Fluidizable Catalysts for Novel Chemical Processes, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Following the success of the first edition of this Special Issue, entitled “Fluidizable Catalysts for Novel Chemical Processes” (available at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/catalysts/special_issues/MF3MM41X0Q), we are pleased to announce a second edition, entitled “Fluidizable Catalysts for Novel Chemical Processes, 2nd Edition”.

Fluidizable catalysts offer unique opportunities to develop valuable new green and environmentally friendly catalytic chemical processes. Fluidizable catalysts frequently display the outstanding property of their performance not being influenced by intraparticle mass transport and heat transport processes. Thus, they provide a much more reliable catalytic performance than traditional catalysts for non-fluidized bed processes. Fluidizable catalysts can be employed to degrade harmful and toxic pollutants. They can also be the basis of new catalytic and sustainable processes, achieving chemical changes with lower energy demands, and consequently reduced environmental impact (e.g., CO₂ emissions). Another promising application of fluidizable catalysts is hydrogen production. The hydrogen generated can be used as a source of green energy that can be made available to isolated towns and agricultural communities around the world.

Despite their promise, there are still major issues that need to be considered in the development of successful catalysts and to scale-up the catalytic process unit. These issues can be addressed by evaluating a new generation of industrial-scale fluidized bed systems, with high feedstock throughputs, such as riser or downer catalytic units. It is anticipated that these low-particle-density fluidized beds will be able to be engineered with closely controlled reaction times and reaction conditions (reactant partial pressures, temperatures, and catalyst/reactant ratios), allowing for catalytic reactions to take place, determined by intrinsic reaction mechanisms and kinetics.

The aim of this Special Issue is to report recent progress on the following key topics concerning fluidized catalysts: (a) their synthesis, characterization, and development; (b) their kinetics and reaction mechanisms; (c) their conversion and selectivity; and (d) how new catalysts dilute fluidized catalytic reactor designs with high reactant throughputs.

We welcome the submission of cutting-edge research papers, critical reviews, and short communications. Papers can be supported with supplementary materials, such as videos and additional data. We are confident that the manuscripts published in this Special Issue will advance research in this very important area of catalytic reaction engineering. Thus, we look forward to receiving your valuable research contributions.

Dr. Hugo de Lasa
Dr. Nicolas Torres Brauer
Guest Editors

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• catalysts
• fluidizable catalysts
• fluidizable catalyst synthesis
• fluidizable catalyst characterization
• fluidizable catalyst performance
• fluidizable catalyst kinetics

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