Catalytic Metals and Their Application

Dear Colleagues,

The field of catalysis science and engineering is one of the fastest moving fields in all of science and technology. Throughout history, metallic catalysts have contributed greatly to the welfare of human beings, especially in chemical synthesis. Currently, due to the pending shortage of natural resources and increasing environmental pollution, catalytic metals still play a critical role. Nowadays, catalytic metals have been developed into a large family, including transition metal catalysts, rare-earth metal catalysts, noble metal catalysts, non-noble metal catalysts, metal alloy/solution catalysts, metal-based compound/composite catalysts, metal–organic frameworks for catalysts/organometal catalysts, liquid metal catalysts, metal–support catalysts, and many other metal-related catalysts. Catalytic metals can accommodate for various forms of reaction-based photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, and conventionally chemical catalysis, in the form of gas, liquid to solid-phase reactions, and in the field of new energy, pollution degradation, and chemical engineering synthesis.

The main prerequisite for the future success of catalytic metals and their application is further improvements in existing, and the development of novel, catalytic metals, including high-performance catalytic metals with a new composition and novel microstructure, as well as their preparation methods.

This Special Issue, Catalytic Metals and Their Application, will focus on all respects related to catalytic metals and metallic catalysis (see the keywords/topics below). The papers presented in this Special Issue will represent the state of the art in the catalysis science and engineering.

Thank you for your support!

Prof. Dr. Zhijian Peng
Guest Editor

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