Applications of Heterogeneous Catalysts in Green Chemistry, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is a continuation of our previous Special Issue, entitled “Applications of Heterogeneous Catalysts in Green Chemistry”, following its great success.

Heterogeneous catalysts play a central role in chemical industries that drive molecular transformations to generate desired products. For a process to be sustainable and environmentally benign, the role of catalysts is even more important in the sense that an active, selective, and stable catalyst will be efficient in converting feedstock to targeted products, and it will involve minimum process interruptions caused by catalyst deactivation. High activity ensures energy efficiency and the ability to process large quantities of feedstock in reactors with smaller footprints, while high product selectivity guarantees less undesired byproducts that need to be separated after production. A stable catalyst with steady performance is ideal for any industry, as it results in eliminating frequent plant shutdowns and restarts, with an overall impact that helps lower operational costs and boost plant productivity. Reactors are often followed by separators in chemical industries where unreacted feedstock, byproducts, solvent, etc., are separated from the primary product, which requires a significant amount of energy while generating considerable waste. Efficient catalysts also help to reduce the separation requirement by generating lower numbers of byproducts. In short, the role of heterogeneous catalysts is vital in making sustainable and environmentally friendly processes a reality. In this Special Issue, we invite the submission of and aim to publish original articles and review papers highlighting the critical role played by heterogeneous catalysts in green processes. The scope of this Special Issue is broad in order to cover the various aspects of chemistry and chemical industries, such as green synthesis techniques, pollution control, energy efficiency, environmental catalysis, clean energy, CO₂ conversion, hydrogen production, auto-emission catalysts, etc.

Dr. Anand Kumar
Dr. Siham Y. Al-Qaradawi
Guest Editors

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