Environmental Catalysis
A section of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344).
Section Information
The “Environmental Catalysis” section of the journal Catalysts publishes original and high-quality research communications, articles, and review articles on the topics of the catalytic elimination of gas, liquid, and solid-phase pollutants.
Responding to serious concern about the ongoing contamination of air, water, and soil by pollutants such as VOC, NOx, SOx, CO2, CH4, organic compounds, and soot emitted by industry and transportation, increasingly stringent regulations and policies are being introduced by governments around the world to decrease environmental outdoor pollution. Long-neglected compared to outdoor pollution, indoor pollution is now recognized as a major public health problem.
In order to meet the new standards of regulation but also to protect the environment and human health, two different strategies have been implemented. The first approach concerns cutting emissions through source reduction by improving process efficiency. The second strategy concerns intercepting emissions before their release using end-of-pipe technologies. Those after-treatment technologies consist of recovery and destructive processes, and catalytic processes are regarded as one of the most promising methods for pollutants removal from air or liquid media.
The “Environmental Catalysis” section aims to cover promising recent research in the field of the development of innovative catalytic materials from their syntheses (powdered or structured catalysts) to their application in model pollutants and in real mixtures of pollutants removal from (outdoor and indoor) air, water, and wastewater. Special attention is given to their durability and reusability, and to by-products formation in the catalytic process.
Fundamental studies for establishing structure-reactivity/selectivity relationships of catalysts (operando measurements) and for elucidating the kinetics of heterogeneous reactions are also expected to yield information about mechanisms and to optimize the reactor design and the catalytic process.
Advance knowledge of recent catalytic processes (photo-catalysis, plasma-catalysis, electro-catalysis, etc.) applied to environmental protection is also addressed, as well as an understanding of the key challenges to face to promote their application to full scale.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Catalysis for Sustainable Environmental Solutions (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Catalytic Carbon Emission Reduction and Conversion in the Environment (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Porous Catalytic Materials for Environmental Purification (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Innovative Catalytic and Photocatalytic Systems for Environmental Remediation, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Catalysts for CO2 Conversions (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Advanced Catalysts for Wastewater/Sewage Treatment (Deadline: 30 August 2026)
- Nanomaterial Catalysts for Wastewater Treatments (Deadline: 30 August 2026)
- Hybrid and Supported Photocatalysts for Sustainable Environmental Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advances in Enhancement of Catalytic Performance for Wastewater Treatment, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Green Catalytic Materials for Environmental Application (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Fiber Catalysts for Efficient Energy and Environmental Catalysis (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Advanced Catalysts for CO2 Capture and Conversion (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Waste-Derived Catalysts: Design, Performance and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Heterogeneous Catalysis for Environmental and Energy Sustainability (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Catalytic Processes in Environmental Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Futuristic Catalysis and Sustainable Functional Materials for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Exploring Catalytic Potentials for Methane Oxidation and Conversion (Deadline: 14 October 2026)
- Catalysis on Stable Molecules (CO2, CO, CH4, N2, NH3) Activation and Their Transformation, 4th Edition (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Photocatalysis- and Electrocatalysis-Enhanced Nitrogen Removal in Aquatic Environments (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Environmental Functional Materials for Catalytic Degradation of Emerging Contaminants (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- From Performance to Mechanism: Operando Insights in Environmental Catalysis (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- 15th Anniversary of Catalysts: Recent Advances in Environmental Catalysis (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Electrocatalysts for Environmental Remediation and Energy Conversion (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- CO, VOCs, NOx, and Soot Emission Control (Deadline: 1 November 2026)
- Catalytic Mechanisms of Nanomaterials in Energy and Environmental Applications (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
- Advanced Enzyme–Nanomaterial Hybrids for the Remediation of Emerging Contaminants (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advanced Photo/Electrocatalysts for Environmental Purification (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advanced Catalytic Technologies for NOx Abatement and Environmental Sustainability (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advanced Catalytic Technologies for Water Treatment (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Heterogeneous Catalysis for a Circular Carbon Economy (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Catalytic Degradation of Wastewater Pollutants: Advanced and Innovative Materials and Technologies (Deadline: 1 December 2026)
- Designing Catalytic Desulfurization Processes to Prepare Clean Fuels, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Plasma Catalysis for Environmental Pollution Remediation (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Thermo- and Photon-Driven Carbocatalysis for Energy and Environmental Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Innovations in Environmental Catalysis and Green Materials for Low Carbon Development (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Catalytic Progress for Environmental Remediation and Pollutant Degradation (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Mechanistic Studies of Catalytic Processes in Environmental Remediation (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Novel Catalytic Techniques for Reducing Organic Pollutants (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Catalysts and Plastics: From Degradation to Functional Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Catalytic Materials and Processes for Water Pollution Control (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Next-Generation Catalytic Solutions for Water Purification and Wastewater Remediation (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Recent Advances in Catalytic Materials for Water and Air Treatment (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Nano-Structurally Modified Surfaces for Environmental and Energy Catalytic Applications (Deadline: 15 January 2027)
- Novel Advanced Oxidation Processes for Catalytic Degradation of Emerging Contaminants (Deadline: 20 January 2027)
- Green and Intensified Photocatalytic Reactors for Sustainable Air and Water Remediation (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Advanced Catalytic Materials for Environmental Pollutant Removal and Degradation (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Catalytic Applications of Nanomaterials in Air Pollutant Degradation (Deadline: 20 February 2027)
- Biomass-Derived Catalysts and Hybrid Materials for Advanced Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Recent Advances in Photocatalytic Degradation of Antibiotics (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Photo/Electrocatalysis: Advancing Sustainable Energy and Environmental Health (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Catalytic Materials in Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Recent Advances in Catalytic Materials for Water and Air Treatments (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions: