Catalytic Carbon Emission Reduction and Conversion in the Environment
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 34
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Interests: photocatalysis; CO2 reduction; energy conversion; nanomaterials design
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Interests: VOCs degradation; flue gas denitrification; catalytic oxidation; nanomaterials design
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Interests: composite functional materials; green conversion of CO2; catalytic degradation
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Interests: advanced oxidation processes; catalytic polymerization; nonradical pathway; persulfate; selective oxidation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The escalating climate crisis in the environment demands urgent innovations in carbon management technologies to achieve global decarbonization goals. To address this urgent issue, innovative catalytic technologies for carbon emission reduction and conversion have emerged as powerful tools to achieve carbon neutrality and circular economy goals. This Special Issue focuses on cutting-edge research in catalytic carbon management, covering both fundamental advances and practical applications in environmental systems, aiming to provide a platform for sharing the latest breakthroughs in carbon emission reduction and conversion, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration to accelerate the development of sustainable solutions for a greener future. We invite contributions on novel catalytic strategies, including but not limited to the following:
- Pollutant Degradation: Catalytic degradation of environmental pollutants into low-carbon products, especially CO2;
- Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS): Advanced catalytic adsorbents, membranes, and mineralization techniques;
- CO2 Conversion Technologies: Thermocatalytic, photocatalytic, electrocatalytic, and plasma-assisted CO2 reduction to value-added chemicals and fuels;
- Waste-to-Resource Approaches: Catalytic upcycling of plastic waste and biomass into useful carbon-based materials;
- Emerging Catalytic Materials: Single-atom catalysts, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), and bio-inspired catalytic systems;
- Process Optimization: Integrated catalytic systems for industrial applications, life cycle assessment, and techno-economic analysis.
If you would like to submit papers for publication in this Special Issue or have any questions, please contact the in-house Editor, Mr. Ives Liu (ives.liu@mdpi.com).
Prof. Dr. Pengwei Huo
Dr. Xin Liu
Dr. Xianghai Song
Dr. Yangyang Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- carbon catalytic materials
- carbon emission reduction
- carbon conversion
- carbon neutrality
- waste upcycling
- environmental protection
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