Women in Catalysts

Dear Colleagues,

Catalysis covers many aspects of today’s industrial and environmental processes. Indeed, 85%–90% of industrial processes include at least one catalytic step. Catalysis is important in fine chemical production, pharmaceutical synthesis, in the refinement of petroleum, and in the manufacturing of synthetic fibers and plastics. Environmental catalysis is crucial in the decrease in atmospheric pollution, in the development of environmentally friendly technologies, and in the advancement in the generation and exploitation of new ways to generate energy. Biomass valorisation, biomass catalytic process and biomass photo-electrocatalytic reforming are receiving increasing attention. Electrocatalysis is also playing a fundamental role in the development of sustainable and environmentally friendly industrial technologies.

Given the variety of fields in which it is involved, catalysis is a transverse subject. Its field ranges from inorganic, organo-metallic, organic and physical chemistries, chemical engineering, surface science, solid-state chemistry, and theoretical chemistry. Many interconnections between two or more of these fields are involved in the design of a catalyst or in the tuning of a catalytic process.

This Special Issue aims to cover different facets of catalysis. We decided to use research led by women as the main thread of discussion. This topic was chosen not because we think that women need to be treated as a special scientist category, but because we want to give insight into the central issues of catalysis from a variety of perspectives. We think that both men and women contribute in particular ways to the developments and achievements in the field. This issue wants to see the perspective of women who, thanks to their feminine savoir faire, surely make catalysis more appealing!

Welcome to join our Catalysts Webinar about Women in Catalysts (https://catalysts-7.sciforum.net/)! 8 March 2021 at 11.00am CET | 5.00am EST | 6.00pm CST Asia. Register here: https://catalysts-7.sciforum.net/#webinar_registration.

Dr. Leonarda Francesca Liotta
Dr. Valeria La Parola
Guest Editors

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