Recent Advances in Nickel-Based Catalysts

Dear Colleagues,

Currently, an important issue in chemical processes is the selection of a suitable catalyst that is characterized by high activity and selectivity. These catalytic features have nickel catalysts, which are commonly used for various processes such us syngas production, hydrogen generation, fuel fraction production, hydroconversion of paraffin waxes and others. They are widely used because of their low cost. Typically, their reactivity is strongly dependent on the dispersion of the active phase, the size of the specific surface area, particle size of nickel species and the interaction between nickel species and support. The disadvantage of nickel-supported catalysts is their short life caused by a strong deactivation of the active centers due to coke deposition, oxidation and sintering of the metallic active phase. One possible solution to this problem is the use of a suitable metallic or structural modifiers introduced into the catalytic system.

This Special Issue will present the most recent and significant developments in nickel catalysis and processes, where such systems are widely used. Original papers on the above topics and short reviews are welcome for submission.

Dr. Paweł Mierczyński
Guest Editor

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