Green Catalytic Processes in Chemical Engineering towards Sustainable Processes and Circular Economy
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 27
Special Issue Editors
Interests: green solvents; waste recovery; green catalysis; enzymatic catalysis, energy efficiency, sustainable chemical synthesis; sustainable process; circular economy; computational chemistry; bioactive compounds
Interests: chemical engineering; energy transformation; advanced biofuels; biomass valorization; thermochemical conversions; catalytic upgrading; energy efficiency; renewable energy; chromatography analysis; bio-oil; sustainable processes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Catalytic processes in chemical engineering are integrated to enhance sustainable process design. In conformity with green chemistry principles, catalysis provides a way to upgrade the efficiency of reactions while decreasing waste and energy. This Special Issue will focus on recent advances in catalytic systems and their use to enable sustainable processes inside industrial scenarios. For example, one might prioritize the creation of new catalysts and innovative catalysis strategies to implement cutting-edge technologies at the industrial scale, or they might address challenges related to process intensification by adopting advanced computational methods such as computationally fluent process optimization directly into a broader range of applications, including renewable energy production and storage (e.g., fuel cells, electrolyzes), efficiency (heat recovery system manufacture) waste valorization, carbon dioxide capture in mature industries like the cement industry, etc. This includes—but is not limited to—research on the connection between catalysis and a circular economy or contributions based on the lifecycle analysis of any aspect related to catalytic systems. In this issue, we aim to cover the scope of how catalysis can shape the chemical industry.
We invite our colleagues to submit their original contributions—be they research manuscripts, short communications, or reviews—to this Special Issue. We believe that a comprehensive collection of the latest knowledge in this field will foster new connections among researchers and inspire innovative ideas for the sustainable development of catalytic processes.
Dr. Filipe Smith Buarque
Dr. Rafael de Oliveira Farrapeira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- green chemistry
- green catalysis
- sustainable processes
- circular economy
- renewable energy
- production efficiency
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