Catalysts

Catalysts and Plastics: From Degradation to Functional Applications

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3690 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastic degradation; chemical recycling; catalysis design; high-value products synthesis; tandem catalysis; catalysis mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Sustainable Metal Catalysts for Energy, Environment and Generation of High-Value Products, 2nd Edition

edited by

Sebastiano Campisi

,

Melissa Greta Galloni

and

Weidong Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3032 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysis; metal catalysts; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; energy production; life cycle; sustainability; environmental remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis for Sustainable Energy)

Novel Catalytic Techniques for Reducing Organic Pollutants

edited by

Nina Kaneva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2815 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel design catalysts; organic pollutants; degradation; modified catalysts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Metal–Organic Framework Catalysts: Celebrating a Nobel Prize and Forging Future Developments and Applications

edited by

Francis Verpoort

and Banothile C. E. Makhubela

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2667 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal–organic frameworks (MOFs); heterogeneous catalysis; sustainable chemistry; advanced characterization; energy conversion (covering photo-, electro-, and thermocatalysis); industrial applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Recent Advances in Catalytic Materials for Water and Air Treatment

edited by

Fukun Bi

,

Yin Wang

and

Xiaodong Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2335 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalytic oxidation; photocatalysis; photothermal catalysis; advanced oxidation; wastewater treatment; air pollution control; VOCs oxidation; CO2 reduction; NOx removal; CO oxidation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Catalytic Technologies for Sustainable Energy Conversion

edited by

Hu Zhao

and Wenguang Tu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2215 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis for Sustainable Energy)

15th Anniversary of Catalysts: Recent Advances in Catalytic Reaction Engineering

edited by

Hugo de Lasa

,

Serge Kaliagine

and

Carlos Omar Castillo Araiza

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1812 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysis; reaction engineering; photocatalysis; CO2 capture; hydrogen production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Reaction Engineering)

Advanced Carbon-Based Catalytic Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion

edited by Caiwei Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1803 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-based materials; energy storage; energy conversion; catalysis; batteries; supercapacitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Catalysis)

Nanostructured Materials: Advancing Photocatalysis and Electrocatalysis for Future Technologies

edited by

Yifan Zhang

,

Yang Wu

and Wen Luo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1569 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterial; nanocomposites; photocatalysts; green synthesis; environmental pollutants; clean fuel production; Pt-group metal supports; carbon-based supports; heterogeneous electrocatalysis; synergistic effects, electronic effects, and surface-active sites; hydrogen evolution/oxidation; oxygen reduction/evolution; CO, methanol, and ethanol oxidation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Catalytic Progress for Environmental Remediation and Pollutant Degradation

edited by

Manuel Sánchez-Polo

,

Nahum Medellín-Castillo

,

Simón Yobanny Reyes-López

and

Lázaro Adrián González Fernández

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1273 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental catalysis; pollutant degradation; advanced oxidation processes; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; heterogeneous catalysts; emerging contaminants; process intensification; catalyst stability and regeneration; sustainable remediation technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Advanced Catalysis for Sustainable Chemicals and Energy Conversion: Design, Synthesis and Mechanism

edited by Lianming Zhao and

Houyu Zhu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1152 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalyst design and synthesis; green and sustainable catalysis; photocatalysis and electrocatalysis; CO2 conversion and utilization; single-atom and nanocatalysts; biomass valorization; reaction mechanism studies; multi-scale computational catalysis; machine learning in catalysis; renewable energy catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis for Sustainable Energy)

AI-Driven Catalysis: New Advances in Theoretical Catalytic Chemistry

edited by

Liuqingqing Yang

,

Zixu Yang

and Yafei Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1048 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI for catalyst design; controlled synthesis; heterogeneous catalysts; homogeneous catalysts; interpretability; active learning; data-driven approaches; DFT; first-principles calculations; machine learning; in situ spectroscopies; thermodynamics and kinetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computational Catalysis)

Advances in Carbon Dioxide Capture and Valorization Through Catalytic Conversion: Innovations and Challenges

edited by

María Atienza-Martínez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 935 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 capture; CO2 valorization; catalytic conversion; advanced catalytic materials; circular carbon economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis for Sustainable Energy)

Mechanistic Studies of Catalytic Processes in Environmental Remediation

edited by

Violeta-Carolina Niculescu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 841 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental catalysis; mechanistic studies; heterogeneous catalysis; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; advanced oxidation processes; catalyst–pollutant interactions; degradation pathways; nanostructured catalysts; water and wastewater treatment; soil remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Catalytic Materials and Processes for Water Pollution Control

edited by

Xiaoyan Chen

and

Hehe Qin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 835 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental catalytic materials; environmental catalytic processes; catalytic water decontamination; advanced oxidation processes; advanced reduction processes; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Design of Catalysts for Hydrogen Production from Renewable Sources and Waste Materials

edited by

Jacek Grams

and

Agnieszka Ruppert

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalyst synthesis and characterization; catalytic activity and selectivity; stability of catalysts; catalytic conversion; biomass processing; biomass pretreatment; waste plastic disposal; hydrogen production; thermal treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

15th Anniversary of Catalysts: Recent Advances in Catalysis for Pharmaceuticals

edited by

Gonzalo de Gonzalo

and

Valentin Hornillos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: asymmetric catalysis; biocatalysis; homogeneous catalysis; heterogeneous catalysis; sustainable chemistry; green solvents; API synthesis; late-stage functionalization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis for Pharmaceuticals)

Advanced Electrocatalysis Toward Efficient Hydrogen/Oxygen Evolution

edited by Amir Said and Fakhr uz Zaman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen evolution reaction (HER); oxygen evolution reaction (OER); electrocatalysis; water splitting; noble-metal-free catalysts; single-atom catalysts; transition metal compounds; heterostructures; defect engineering; density functional theory (DFT)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrocatalysis)

Advanced Fenton-Like Catalysts for Wastewater Treatment: Design, Mechanisms, and Applications

edited by

Abdelazeem S. Eltaweil

and

Eman M. Abd El-Monaem

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: fenton-like catalysis; advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); heterogeneous catalysts; reactive oxygen species (ROS); iron-based catalysts; water treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Hybrid CO₂-to-Syngas Technologies: Integrating Catalysis, Plasma, and Electrochemical Pathways

edited by

Bamidele Victor Ayodele

and Shahid Rasul

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 utilization; syngas production; dry reforming; plasma catalysis; electrocatalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis for Sustainable Energy)

Catalytic Oxidative Annulations and Beyond: Sustainable Methods for N-Heterocycles

edited by

Lianghua Zou

and Qinglei Chong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxidative annulation; n-heterocycles; sustainable chemistry; c–h functionalization; cross-dehydrogenative coupling; photoredox catalysis; atom economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis in Organic and Polymer Chemistry)

Advances in Biocatalysis: Structural Dynamics and Catalytic Functions

edited by

Zhenfu Wang

,

Zhuotao Tan

and

Si Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme engineering; enzyme modification; enzyme immobilization; catalytic efficiency; operational stability; structure–activity relationships

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biocatalysis)

Heterogeneous Catalysis with Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and Other Porous Polymers

edited by

Sergio Carrasco

and Arianna Melillo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: MOFs; porosity; defects; coordination polymers; CO2 valorization; water splitting; green solar fuels; environmental remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Energy Conversion in Catalytic Reactions

edited by

Zekai Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy conversion; catalytic reactions; thermocatalysis; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; fuel synthesis; energy storage; catalytic mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis for Sustainable Energy)

Advanced 2D-Layered Nanostructure-Based Nanohybrids for Photocatalytic Applications

edited by

Phuong Nguyen-Tri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D-layered nanohybrids; nanomaterials; photocatalytic applications; plasmonic; graphene; Mxene

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Engineering Recoverable Immobilized Biocatalysts for Sustainable Bioprocessing

edited by

Yaaser Almulaiky

and

Reda Mohamed A. El-Shishtawy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: recoverable biocatalysts; enzyme immobilization; reusable catalytic systems; hybrid support materials; magnetic nanomaterials; sustainable bioprocessing; continuous biocatalysis; process intensification; industrial biocatalysis; catalytic performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biocatalysis)

Novel Two-Dimensional/Three-Dimensional Materials: Synthesis, Properties, and Catalytic Applications

edited by Daniel T. Oyekunle and

Eman Abdelnasser

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; three-dimensional materials; nanomaterials; material synthesis; structure–property relationships; catalysis; electrocatalysis; photocatalysis; hybrid materials; energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Design and Development of Functional Photocatalysts

edited by

Dragana Marinković

,

Bojana Vasiljević

,

Nataša Tot

and

Jovana Prekodravac Filipović

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: design and development of functional photocatalysts; photocatalysis; semiconductor nanomaterials; physicochemical characterization; photocatalytic mechanism; charge carrier dynamics; reactive oxygen species; environmental remediation; water splitting; hydrogen evolution; water spCO2 conversion; antibacterial activity; food industry; electrochemical sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Innovations in Environmental Catalysis and Green Materials for Low Carbon Development

edited by

Haidi Xu

,

Xuehua Yu

and Yi Jiao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental catalysis; green functional materials; low carbon technologies; pollution control and remediation; CO2 conversion and resource utilization; photocatalysis and advanced oxidation processes; catalyst design and surface engineering; waste plastics recycling and upcycling; emission reduction and environmental sustainability; catalytic mechanisms and structure–activity relationships

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Heterogeneous Photocatalysis for Sustainable Energy Fuels Synthesis

edited by

Junjian Xie

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous photocatalysis; solar fuel; sustainable energy; photocatalytic water splitting; CO2 photoreduction; photocatalyst design; charge separation; carbon neutrality; artificial photosynthesis; single-atom catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Theoretical, Computational and Machine Learning Studies on Catalytic Reactions

edited by

Changzhi Ai

and Xueping Qin

submission deadline 5 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational catalysis; density functional theory (DFT); reaction mechanisms; catalyst design; machine learning; surface chemistry; molecular dynamics; kinetics and thermodynamics; multiscale modeling; heterogeneous catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computational Catalysis)

Photo/Electrocatalysts for Green Energy Production and Storage

edited by

Abid Ullah

, Muhammad Humayun and

Bhargav Akkinepally

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen evolution reaction (HER); oxygen evolution reaction (OER); oxygen reduction reaction (ORR); water splitting; fuel cells; electrocatalysis; perovskite oxides; high-entropy materials; nanostructured catalysts; energy storage; green hydrogen

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrocatalysis)

Heterogeneous Catalysis in China: New Horizons and Recent Advances

edited by

Lin Guo

, Botao Qiao and

Xiang-Ting Min

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7678 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous catalysis; catalyst design; CO2 conversion; single-atom catalysts; environmental catalysis; AI-guided catalyst discovery; sustainable energy technologies; industrial decarbonization; in situ characterization; mechanism research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Next-Generation Catalysis for Green Biolubricants and Biofuel Production

edited by

Sergio Nogales Delgado

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 533 | Submission Open

Keywords: biolubricants; biofuels; vegetable oils; waste cooking oil; nanocatalysts; homogeneous catalysis; heterogeneous catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomass Catalysis)

Nano-Structurally Modified Surfaces for Environmental and Energy Catalytic Applications

edited by Dimitrios Vlachos,

Christos Argirusis

and

Andy Antzaras

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocatalysts; surface chemical reactions; catalytic reaction mechanism; clean hydrogen production; carbon dioxide reduction; water splitting; green energy; pollutants degradation; electro-catalysis; photo-catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Advances in Electrocatalytic Organic Synthesis and Green Chemistry

edited by Rongxian Zhang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrocatalytic organic synthesis; catalytic electrode; high-value-added; high selectivity; green synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis in Organic and Polymer Chemistry)

Novel Advanced Oxidation Processes for Catalytic Degradation of Emerging Contaminants

edited by Huan He, Qiuyi Ji and

Chengdu Qi

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4984 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); emerging contaminants; water treatment; piezocatalysis; photocatalysis; photothermal catalysis; electrochemical oxidation; oxidizing agent

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Fluidizable Catalysts for Novel Chemical Processes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Hugo de Lasa

and

Nicolas Torres Brauer

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 569 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysts; fluidizable catalysts; fluidizable catalyst synthesis; fluidizable catalyst characterization; fluidizable catalyst performance; fluidizable catalyst kinetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Reaction Engineering)

New Insights into Photocatalytic CO₂ Reduction

edited by

Suman Chirra

and

Rajender Boddula

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalytic CO2 reduction; electrocatalytic CO2 reduction; metal–organic frameworks (MOFs); mesoporous materials; g-C3N4 nanocomposites; hydrogen production; heterogeneous catalysis; semiconductor heterojunctions; porous carbon adsorbents; solar fuels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Recent Developments in Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

edited by

Gassan Hodaifa

and Xinhe Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10598 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen production; photocatalytic reaction; reforming reaction; catalysts; solar energy; novel materials; hybrid technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Advanced Catalysts for Water Electrolysis

edited by Zhong Ma, Wenwen Liu and Hai Zhou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2446 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen evolution reaction; oxygen evolution reaction; electrocatalysts; anion exchange membrane water electrolysis; polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis; seawater electrolysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrocatalysis)

Theoretical and Experimental Research on Catalytic Hydrogen Evolution

edited by Lixin Chen and Hongli Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2247 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen evolution reaction (HER); electrocatalysis; photocatalysis; single-atom catalysts; operando spectroscopy; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computational Catalysis)

Zeolites as Catalysts: Applications in Chemical Engineering, Energy Sources and Environmental Protection, 3rd Edition

edited by

De Fang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2093 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolites; catalysts; porous materials; energy; dehydration; gas separation; petroleum cracking; air pollution control; fuel conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Catalytic Strategies for Sustainable Water Splitting

edited by

Jiefang Zhu

and Yi Zhou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1570 | Submission Open

Keywords: water splitting; hydrogen evolution reaction (HER); oxygen evolution reaction (OER); electrocatalysis; photocatalysis; photoelectrocatalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis for Sustainable Energy)

Catalysis for a Sustainable Future: Powering New Energy and Protecting the Environment

edited by

Lin Ju

, Shuli Liu and Dongqiu Zhao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1405 | Submission Open

Keywords: photo/electrocatalytic mechanism studies; photo/electrocatalyst design; single atom catalyst; artificial photosynthesis; water-splitting; N2 reduction reaction; NOx reduction reaction; CO2 reduction reaction; heterostructure; nanomaterials; novel optoelectronic material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalysis for Sustainable Energy)

Enzyme Design, Engineering and Applications in Efficient Biocatalysis

edited by Xiaoling Tang and Xue Cai

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1024 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme design; biocatalysis; synthetic biology; pharmaceutical and biomanufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biocatalysis)

Graphene and Other Carbon-Based Supported Heterogeneous Catalysts

edited by Aijian Wang and Yajun Gao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 758 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-supported catalysts; graphene; nanoparticle catalysis; heterogeneous catalysis; nanocomposite materials; electrocatalysis; photocatalysis; sustainable catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Green and Intensified Photocatalytic Reactors for Sustainable Air and Water Remediation

edited by

Aymen Amine Assadi

and

Phuong Nguyen-Tri

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 735 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalytic hybrid systems; process intensification; microreactor advanced oxidation; AI-driven photocatalytic optimization; eco-friendly photocatalysts; air/water treatment; antimicrobial materials; kinetic modeling; mass transfer enhancement; microreactors and microfluids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Microbial Enzymes for Green Chemistry and Sustainable Biotransformations

edited by Bruno Henrique de Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial enzymes; green chemistry; biocatalysis; sustainable biotransformations; industrial biotechnology; enzyme engineering; biomass valorization; biorefineries; circular bioeconomy; sustainable catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biocatalysis)

Photocatalytic Materials: Design, Synthesis and Functional Applications

edited by