Prospects of Catalytic Dehydrogenation and Hydrogenation

edited by Bofeng Zhang and Hongyan Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1275 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen energy; catalytic dehydrogenation; saturated hydrogenation; nanocatalysts; heterogeneous catalysis; hydrogen production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Catalysis)

Advances in Enzymes for Industrial Biocatalysis

edited by

Richard C. Holz

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 824 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental biocatalysis; enzyme immobilization and stabilization; protein engineering and computational enzyme design; industrial applications; green chemistry and sustainable manufacturing; directed evolution for next generation of biocatalysts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Catalysis)

Hybrid Materials, Semiconductors and Carbon Photocatalysis

edited by

Juan Matos Lale

and Adriana Consuelo Mera Benavides

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 654 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiconductors; carbon-based photocatalysts; perovskites; bismuth-based photocatalysts; hybrid materials; solar fuels; environmental remediation; heterogeneous photocatalysis; eco-friendly synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Novel Advanced Oxidation Processes for Catalytic Degradation of Emerging Contaminants

edited by Huan He, Qiuyi Ji and

Chengdu Qi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); emerging contaminants; water treatment; piezocatalysis; photocatalysis; photothermal catalysis; electrochemical oxidation; oxidizing agent

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Zeolites and Zeolite-Based Catalysis: Development, Application and Challenges

edited by Rahat Javaid

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel synthesis and characterization; zeolite and zeolite-based catalysis; acid– base catalysis; redox catalysis; bifunctional catalysis; environmental catalysis; photocatalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Heterogeneous Catalysts for Electrochemical Hydrogen Storage

edited by

Haiyan Zhu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical catalysis; heterogeneous catalysis; multiphase catalysts; hydrogen storage; hydrogen storage and release; hydrogenation; dehydrogenation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrocatalysis)

Environmental Catalysis and Nanomaterials for Water Pollution Control

edited by

Tielong Li

and Wei Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental catalysis; nanomaterials; water pollution; wastewater treatment; environmental remediation; organic pollutants; heavy metals; emerging contaminants; catalytic degradation; sustainable technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Catalysis by Metals and Metal Oxides

edited by

Sónia Carabineiro

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6262 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysis; metals; metal oxides; nanocatalysts; synthesis; characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Recent Advances in Palladium-Catalyzed Organic Synthesis

edited by Erqing Li and Yue Wang

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5636 | Submission Open

Keywords: palladium catalysis; cross-coupling reactions; allylation; asymmetric catalysis; annulations; photoinduced palladium-catalyzed transformations; chiral palladium complexes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis in Organic and Polymer Chemistry)

Spectroscopy in Modern Materials Science and Catalysis

edited by

Cong Liu

and

Rishu Khurana

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3191 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysis mechanisms; transition metal complexes; energy storage materials; in-situ spectroscopy; operando spectroscopy; active site identification; defects and doping in materials; DFT and wavefunction calculations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Catalysis on Stable Molecules (CO₂, CO, CH₄, N₂, NH₃) Activation and Their Transformation, 3rd Edition

edited by

Eun Duck Park

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1431 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 activation; CO2 conversion; CO2 hydrogenation; dry reforming of methane; methane activation; methane conversion; amination; ammonia decomposition; N2 activation; ammonia synthesis; carbonylation; hydroformylation; CO hydrogenation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Noble Metal Catalysts: Pioneering Breakthrough in Chemical Catalysis

edited by

Narendra Kumar

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: noble metals; Pt; Pd; Rh; Ru; Au; Ag; Ir; and Os; noble metal-supported catalysts; silica; Alumina; Titania; and Zirconia; microporous zeolites; AlPO4; SAPO-5; SAPO-34; and SAPO-41; structured mesoporous materials; MCM-41; MCM-48; and MCM-50; SBA-15 and SBA-16; methods of noble metal modifications; catalyst synthesis and catalyst characterization; bulk; fine; and specialty chemical synthesis; petroleum refinery processes; exhaust emission control; water purification; reaction mechanisms; catalyst deactivation and regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

High-Performance Nanocatalysts for Energy Conversion

edited by Pengfei Tian and Xin Han

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; thermocatalysis; nanocatalysts; energy conversion; hydrogen production; CO2 conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Design, Synthesis and Application of Advanced Catalytic Materials for Efficient Chemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide

edited by

Ye Yuan

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalyst design; green chemistry; fine chemicals; material engineering; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; thermocatalysis; catalyst synthesis; CO2 conversion; energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Catalysis)

Advances in Transition Metal Catalysis, 2nd Edition

edited by

Antonia Iazzetti

and

Andrea Calcaterra

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1490 | Submission Open

Keywords: homogeneous catalysis; heterogeneous catalysis; copper; palladium; gold; green chemistry; transition metal nanoparticles; organometallic chemistry; metal-mediated synthesis; catalytic approaches for heterocycles; transition metal catalysts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Recent Development of Heterogeneous Catalysts for Wastewater Treatment

edited by Qunpeng Cheng and Cuixia Liu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 843 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater; catalyst; bioenergy; pollutant; treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Sustainable Catalytic Processes for the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass

edited by

Anatoly A. Shatalov

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: lignocellulosic biomass; catalytic biorefinery; catalytic conversion; homogeneous catalysis; heterogeneous catalysis; fractionation; upgrading; oxidation; hydrolysis; chemical modification; synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomass Catalysis)

Catalytic Dry Reforming of Methane: Recent Advances

edited by Kyubock Lee

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: dry reforming of methane (DRM); syngas production; carbon dioxide utilization; catalyst stability and coke mitigation; noble and non-noble metal catalysts; metal– support interaction; transition metal carbides and phosphides; hydrogen economy; reactor design and optimization; sustainable fuel production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Advances in Photocatalytic Wastewater Purification, 2nd Edition

edited by

Hideyuki Katsumata

,

Huiyao Wang

and

Leire Ruiz-Rubio

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 38131 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalytic water; wastewater treatments; photocatalytic processes for disinfection treatments; synthesis; design; and characterization of photocatalysts; photocatalytic kinetics and mechanisms; visible-light-sensitive photocatalysts; up-scaling applications of photocatalytic process; real wastewater treatments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Advanced Catalysis for Energy and Environmental Applications

edited by

Bin Lin

,

Yat Li

and

Manashi Nath

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13101 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced catalysts; green and clean energy; energy storage; waste water treatment; air purification; carbon capture; environmental remediation; drug synthesis; food processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Enzyme Engineering—the Core of Biocatalysis

edited by Xi Chen and

Francesco Secundo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5606 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme engineering; biocatalysis; directed evolution; rational design; enzyme modification; industrial applications; catalytic efficiency; sustainable technologies; renewable chemicals; green chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biocatalysis)

Enzyme Catalysis: Innovations and Applications in Sustainable Chemistry

edited by Bin Zou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4305 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzymatic catalysis; high-value-added chemicals; chemicals preparation; component detection; contaminants detection; immobilized enzyme; enzyme biosensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biocatalysis)

Recent Advances in Metal-Organic Framework Catalysts

edited by Junying Chen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3990 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal-organic frameworks; catalysis; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; biomimetic catalysis; green catalysis; sustainable catalysis; energy conversion; thermal catalysis; catalytic mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis in Organic and Polymer Chemistry)

Recent Development of Electrocatalysis for Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

edited by

Zekai Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3058 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical reaction; CO2 reduction; renewable energy; ion transport; electrochemical reactor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Insight into Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

edited by Chuncheng Yang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2280 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxygen reduction reaction; electrocatalysts; structure design; catalytic mechanism; practical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrocatalysis)

Catalytic Biomass Conversions into Fuels and Materials—Sustainable Technologies and Applications

edited by

Francesco Nocito

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2277 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass conversion; catalysis; integrated bio-catalysis; bio fuels; bio-materials; platform molecules

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomass Catalysis)

Asymmetric Catalysis: Recent Progress and Future Perspective

edited by

Daming Du

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2119 | Submission Open

Keywords: chiral catalysts; chiral ligands; enantioselectivity; asymmetric organocatalysis; enantioselective industrial processes; asymmetric metal catalysis; asymmetric phase-transfer catalysis; enantioselective enzyme-catalyzed reactions; kinetic resolution; supported chiral catalysts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis in Organic and Polymer Chemistry)

Heterogeneous Photocatalysis for Cyclic Compound Synthesis or Functionalization, a Promising Approach for Discovery Chemistry

edited by Yixiong Lin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1870 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous photocatalysis; photocatalytic cyclization; cycloaddition; green chemistry; photoredox chemistry; semiconductor-based photocatalysts; ring compound functionalization; drug discovery; nanomaterial photocatalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Catalysis: The Key to Valorizing Crude Glycerol

edited by

Salete Balula

and

Márcio José da Silva

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1766 | Submission Open

Keywords: crude glycerol; biodiesel production; sustainable catalytic processes; purification methodologies; effective glycerol usage; catalytic esterification; catalytic etherification; catalytic acetalization; catalytic oxidation; deep eutectic solvents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis for Sustainable Energy)

Novel Electrocatalysts for Boosting Oxygen/Hydrogen Evolution Reactions

edited by

Longcheng Zhang

and Justin Seow

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1581 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrocatalytic water splitting; hydrogen evolution reaction; oxygen evolution reaction; seawater electrolysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrocatalysis)

Sustainable Catalysis in Fine Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Biomass Valorization

edited by

Gustavo Pablo Romanelli

and

José J. Martínez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 844 | Submission Open

Keywords: acid catalysts; biomass valorization; pharmaceuticals; heteropolyacids; sulphonated solids; zeolites; fine chemicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomass Catalysis)

Advances in Microwave-Assisted Catalysis: From Catalytic Materials to Catalytic Reactions

edited by

Yolanda Cesteros

and Judith Granados-Reyes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 727 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave-assisted catalytic reactions; microwave-assisted synthesis of catalytic materials; biomass valorization via microwaves; microwave-assisted acid/base-catalysed reactions; microwave-assisted (de)-hydrogenation and oxidation reactions; microwaves in non-polar reaction media; microwave reactors and equipment; scale-up microwave-assisted catalytic reactions

Density Functional Theory (DFT) Calculations and Machine Learning in Catalysis

edited by Wei Xia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysis; density functional theory (DFT); machine learning (ML); computational catalysis; catalyst discovery and optimization; data-driven design; reaction mechanisms and electronic structures; heterogeneous/homogeneous/enzymatic catalysis; sustainable energy and chemical production; experimental-computational integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computational Catalysis)

Recent Advances in Nanostructured Catalysts for Hydrogen Production

edited by

Wasim Ullah Khan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen; net-zero carbon footprint; climate change; water electrolysis; biomass; ammonia splitting; methane splitting; thermolysis; heterogeneous catalysts; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Catalysis)

Heterogeneous Photocatalysis for Green and Sustainable Chemistry

edited by

Gang Xiao

and Pengfei Han

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous photocatalysis; sustainable chemistry; waste valorization (including biomass and plastics); CO2 fixation; water splitting; selective organic transformations; photocatalyst design; environmental photocatalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Medical Applications of Enzyme Biocatalysis: Current Status and Future Aspects

edited by

Feng Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme; biocatalysis; medical applications; drug synthesis; disease diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biocatalysis)

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