Heterogeneous Catalysis of First Row Transition Metals and Oxides: Kinetic and Experimental Studies
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalytic Reaction Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2025) | Viewed by 2054
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Interests: heterogeneous catalysis; energy engineering; plasma reactions; coal gasification; carbon dioxide capture and storage
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Dear Colleagues,
Production and conversion of light alkanes are fundamental research areas in heterogeneous catalysis in which first-row transition metals and their oxides play important roles, due to their effectiveness, low cost, and abundance. Examples like vanadium, iron, cobalt, and nickel are used in reactions as varied as oxidative dehydrogenation of light alkanes, Fischer–Tropsch synthesis, methanation, and many others that either produce light alkanes or convert them to more valuable compounds. These metals and metal oxides with 3D electrons have the potential for multiple oxidation states as well as defect sites and vacancies that influence the production or conversion of light hydrocarbons. Papers examining surface chemistry, stoichiometric/non-stoichiometric surface oxides, and other surface science investigations of their effect on catalysis are especially invited. Further, submissions discussing micro-kinetics, elementary step analysis, and rate laws are welcome and encouraged.
Dr. Morris D. Argyle
Dr. Kara J. Stowers
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- first-row transition metals and oxides
- heterogeneous catalysis
- light alkane conversion and formation
- elementary steps
- rate laws
- oxidative dehydrogenation
- Fischer–Tropsch
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