Advanced Catalysts and Integrated Strategies for the Selective Electrooxidation and Valorisation of Biomass/Biofuels
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomass Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 16
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Interests: chemical engineering and technology; catalysis engineering; mineral processing; hydrometallurgical engineering; underground mine support
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Interests: biomass pyrolysis, gasification; waste plastics thermal chemical conversion; CO2 capture and conversion
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Interests: biomass valorisation; plastic upcycling; photothermal catalysis; extra-large pore zeolites synthesis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The selective electrooxidation and valorisation of biomass and biofuels represent key strategies for developing sustainable chemical processes and advancing a circular bioeconomy. We are pleased to announce the Special Issue of Catalysts, titled “Advanced Catalysts and Integrated Strategies for the Selective Electrooxidation and Valorisation of Biomass/Biofuels,” which aims to highlight recent advances in catalyst design, reaction engineering, and integrated approaches that improve efficiency, selectivity, and scalability. We welcome original research and review articles on topics including novel heterogeneous, homogeneous, and hybrid catalysts, selective electrooxidation, electrocatalytic and thermocatalytic processes, mechanistic insights, computational modeling, process intensification, sustainability assessments, and in situ characterization techniques. Contributions that combine experimental, theoretical, and interdisciplinary approaches are highly encouraged. We invite colleagues and researchers working in catalysis, electrocatalysis, biomass valorisation, and related fields to submit their work and share innovative strategies that advance both fundamental understanding and practical applications.
Suggested research themes for submission include:
- Design and synthesis of novel heterogeneous, homogeneous, and hybrid catalysts;
- Selective electrooxidation of biomass-derived molecules;
- Mechanistic studies and reaction pathway analysis;
- Integrated catalytic strategies and process intensification;
- Computational modeling and simulation of catalytic systems;
- In situ and operando characterization techniques;
- Sustainability assessments and techno-economic analysis;
- Coupled electrocatalytic and thermocatalytic systems.
Dr. Lisha Dong
Dr. Chunfei Wu
Dr. Haimei Xu
Dr. Chengyuan Dong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biomass valorisation
- biofuels conversion
- electrooxidation
- selective catalysis
- heterogeneous catalysts
- electrocatalytic processes
- integrated reaction strategies
- sustainable chemical production
- mechanistic insights
- process intensification
- computational catalysis
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