Advanced Multi-Metal and Interface-Engineered Catalysts for Circular Carbon Conversion
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalytic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editors
Interests: catalyst synthesis and characterization; CO2 hydrogenation; reforming reactions; hydrodeoxygenation reactions
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: catalytic pyrolysis; catalytic hydrogenation; renewable liquid fuel; carbon-based catalysts/materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Circular carbon conversion has emerged as a pivotal strategy to mitigate anthropogenic carbon emissions, promote carbon neutrality and achieve sustainable utilization of carbon resources (e.g., CO2, biomass and waste plastics). Catalysts are the core driving force behind efficient circular carbon-conversion processes, and the rational design of catalyst structures—particularly multi-metal synergism and interface engineering—has become a frontier focus to break through the bottlenecks of low activity, selectivity and stability in current catalytic systems.
This Special Issue aims to showcase cutting-edge research advances in advanced multi-metal catalysts (e.g., alloy, intermetallic compounds and bimetallic/trimetallic composites) and interface-engineered catalytic materials (e.g., defect-rich interfaces, metal-support interactions and heterojunction interfaces) for circular carbon conversion. We welcome original research articles, reviews and communications that address key topics including, but not limited to:
- Design, synthesis and structural characterization of multi-metal/interface-engineered catalysts;
- Catalytic mechanisms of carbon-conversion reactions (e.g., CO2 hydrogenation, biomass valorization, catalytic pyrolysis of waste carbon and reforming reactions);
- Regulation of catalytic performance via interface engineering (e.g., enhancing reactant adsorption, optimizing reaction pathways and suppressing side reactions);
- Scale-up applications and industrial feasibility of advanced catalysts in circular carbon systems.
By integrating interdisciplinary insights from materials science, catalysis and carbon management, this Special Issue seeks to facilitate academic exchanges, accelerate technological innovation and provide a platform for researchers to share breakthroughs in advancing sustainable circular carbon conversion.
Dr. Nikolaos D. Charisiou
Dr. Dechao Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- multi-metal catalysts
- interface engineering
- circular carbon conversion
- CO2 hydrogenation
- biomass valorization
- catalytic reforming
- carbon cycle
- advanced catalytic materials
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