Catalysts (ISSN: 2073-4344) has recently launched the Section “Catalytic Materials”. Catalytic materials exist in several forms and can be prepared using various methods involving different schemes and protocols. They can also be applied in many fields, such as environmental and sustainable catalysis, biomass valorization, renewable fuel production, CO₂ recycling, synthetic chemistry, gas storage/capture, drug delivery, catalysis, photocatalysis, chemical sensing, etc. The present Section on catalytic materials aims to advance our understanding of heterogeneous catalysis, offering a comprehensive investigation of physicochemical properties, catalytic applications, and the structure–activity relationship.

As they are published in an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles published in our journal. We invite you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2022 and 2023:

1. “Metal-Supported Biochar Catalysts for Sustainable Biorefinery, Electrocatalysis, and Energy Storage Applications: A Review”
by Rubén Ramos, Víctor K. Abdelkader-Fernández, Renata Matos, Andreia F. Peixoto and Diana M. Fernandes
Catalysts 2022, 12(2), 207; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12020207
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/12/2/207

2. “Application of Heterogeneous Catalytic Ozonation in Wastewater Treatment: An Overview”
by Xingxing Li, Li Fu, Fei Chen, Shichao Zhao, Jiangwei Zhu and Chengliang Yin
Catalysts 2023, 13(2), 342; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020342  
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/2/342

3. “Hydrogen Storage in Complex Metal Hydrides NaBH₄: Hydrolysis Reaction and Experimental Strategies”
by Mirela Dragan
Catalysts 2022, 12(4), 356; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12040356
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/12/4/356

4. “Oxygen-Deficient Engineering for Perovskite Oxides in the Application of AOPs: Regulation, Detection, and Reduction Mechanism”
by Jiayu Yu, Huanhuan Li, Naipeng Lin, Yishu Gong, Hu Jiang, Jiajia Chen, Yin Wang and Xiaodong Zhang
Catalysts 2023, 13(1), 148; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13010148
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/1/148

5. “Copper-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) as an Emerging Catalytic Framework for Click Chemistry”
by Riddima Singh, Gurleen Singh, Nancy George, Gurjaspreet Singh, Sofia Gupta, Harminder Singh, Gurpreet Kaur and Jandeep Singh
Catalysts 2023, 13(1), 130; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13010130
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/1/130

6. “Recent Progress in Two-Dimensional Materials for Electrocatalytic CO₂ Reduction”
by Song Lu, Fengliu Lou and Zhixin Yu
Catalysts 2022, 12(2), 228; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12020228
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/12/2/228

7. “Recent Progress on Ruthenium-Based Electrocatalysts towards the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction”
by Lulu Li, Fenyang Tian, Longyu Qiu, Fengyu Wu, Weiwei Yang and Yongsheng Yu
Catalysts 2023, 13(12), 1497; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13121497
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/12/1497

8. “Mesoporous Carbon-Based Materials: A Review of Synthesis, Modification, and Applications”
by Shahram Mehdipour-Ataei and Elham Aram
Catalysts 2023, 13(1), 2; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13010002
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/1/2

9. “Recent Progress on Sulfated Nanozirconia as a Solid Acid Catalyst in the Hydrocracking Reaction”
by Serly Jolanda Sekewael, Remi Ayu Pratika, Latifah Hauli, Amalia Kurnia Amin, Maisari Utami and Karna Wijaya
Catalysts 2022, 12(2), 191; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12020191
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/12/2/191

10. “Insight into the Photocatalytic Activity of Cobalt-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks and Their Composites”
by Aleksander Ejsmont, Agata Jankowska and Joanna Goscianska
Catalysts 2022, 12(2), 110; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12020110
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/12/2/110

If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about participating in cutting-edge research publications, please do not hesitate to contact the Section Managing Editor, Ms. Rita Lin.