New Concepts in Oxidation Processes

Dear Colleagues,

The oxidation processes in the field of catalysis take a major role in both industrial chemistry and environmental protection. Indeed, for the latter, the total oxidation reactions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and hydrocarbons is critical for pollution control in industrial processes and mobile sources. The presence of a mixture of organic and inorganic compounds (e.g., CO, VOC, NOx, SOx, among others) affects the difficulty to obtain stable, active, and selective catalytic materials. A second way to eliminate these pollutants corresponds to the selective oxidation of these to produce highly valuable chemical compounds such as fuel and alcohols. This methodology has also been used to produce chemical compounds from biomass. Moreover, the development of the photocatalytic or plasma catalysis techniques permits the intensification of low-energy processes.

This Special Issue of Catalysts aims at covering recent progress and novel trends in the field of catalytic oxidation reaction. Topics to be addressed in this special issue include the influence of different parameters on the catalytic activity at various scales (atomic, laboratory, pilot, or industrial scale), the development of new catalytic material of environmental or industrial importance, as well as the development of new methods, both microscopic and spectroscopic, to analyze oxidation processes.

Authors with expertise in these topics are cordially invited to submit their manuscripts to Catalysts. Significant full original papers and review articles are welcome.

Dr. Eric Genty
Dr. Ciro Bustillo-Lecompte
Dr. Cédric Barroo
Prof. Dr. Renaud Cousin
Prof. Dr. Jose Colina-Márquez
Guest Editors

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