Plasma Catalysis: Status and Challenges
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 58
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Interests: plasma catalysis; biomass catalytic conversion; photocatalysis
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Dear Colleagues,
Plasma catalysis is an emerging interdisciplinary field that combines the highly active properties of non-thermal plasmas with traditional catalytic processes to drive chemical reactions under mild conditions. Plasma can produce a large number of highly active species (such as electrons, ions, free radicals, etc.), which can effectively activate inert molecules (such as CO₂, CH₄, N₂, etc.), while catalysts can improve reaction selectivity and efficiency. This synergistic effect makes plasma catalysis show great potential in the energy conversion, environmental governance, and sustainable chemical synthesis fields. In recent years, plasma catalysis has made significant progress in applications such as greenhouse gas conversion, ammonia synthesis, volatile organic compound (VOC) degradation, and hydrogen production. However, there are still many challenges in its reaction mechanism, catalyst design, and reactor optimization.
This Special Issue aims to gather the latest research results in the plasma catalysis field, promote the further development of this cutting-edge technology, and provide new ideas for achieving green and efficient chemical processes.
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).
Dr. Yudong Li
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plasma catalysis
- non-thermal plasma
- volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
- ammonia synthesis
- environment and energy
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