Best Paper Award

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Acceptance to Publication

We regret to inform you that the deadline for announcing the winner of the Best Paper Award has been postponed to 30 April 2025.

The Editorial Office would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the “Catalysts 2023 Best Paper Awards” for research and review articles published in Catalysts in 2023. Two reviews and two research articles will receive an award each. The papers will be selected after thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Keith Hohn.

The Prizes:
– Two review awards: CHF 400 each and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Catalysts in 2025 after peer review;
– Two research article awards: CHF 400 each and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Catalysts in 2025 after peer review;
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.

The winners will be announced on the journal website in April 2025.

Kind regards,
Catalysts Editorial Office

Catalysts Best Paper Award

Winners announced

Eligibility and Requirements

– Papers published in Catalysts in 2023;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria

The papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Past Winners

Winner

Feature Paper
Article
20 Citations
4,395 Views
20 Pages
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Persulfate Activation Using Biochar from Pomegranate Peel for the Degradation of Antihypertensive Losartan in Water: The Effects of Pyrolysis Temperature, Operational Parameters, and a Continuous Flow Reactor
Alexandra A. Ioannidi,
Aikaterini Frigana,
John Vakros,
Zacharias Frontistis and
Dionissios Mantzavinos
Catalysts2024, 14(2), 127;https://doi.org/10.3390/catal14020127
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6 February 2024
Biochar derived from pomegranate peel at different pyrolysis temperatures (450, 600, and 850 °C) was synthesized and characterized by BET, XRD, FTIR, and SEM-EDX. Its catalytic efficiency in the degradation of the antihypertensive losartan (LOS)...
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Feature Paper
Review
54 Citations
14,424 Views
29 Pages
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Biocatalysis for the Synthesis of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in Deep Eutectic Solvents: State-of-the-Art and Prospects
Ningning Zhang,
Pablo Domínguez de María and
Selin Kara
Catalysts2024, 14(1), 84;https://doi.org/10.3390/catal14010084
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19 January 2024
Biocatalysis holds immense potential for pharmaceutical development as it enables synthetic routes to various chiral building blocks with unparalleled selectivity. Therein, solvent and water use account for a large contribution to the environmental i...
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