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Green Chemistry & Engineering towards Zero-Carbon Goals
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Green Chemistry & Engineering towards Zero-Carbon Goals

A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomass Catalysis".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 4584

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Xin Jin

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State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China
Interests: nanocatalysis for biomass and CO2 conversion to chemicals; industrial catalysis; reaction engineering
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Prof. Dr. Daming Gao

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National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biomass Refine and High-Quality Utilization, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
Interests: sugar chemistry and chemical preparation of rare sugars; catalytic conversion of biomass; synthesis of mesoporous catalysts; chemical kinetics; food engineering
Prof. Dr. Raghunath Vitthal Chaudhari

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Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis and Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Department, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
Interests: chemical reaction engineering; multiphase reactors; kinetic modeling; homogeneous & heterogeneous catalysis; heterogenization of homogeneous catalysts; biomass conversion to chemicals & fuels

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

With global efforts towards a carbon-neutral earth, the development of sustainable chemical technologies for renewable fuels and chemicals is needed for the future chemical industry. Green hydrogen, electricity, chemicals as well as renewable functionalized materials are among the top prioritized goals for human society, to address the challenging “1.5 degree goal” on a global scale.

This issue is published to answer the call from both academia and industry to address current and incoming technological challenges in green catalysis. Catalysis is an interdisciplinary area where chemistry, chemical engineering, materials, and energy expertise could promote breakthroughs in fundamentals and engineering techniques.

This issue will be focused on the following areas:

  • Nanostructured catalysts for renewable energy conversion
  • Green catalytic synthesis of value-added chemicals such as hydrogen, bio-macromolecules, alcohols, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, etc.
  • Modeling of multi-dimensional processes including heterogeneous catalysis as well as chemical processes
  • Life cycle thinking on unconventional energies and products
  • Rational design of chemical products for zero-carbon goals

We invite researchers to contribute original and high-quality interdisciplinary research papers or review papers devoted to currently important topics in catalysis and related subjects to be published in this Special Issue. 

To submit your paper select the journal “Catalysts” and the Research Topics “Green Chemistry & Engineering towards Zero-Carbon Goals” via the MDPI Submission System. Please contact the Guest Editor or the journal Editor ([email protected]) for any queries. The papers will be published on a rolling basis, and we would be pleased to receive your submission at any time before the submission deadline once you have finished it.

Prof. Dr. Xin Jin
Prof. Dr. Daming Gao
Prof. Dr. Raghunath Vitthal Chaudhari
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Catalysts is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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A Green Route to Methyl Formate from CO2-Derived Formamides over Solid Base Catalysts
by Xin He, Xu Guo, Guofu Xia, Run Xu, Yu Wu and Xuebin Luan
Catalysts 2023, 13(3), 487; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13030487 - 28 Feb 2023
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The transformation of CO2 and CO2-derived chemicals into high value-added chemicals is an important method for reducing CO2 emissions and achieving carbon neutrality. Methyl formate (MF) is a critical C1 building block in synthesizing a wide range of important [...] Read more.
The transformation of CO2 and CO2-derived chemicals into high value-added chemicals is an important method for reducing CO2 emissions and achieving carbon neutrality. Methyl formate (MF) is a critical C1 building block in synthesizing a wide range of important chemicals, such as formic acid, ethylene glycol, and formamide methyl propionate. Here, we report a green route for the sustainable synthesis of MF from CO2-derived formamides via the alcoholysis reaction catalyzed by supported CaO solid bases. The CaO/MgO catalyst with 13.5 wt.% CaO exhibited higher alcoholysis reaction efficiency and achieved 94.5% conversion of N-formylmorpholine and 100% selectivity of MF in methanol at 120 °C. Based on the kinetic studies, characterization results of structural and basic properties (XRD, and TEM, CO2-TPD, etc.), we found that the density of strong basic sites is linearly related to the activity of alcoholysis reaction, and the higher the base density on these catalysts, the greater the reaction rate. This study presents a sustainable route for the synthesis of MF by using CO2-derived formamides and green methanol, and a promising strategy for producing more efficient solid alcoholysis catalysts of amides. Full article
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Catalytic Production of Functional Monomers from Lysine and Their Application in High-Valued Polymers
by Kangyu Liu, Bingzhang Shao, Bo Zheng and Baoning Zong
Catalysts 2023, 13(1), 56; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13010056 - 27 Dec 2022
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Lysine is a key raw material in the chemical industry owing to its sustainability, mature fermentation process and unique chemical structure, besides being an important nutritional supplement. Multiple commodities can be produced from lysine, which thus inspired various catalytic strategies for the production [...] Read more.
Lysine is a key raw material in the chemical industry owing to its sustainability, mature fermentation process and unique chemical structure, besides being an important nutritional supplement. Multiple commodities can be produced from lysine, which thus inspired various catalytic strategies for the production of these lysine-based chemicals and their downstream applications in functional polymer production. In this review, we present a fundamental and comprehensive study on the catalytic production process of several important lysine-based chemicals and their application in highly valued polymers. Specifically, we first focus on the synthesis process and some of the current industrial production methods of lysine-based chemicals, including ε-caprolactam, α-amino-ε-caprolactam and its derivatives, cadaverine, lysinol and pipecolic acid. Second, the applications and prospects of these lysine-based monomers in functional polymers are discussed such as derived poly (lysine), nylon-56, nylon-6 and its derivatives, which are all of growing interest in pharmaceuticals, human health, textile processes, fire control and electronic manufacturing. We finally conclude with the prospects of the development of both the design and synthesis of new lysine derivatives and the expansion of the as-synthesized lysine-based monomers in potential fields. Full article
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