Oxide-Based Materials for Sustainable Catalytic Processes

Dear Colleagues,

Oxides are versatile materials that have a wide range of properties and technological applications deriving from their chemical stability and peculiar chemical and physical properties involving bulk and surface structure. As nanomaterials, they represent a growing resource in many fields due to their tunable physicochemical properties, resulting in enhanced performances compared to their bulk counterparts.

In heterogeneous catalysis, metal oxides, either as active phases or as supports, represent one of the most important classes of solid catalysts for the production of chemicals and chemical intermediates; energy conversion; and environmental remediation. Among the different families of catalysts, supported systems play a key role since catalyst performance depends on a variety of parameters, including particle size and shape, surface structure, interaction between surface species, and support materials.

The design of robust oxide-based catalysts with high performances and tailored functionalities for existing and new applications requires the development of strategies to obtain materials with intentionally designed structures and composition, as well as an accurate characterization of bulk and surfaces properties. To this end, besides the traditional characterization techniques, a number of methods applied under operating conditions allow for a better understanding of the nature, structure, composition, and reactivity of both the support and supported species.

This Special Issue is aimed at covering recent research and new trends in the development and application of oxide-based materials and nanomaterials in different fields of heterogeneous catalysis, including energy production, biomass valorization, and environmental remediation.

The Editors welcome contributions in the form of research papers, communications and reviews focusing on design and development of new oxide-based materials for sustainable catalytic processes, characterization of oxide surfaces including operando methods, relations between structure and catalytic properties.

Prof. Delia Gazzoli
Prof. Elisabetta Rombi
Guest Editors

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