Announcements

Catalysts (ISSN: 2073-4344) has launched the “Catalysis in Organic and Polymer Chemistry” Section. This Section is dedicated to publishing original and high-quality research communications, articles, and review articles on the related topics of organic and polymer synthesis using catalysts (metal catalysts, organocatalysts). The fields to be covered widely concern homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis as well as organic, organometallic, inorganic, and bioinorganic chemistry.

As they are published in an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2020 and 2021 listed below:

1. “Palladium and Copper Catalyzed Sonogashira cross Coupling an Excellent Methodology for C-C Bond Formation over 17 Years: A Review”
by Umer Rashid et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(4), 443; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10040443
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/4/443

2. “Synthesis of Biodegradable Polymers: A Review on the Use of Schiff-Base Metal Complexes as Catalysts for the Ring Opening Polymerization (ROP) of Cyclic Esters”
by Carl Redshaw et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(7), 800; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10070800
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/7/800

3. “Recent Progress with Pincer Transition Metal Catalysts for Sustainability”
by Martin Nielsen et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(7), 773; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10070773
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/7/773

4. “α-Functionalization of Imines via Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis”
by José Alemán et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(5), 562; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10050562
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/5/562

5. “Epoxide Syntheses and Ring-Opening Reactions in Drug Development”
by Gerasimos Rassias et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(10), 1117; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10101117
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/10/1117

6. “Decomposition of Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalyst”
by Bartosz Trzaskowski et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(8), 887; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10080887
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/8/887

7. “Mono vs. Difunctional Coumarin as Photoinitiators in Photocomposite Synthesis and 3D Printing”
by Jacques Lalevée et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(10), 1202; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10101202
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/10/1202

8. “Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Sulfides, Sulfoxides and Sulfones via C-S Bond Construction from Non-Halide Substrates”
by Yan Xiao et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(11), 1339; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10111339
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/11/1339

9. “Gold-Catalyzed Intermolecular Alkyne Hydrofunctionalizations—Mechanistic Insights”
by Andrea Biffis et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(10), 1210; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10101210
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/10/1210

10. “Use of Titanium Complexes Bearing Diphenolate or Calix[n]arene Ligands in α-Olefin Polymerization and the ROP of Cyclic Esters”
by Carl Redshaw et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(2), 210; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10020210
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/2/210

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 (rita.lin@mdpi.com).

Catalysts (ISSN: 2073-4344) has launched the Section “Catalysis for Sustainable Energy” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/catalysts/sections/catalysis_for_sustainable_energy), dedicated to publishing original and high-quality research communications, articles, and reviews on the topics of catalytic reactions that enable the sustainable production and transformation of energy.

“Catalysis for Sustainable Energy” aims to cover recent promising research in the field of the development of innovative catalytic materials, from their syntheses (powdered or structured catalysts) to their application in reactions including water splitting (electrochemical/ photochemical), CO₂ reduction, transformation to value-added chemicals (CH₃OH, C₂₊), environmental catalysis, biomass pyrolysis/gasification, reforming of hydrocarbons/bio-oil/glycerol, methane oxidative coupling, dehydrogenation, etc. Special attention is given to the durability and reusability of applied catalysts.

As Catalysts is an open access journal, our readers are provided free and unlimited access to the full text of all published articles. We welcome you to read the highly cited papers published in the “Catalysis for Sustainable Energy” Section listed below:

1. “Synthesis and Characterization of CNT/TiO₂/ZnO Composites with High Photocatalytic Performance”
by Dongxu Li et al.
Catalysts 2018, 8(4), 151; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8040151
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/4/151

2. “The Activation of Methane on Ru, Rh, and Pd Decorated Carbon Nanotube and Boron Nitride Nanotube: A DFT Study”
by Bundet Boekfa et al.
Catalysts 2018, 8(5), 190; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8050190
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/5/190

3. “Carbon Self-Doped Carbon Nitride Nanosheets with Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production”
by Weibing Li et al.
Catalysts 2018, 8(9), 366; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8090366
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/9/366

4. “Theoretical Study on the Hydrogenation Mechanisms of Model Compounds of Heavy Oil in a Plasma-Driven Catalytic System”
by Rui Gao et al.
Catalysts 2018, 8(9), 381; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8090381
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/9/381

5. “Straightforward Design for Phenoxy-Imine Catalytic Activity in Ethylene Polymerization: Theoretical Prediction”
by Vinich Promarak et al.
Catalysts 2018, 8(10), 422; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8100422
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/10/422

6. “Theoretical Study on the Quantum Capacitance Origin of Graphene Cathodes in Lithium Ion Capacitors”
by Chengmeng Chen et al.
Catalysts 2018, 8(10), 444; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8100444
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/10/444

7. “H₂ Thermal Desorption Spectra on Pt(111): A Density Functional Theory and Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulation Study”
by Maohong Fan et al.
Catalysts 2018, 8(10), 450; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8100450
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/10/450

8. “Catalytic Performance of Gold Supported on Mn, Fe and Ni Doped Ceria in the Preferential Oxidation of CO in H₂-Rich Stream”
by Jianguo Wang et al.
Catalysts 2018, 8(10), 469; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8100469
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/10/469

9. “Hierarchical Nanostructured Photocatalysts for CO₂ Photoreduction”
by Su-Il In et al.
Catalysts 2019, 9(4), 370; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal9040370
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/9/4/370

10. “A Short Review on Catalyst, Feedstock, Modernised Process, Current State and Challenges on Biodiesel Production”
by Abdulkareem G. Alsultan et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(11), 1261; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11111261
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/11/1261

11. “Oxide and Organic–Inorganic Halide Perovskites with Plasmonics for Optoelectronic and Energy Applications: A Contributive Review”
by Brahim Aïssa et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(9), 1057; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11091057
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/9/1057

If you are an active researcher in the field and passionate about participating in cutting-edge research publications, please do not hesitate to contact the Section Managing Editor Ms. Angela Xue (angela.xue@mdpi.com).

Catalysts (ISSN: 2073-4344) has launched the Section “Biocatalysis” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/catalysts/sections/biocatalysis). The Section is dedicated to publishing original, novel, and high-impact contributions related to this cross-disciplinary field of biotechnology, and will attract the interest of chemists, enzymologists, microbiologists, molecular biologists, polymer scientists, bioinformaticians, and engineers.

As they are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2020 and 2021:

1. “One Pot Use of Combilipases for Full Modification of Oils and Fats: Multifunctional and Heterogeneous Substrates”
by Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(6), 605; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10060605
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/6/605

2. “Optimization of the Production of Enzymatic Biodiesel from Residual Babassu Oil (Orbignya sp.) via RSM”
by Gloria Fernandez-Lorente et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(4), 414; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10040414
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/4/414

3. “Recent Advances in Enzyme-Nanostructure Biocatalysts with Enhanced Activity”
by Haiming Fan et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(3), 338; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10030338
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/3/338

4. “The Immobilization of Lipases on Porous Support by Adsorption and Hydrophobic Interaction Method”
by Mohd Shukuri Mohamad Ali et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(7), 744; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10070744
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/7/744

5. “Biocatalysis with Laccases: An Updated Overview”
by Daniela Monti et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(1), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11010026
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/1/26

6. “Current Status and Future Perspectives of Supports and Protocols for Enzyme Immobilization”
by José C. S. dos Santos et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(10), 1222; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11101222
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/10/1222

7. “Challenges and Opportunities in Identifying and Characterising Keratinases for Value-Added Peptide Production”
by Robert Speight et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(2), 184; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10020184
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/2/184

8. “Encapsulation of HRP Enzyme onto a Magnetic Fe3O4 Np–PMMA Film via Casting with Sustainable Biocatalytic Activity”
by Yaaser Q. Almulaiky et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(2), 181; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10020181
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/2/181

9. “Advances in Recombinant Lipases: Production, Engineering, Immobilization and Application in the Pharmaceutical Industry”
by Fabiano Jares Contesini et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(9), 1032; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10091032
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/9/1032

10. “Characterization of Electrode Performance in Enzymatic Biofuel Cells Using Cyclic Voltammetry and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy”
by Ho Shing Wu et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(7), 782; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10070782
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/7/782

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. Snowy Bian (snowy.bian@mdpi.com).

Catalysts (ISSN: 2073-4344) has launched the Section “Nanostructured Catalysts” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/catalysts/sections/nanocatalysis), which aims to publish promising recent research and novel trends in the design, synthesis, modeling, and catalytic application of nanomaterials, with a particular focus on green chemical processes.

As our journal is of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles published in it. We welcome you to read the highly cited papers published in 2020 and 2021:

1. “Green Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles: Applications and Limitations”
by Pritam Kumar Dikshit et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(8), 902; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11080902
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/8/902

2. “The Catalytic Activity of Biosynthesized Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles (MgO-NPs) for Inhibiting the Growth of Pathogenic Microbes, Tanning Effluent Treatment, and Chromium Ion Removal”
by Ebrahim Saied et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(7), 821; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11070821
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/7/821

3. “Fabrication of ZnO-Fe-Mxene Based Nanocomposites for Efficient CO₂ Reduction”
by Karthik Kannan et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(5), 549; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10050549
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/5/549

4. “Biological Synthesis of Nanocatalysts and Their Applications”
by Arpita Roy et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(12), 1494; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11121494
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/12/1494

5. “Kinetics and Selectivity Study of Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis to C₅₊ Hydrocarbons: A Review”
by Zahra Teimouri et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(3), 330; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11030330
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/3/330

6. “A Colorimetric Aptamer Sensor Based on the Enhanced Peroxidase Activity of Functionalized Graphene/Fe₃O₄-AuNPs for Detection of Lead (II) Ions”
by Zui Tao et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(6), 600; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10060600
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/6/600

7. “Nano-Ru Supported on Ni Nanowires for Low-Temperature Carbon Dioxide Methanation”
by Tomasz Siudyga et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(5), 513; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10050513
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/5/513

8. “Carbon-Based Materials for the Development of Highly Dispersed Metal Catalysts: Towards Highly Performant Catalysts for Fine Chemical Synthesis”
by Elena Pérez-Mayoral et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(12), 1407; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10121407
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/12/1407

9. “Copper-Containing Mixed Metal Oxides (Al, Fe, Mn) for Application in Three-Way Catalysis”
by Tim Van Everbroeck et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(11), 1344; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10111344
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/11/1344

10. “Emerging Energy Harvesting Technology for Electro/Photo-Catalytic Water Splitting Application”
by Jianfei Tang et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(1), 142; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11010142
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/1/142

11. “Controllable Hydrothermal Synthesis and Photocatalytic Performance of Bi₂MoO₆ Nano/Microstructures”
by Tao Ji et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(10), 1161; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10101161
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/10/1161

12. “Advances in Designing Au Nanoparticles for Catalytic Epoxidation of Propylene with H₂ and O₂”
by Van-Huy Nguyen et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(4), 442; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10040442
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/4/442

13. “Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Phyto-Mediated Catalyst, and Its Application for a Selective Oxidation of (VAL) into Vanillin under Visible Light”
by Afnan Al-Hunaiti et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(8), 839; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10080839
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/8/839

14. “Effect of Calcination Time on the Physicochemical Properties and Photocatalytic Performance of Carbon and Nitrogen Co-Doped TiO₂ Nanoparticles”
by Emile Salomon Massima Mouele et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(8), 847; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10080847
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/8/847

15. “High Efficient and Cost Effective Titanium Doped Tin Dioxide Based Photocatalysts Synthesized via Co-precipitation Approach”
by Hanen Letifi et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(7), 803; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11070803
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/7/803

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 Dora Zhang (dora.zhang@mdpi.com).

The Section “Biomass Catalysis” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/catalysts/sections/biomass_catalysis) of the journal Catalysts (ISSN: 2073-4344) publishes original and high-quality research communications, articles, and review articles in the areas of catalytic conversion of biomass and its derivatives to (gas, liquid, or solid) chemicals, fuels and materials.

The focus of this Section is on the understanding of catalytic processes for biomass conversion at the micro-, meso-, and macro scale from 1) the rational design and synthesis of advanced catalysts, to 2) the characterization of their structures and active sites, to 3) the understanding of the catalytic mechanism, and 4) resulting catalytic processes and technologies.

Our goal is to make high-quality and impactful research in biomass catalytic conversion promptly and easily accessible to a wide audience worldwide to accelerate progress in renewable sources conversion, with the aim of contributing to a more sustainable future.

We welcome you to read the highly cited papers published in 2020 and 2021 in this Section. As our journal is of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles published in it.

1. “Recent Advances in Glycerol Catalytic Valorization: A Review”
by Sergio Nogales-Delgado and Vicente Montes et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(11), 1279; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10111279
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/11/1279

2. “Acid Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass: Sugars and Furfurals Formation”
by Katarzyna Świątek et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(4), 437; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10040437
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/4/437

3. “Biodiesel Production Using Solid Acid Catalysts Based on Metal Oxides”
by Maja Leitgeb et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(2), 237; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10020237
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/2/237

4. “Recent Developments in Metal-Based Catalysts for the Catalytic Aerobic Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethyl-Furfural to 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid”
by Wenhao Luo et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(1), 120; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10010120
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/1/120

5. “The Composition and Structure of Ultra-Dispersed Mixed Oxide (II, III) Particles and Their Influence on In-Situ Conversion of Heavy Oil”
by Irek I. Mukhamatdinov et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(1), 114; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10010114
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/1/114

6. “Supermagnetic Nano-Bifunctional Catalyst from Rice Husk: Synthesis, Characterization and Application for Conversion of Used Cooking Oil to Biodiesel”
by Umer Rashid et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(2), 225; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10020225
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/2/225

7. “Biolubricants from Rapeseed and Castor Oil Transesterification by Using Titanium Isopropoxide as a Catalyst: Production and Characterization“
by Sergio Nogales-Delgado
Catalysts 2020, 10(4), 366; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10040366
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/4/366

8. “Advances in Valorization of Lignocellulosic Biomass towards Energy Generation”
by Hamid Mukhtar and Umer Rashid et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(3), 309; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11030309
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/3/309

9. “Hydrochar: A Review on Its Production Technologies and Applications”
by Ajay K. Dalai et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(8), 939; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11080939
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/8/939

10. “One-Pot Alcoholysis of the Lignocellulosic Eucalyptus nitens Biomass to n-Butyl Levulinate, a Valuable Additive for Diesel Motor Fuel”
by Anna Maria Raspolli Galletti et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(5), 509; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10050509
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/5/509

11. “Catalytic Thermochemical Conversion of Algae and Upgrading of Algal Oil for the Production of High-Grade Liquid Fuel: A Review”
by Changwei Hu et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(2), 145; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10020145
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/2/145

12. “Production of Levulinic Acid from Cellulose and Cellulosic Biomass in Different Catalytic Systems”
by Xuebin Lu and Rui Zhang et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(9), 1006; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10091006
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/9/1006

You are welcome to view the article list to read more highly cited articles published in 2020 and 2021.

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. Cathy Yang (cathy.yang@mdpi.com).

Catalysts (ISSN: 2073-4344) has launched the Section “Catalytic Reaction Engineering” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/catalysts/sections/Catalytic_Reaction_Engineering). The Section is dedicated to publishing original and high-impact contributions that report new reaction mechanisms, kinetics, and reaction engineering with emphasis on the recent progress in sustainable catalysts and catalytic processes.

As they are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2020 and 2021:

1. “Recent Progress in Low-Cost Catalysts for Pyrolysis of Plastic Waste to Fuels”
by Ganjar Fadillah et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(7), 837; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11070837
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/7/837

2. “Photocatalytic Conversion of Organic Pollutants in Air: Quantum Yields Using a Silver/Nitrogen/TiO₂ Mesoporous Semiconductor under Visible Light”
by Adilah Sirivallop et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(5), 529; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11050529
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/5/529

3. “Solution and Parameter Identification of a Fixed-Bed Reactor Model for Catalytic CO₂ Methanation Using Physics-Informed Neural Networks”
by Son Ich Ngo et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(11), 1304; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11111304
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/11/1304

4. “Application of Agricultural Waste as Heterogeneous Catalysts for Biodiesel Production”
by Haris Mahmood Khan et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(10), 1215; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11101215
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/10/1215

5. “Statistical Modeling and Performance Optimization of a Two-Chamber Microbial Fuel Cell by Response Surface Methodology”
by Muhammad Nihal Naseer et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(10), 1202; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11101202
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/10/1202

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. Angela Xue (angela.xue@mdpi.com).

Catalysts (ISSN: 2073-4344) has launched the Section “Photocatalysis” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/catalysts/sections/photocatalysis). The Section is dedicated to publishing original, novel, and high-impact contributions related to this cross-disciplinary field of photochemistry, photoelectrochemistry, and catalysis, and will attract the interest of chemists, physicists, biochemists, surface and materials scientists, and engineers. Photocatalysts are of great importance since they can be utilized in a large array of research fields, including solar energy conversion, photosensible sensors, wastewater and air treatment, organic as well as inorganic synthesis, and surface science and storage devices.

As they are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021:

1. “Toward Scaling-Up Photocatalytic Process for Multiphase Environmental Applications”
by Mohamed Gar Alalm et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(5), 562; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11050562
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/5/562

2. “TiO₂ Photocatalysis for the Transformation of Aromatic Water Pollutants into Fuels”
by Osama Al-Madanat et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(3), 317; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11030317
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/3/317

3. “Tuning Structural Properties of WO₃ Thin Films for Photoelectrocatalytic Water Oxidation”
by Amar Kamal Mohamedkhair et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(3), 381; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11030381
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/3/381

4. “First-Principles Study of Electronic and Optical Properties of Two-Dimensional WSSe/BSe van der Waals Heterostructure with High Solar-to-Hydrogen Efficiency”
by Zhengyang Zhu et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(8), 991; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11080991
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/8/991

5. “Application of TiO₂-Based Photocatalysts to Antibiotics Degradation: Cases of Sulfamethoxazole, Trimethoprim and Ciprofloxacin”
by Anastasiya Kutuzova et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(6), 728; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11060728
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/6/728

6. “Green Synthesis of Flower-Shaped Copper Oxide and Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles via Capparis decidua Leaf Extract for Synergic Adsorption-Photocatalytic Degradation of Pesticides”
by Amna Iqbal et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(7), 806; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11070806
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/7/806

7. “Metal Oxide-Based Photocatalytic Paper: A Green Alternative for Environmental Remediation”
by Daniela Nunes et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(4), 504; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11040504
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/4/504

8. “TiO₂-Graphene Quantum Dots Nanocomposites for Photocatalysis in Energy and Biomedical Applications”
by Anuja Bokare et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(3), 319; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11030319
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/3/319

9. “Review on the Visible Light Photocatalysis for the Decomposition of Ciprofloxacin, Norfloxacin, Tetracyclines, and Sulfonamides Antibiotics in Wastewater”
by Samar Shurbaji et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(4), 437; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11040437
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/4/437

10. “Effective Strategies, Mechanisms, and Photocatalytic Efficiency of Semiconductor Nanomaterials Incorporating rGO for Environmental Contaminant Degradation”
by Noor Haida Mohd Kaus et al.
Catalysts 2021, 11(3), 302; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11030302
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/3/302

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. Abigail Zhao (abigail.zhao@mdpi.com).

Catalysts (ISSN: 2073-4344) has launched the Section “Photocatalysis” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/catalysts/sections/photocatalysis). The Section is dedicated to publishing original, novel, and high-impact contributions related to this cross-disciplinary field of photochemistry, photoelectrochemistry, and catalysis, and will attract the interest of chemists, physicists, biochemists, surface and materials scientists, and engineers. Photocatalysts are of great importance since they can be utilized in a large array of research fields, including solar energy conversion, photosensible sensors, wastewater and air treatment, organic as well as inorganic synthesis, and surface science and storage devices.

As they are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2020:

1. “Facile Preparation of a Novel Bi₂WO₆/Calcined Mussel Shell Composite Photocatalyst with Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance”
by Shijie Li et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(10), 1166; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10101166
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/10/1166

2. “A Review on Quantum Dots Modified g-C₃N₄-Based Photocatalysts with Improved Photocatalytic Activity”
by Yanling Chen et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(1), 142; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10010142
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/1/142

3. “Synthesis and Surface Modification of TiO₂-Based Photocatalysts for the Conversion of CO₂”
by Samar Al Jitan et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(2), 227; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10020227
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/2/227

4. “Synthesis of Conducting Bifunctional Polyaniline@Mn-TiO₂ Nanocomposites for Supercapacitor Electrode and Visible Light Driven Photocatalysis”
by Milan Babu Poudel et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(5), 546; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10050546
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/5/546

5. “Recent Progresses on Metal Halide Perovskite-Based Material as Potential Photocatalyst”
by Bianca-Maria Bresolin et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(6), 709; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10060709
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/6/709

6. “Recent Advances in Niobium-Based Materials for Photocatalytic Solar Fuel Production”
by Barbara Nascimento Nunes et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(1), 126; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10010126
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/1/126

7. “Hydrothermal Synthesis of rGO-TiO₂ Composites as High-Performance UV Photocatalysts for Ethylparaben Degradation”
by Miller Ruidíaz-Martínez et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(5), 520; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10050520
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/5/520

8. “Semiconductor Electrode Materials Applied in Photoelectrocatalytic Wastewater Treatment—an Overview”
by Elzbieta Kusmierek et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(4), 439; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10040439
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/4/439

9. “Antiviral Effect of Visible Light-Sensitive Cu_xO/TiO₂ Photocatalyst”
by Masahiro Miyauchi et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(9), 1093; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10091093
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/9/1093

10. “Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) Based Photocatalysts: An Outstanding Strategy for Efficient Photocatalytic CO₂ Conversion”
by Abdul Razzaq et al.
Catalysts 2020, 10(10), 1185; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10101185
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/10/1185

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. Abigail Zhao (abigail.zhao@mdpi.com).

Catalysts (ISSN: 2073-4344) has launched the section “Catalytic Materials” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/catalysts/sections/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 fuels 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 application, and the structure–activity relationship.

As they are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 below:

• “C-,N- and S-Doped TiO₂ Photocatalysts: A Review”
  by Aleksandra Piątkowska et al.
  Catalysts 2021, 11(1), 144; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11010144
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/1/144

• “Anti-Coking and Anti-Sintering Ni/Al₂O₃ Catalysts in the Dry Reforming of Methane: Recent Progress and Prospects”
  by Xingyuan Gao et al.
  Catalysts 2021, 11(8), 1003; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11081003
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/8/1003

• “Recent Advances in Metal Catalyst Design for CO₂ Hydroboration to C1 Derivatives”
  by Sylwia Kostera et al.
  Catalysts 2021, 11(1), 58; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11010058
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/1/58

• “Porous Silica-Based Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Catalysts: A Review”
  by Andrea Erigoni et al.
  Catalysts 2021, 11(1), 79; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11010079
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/1/79

• “An Overview of the Photocatalytic Water Splitting over Suspended Particles”
  by Muhammad Amtiaz Nadeem et al.
  Catalysts 2021, 11(1), 60; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11010060
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/1/60

• “The Efficacy of Silver Nitrate (AgNO₃) as a Coating Agent to Protect Paper against High Deteriorating Microbes”
  by Amr Fouda et al.
  Catalysts 2021, 11(3), 310; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11030310
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/3/310

• “Expanding the Family of Octahedral Chiral-at-Metal Cobalt(III) Catalysts by Introducing Tertiary Amine Moiety into the Ligand”
  by Tat’yana F. Savel’yeva et al.
  Catalysts 2021, 11(2), 152; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11020152
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/2/152

• “Catalytic Deactivation of HY Zeolites in the Dehydration of Glycerol to Acrolein”
  by Israel Pala-Rosas et al.
  Catalysts 2021, 11(3), 360; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11030360
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/3/360

• “A Review on Metal Ions Modified TiO₂ for Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants”
  by Dafu Jiang et al.
  Catalysts 2021, 11(9), 1039; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11091039
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/9/1039

• “ZIF-67 Derived MnO₂ Doped Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction”
  by Usman Salahuddin et al.
  Catalysts 2021, 11(1), 92; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11010092
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/1/92

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. Patty Ge (patty.ge@mdpi.com).

Catalysts (ISSN: 2073-4344) has launched the section “Catalytic Materials” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/catalysts/sections/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 fuels 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 application, and the structure-activity relationship.

As they are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all of the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2020 below:

• “Doping of Graphitic Carbon Nitride with Non-Metal Elements and Its Applications in Photocatalysis”
  by Halyna Starukh et al.
  Catalysts 2020, 10(10), 1119; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10101119
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/10/1119

• “Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) Applied to Photocatalytic Organic Transformations”
  by Alberto López-Magano et al.
  Catalysts 2020, 10(7), 720; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10070720
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/7/720

• “POM@MOF Hybrids: Synthesis and Applications”
  by Jiamin Sun et al.
  Catalysts 2020, 10(5), 578; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10050578
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/5/578

• “Ceria-Based Catalysts Studied by Near Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy: A Review”
  by Xènia Garcia et al.
  Catalysts 2020, 10(3), 286; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10030286
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/3/286

• “A Comprehensive Review of the Applications of Hierarchical Zeolite Nanosheets and Nanoparticle Assemblies in Light Olefin Production”
  by Pannida Dugkhuntod et al.
  Catalysts 2020, 10(2), 245; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10020245
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/2/245

• “Application of Various Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) as Catalysts for Air and Water Pollution Environmental Remediation”
  by Sanha Jang et al.
  Catalysts 2020, 10(2), 195; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10020195
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/2/195

• “Current State of the Art of the Solid Rh-Based Catalyzed Hydroformylation of Short-Chain Olefins”
  by Schirin Hanf et al.
  Catalysts 2020, 10(5), 510; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10050510
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/5/510

• “Metal-Organic Frameworks as a Platform for CO₂ Capture and Chemical Processes: Adsorption, Membrane Separation, Catalytic-Conversion, and Electrochemical Reduction of CO₂”
  by Salma Ehab Mohamed Elhenawy et al.
  Catalysts 2020, 10(11), 1293; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10111293
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/11/1293

• “Copper–Zirconia Catalysts: Powerful Multifunctional Catalytic Tools to Approach Sustainable Processes”
  by Nicola Scotti al.
  Catalysts 2020, 10(2), 168; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10020168
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/2/168

• “CO₂ Methanation on Supported Rh Nanoparticles: The combined Effect of Support Oxygen Storage Capacity and Rh Particle Size”
  by Georgia Botzolaki et al.
  Catalysts 2020, 10(8), 944; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10080944
  Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/8/944

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. Patty Ge (patty.ge@mdpi.com).