Catalytic Technologies for Sustainable Energy Conversion
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalysis for Sustainable Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 40
Special Issue Editors
Interests: solid waste upgrading and resource recovery; environmental biotechnology; green hydrogen; electrochemistry; LCA and TEA
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Dear Colleagues,
With the rise in global energy demands and the need for a sustainable, low-carbon future, the transition to sustainable energy systems is an inevitable path. Therefore, developing more efficient and scalable technologies to convert sustainable energy into clean, storable substances, such as hydrogen and biofuels, is one of the most challenging topics, in which catalysis plays a crucial role. This Special Issue aims to focus on the latest advances in catalyst design, mechanistic research, and process technologies for sustainable energy conversion and applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Catalysts for hydrogen production;
- CO2 capture and utilization technologies;
- Catalytic conversion of biomass and biomass-derived materials to value-added chemicals and fuels;
- Advanced plastic recycling and upcycling technologies;
- Catalysis in fuel cells and batteries;
- Novel catalytic materials and mechanisms research for energy conversion;
- Industrialization of sustainable energy conversion.
If you would like to submit papers for publication in this Special Issue or have any questions, please contact the in-house Editor, Ms. Georgie Guan (georgie.guan@mdpi.com).
Dr. Hu Zhao
Dr. Wenguang Tu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable energy conversion
- green hydrogen
- CO2 capture and utilization (CCU)
- biomass upgrading and valorization
- plastic recycling and upcycling
- circular economy
- fuel cell and battery catalysis
- advanced catalytic materials
- catalystic mechanism
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