Announcements

Catalysts (ISSN: 2073-4344) has launched the Section “Catalytic Reaction Engineering”, which aims at publishing original, novel, and high-impact contributions related to new reaction mechanisms, kinetics, and reaction engineering, with an emphasis on the recent progress in sustainable catalysts and catalytic processes.

We welcome you to read the following top cited papers published in 2023 and 2024 in this Section. As open access publications, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles published in our journal. We hope that you will also consider contributing to this section in the near future!

1. “Utilization of Loaded Cobalt onto MCM-48 Mesoporous Catalyst as a Heterogeneous Reaction in a Fixed Bed Membrane Reactor to Produce Isomerization Product from n-Heptane”
by Nisreen S. Ali, Issam K. Salih, Hamed N. Harharah, Hasan Sh. Majdi, Hussein G. Salih, Khairi R. Kalash, Ali Al-Shathr, Farah T. Al-Sudani, Mahir A. Abdulrahman, Jamal M. Alrubaye et al.
Catalysts 2023, 13(7), 1138; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13071138
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/7/1138

2. “State-of-the-Art Review of Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane to Ethylene over MoVNbTeO_x Catalysts”
by Yuxin Chen, Binhang Yan and Yi Cheng
Catalysts 2023, 13(1), 204; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13010204
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/1/204

3. “Effect of Morphological Modification over g-C₃N₄ on Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Performance of g-C₃N₄-Pt Photocatalysts”
by Thi Van Anh Hoang, Phuong Anh Nguyen and Eun Woo Shin
Catalysts 2023, 13(1), 92; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13010092
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/1/92

4. “The Challenges of Integrating the Principles of Green Chemistry and Green Engineering to Heterogeneous Photocatalysis to Treat Water and Produce Green H₂”
by Fernanda Anaya-Rodríguez, Juan C. Durán-Álvarez, K. T. Drisya and Rodolfo Zanella
Catalysts 2023, 13(1), 154; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13010154
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/1/154

5. “Synthesis of CaCO₃/Cu₂O/GO Nanocomposite Catalysts for Hydrogen Production from NaBH₄ Methanolysis”
by Majed Alshammari, Sultan Alhassan, Khulaif Alshammari, Turki Alotaibi, Taha Abdel Mohaymen Taha, Alhulw H. Alshammari and Ali Ismael
Catalysts 2023, 13(6), 1010; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13061010
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/6/1010

6. “Solvent-Free, One-Pot, Multicomponent Synthesis of Xanthene Derivatives”
by Giovanna Bosica, Riccardo De Nittis and Ryan Borg
Catalysts 2023, 13(3), 561; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13030561
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/3/561

7. “Enhanced Decomposition of H₂O₂ Using Metallic Silver Nanoparticles under UV/Visible Light for the Removal of p-Nitrophenol from Water”
by Julien G. Mahy, Marthe Kiendrebeogo, Antoine Farcy and Patrick Drogui
Catalysts 2023, 13(5), 842; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13050842
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/5/842

8. “Recent Advances in the Technologies and Catalytic Processes of Ethanol Production”
by Mohd Nor Latif, Wan Nor Roslam Wan Isahak, Alinda Samsuri, Siti Zubaidah Hasan, Wan Nabilah Manan and Zahira Yaakob
Catalysts 2023, 13(7), 1093; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13071093
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/7/1093

9. “Surfactant- and Ligand-Free Synthesis of Platinum Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solution for Catalytic Applications”
by Rashmi P. Charde, Brian van Devener and Michael M. Nigra
Catalysts 2023, 13(2), 246; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020246
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/2/246

10. “Nanomaterials Aspects for Photocatalysis as Potential for the Inactivation of COVID-19 Virus”
by Samira Bagheri, Nurhidayatullaili Muhd Julkapli, Mohd Rashid Yusof Hamid, Rojin Ziaei and Suresh Sagadevan
Catalysts 2023, 13(3), 620; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13030620
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/3/620

11. “Oxygenated Hydrocarbons from Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide”
by Wan Nor Roslam Wan Isahak, Lina Mohammed Shaker and Ahmed Al-Amiery
Catalysts 2023, 13(1), 115; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13010115
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/1/115

12. “Effect of the Calcination Temperature of LaNiO₃ on the Structural Properties and Reaction Performance of Catalysts in the Steam Reforming of Methane”
by Yujie Wang, Shuairen Qian, Yuxin Chen, Binhang Yan and Yi Cheng
Catalysts 2023, 13(2), 356; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020356
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/13/2/356

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. Janine Li (janine.li@mdpi.com).