Catalysts

Catalysis in C−H and C−C Bond Activation

edited by

Yaoyuan Zhang

,

Qingxin Yang

and Qiyang Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 896 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalyst design; catalytic mechanism; C− H bond activation; C− C bond activation; structure– activity relationships; catalytic processes

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

Advancing Electrocatalysis: Insights and Innovations in HER, OER, and ORR for a Sustainable Energy Future

edited by Tsz Lok Wan,

Juan Bai

, Xiaoyun Chen, Jinguo Lin and Minghao Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 846 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen evolution reaction (HER); oxygen evolution reaction (OER); oxygen reduction reaction (ORR); electrocatalysis; renewable energy; fuel cells; water splitting; metal-air batteries; catalyst design; sustainable energy

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

15th Anniversary of Catalysts: Catalytic Materials and Processes for H₂ and E-Fuel Production from Wastes

edited by

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and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 663 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen production; CO2 utilization; waste valorization; electrochemical conversion; sustainability assessment; renewable fuels: (photo)catalytic materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Biomass Catalysis—Sustainable Developments of Energy

edited by

Giuseppe Bagnato

and

Humbul Suleman

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass conversion; sustainable catalysis; renewable energy; green chemistry; biofuels; waste valorization; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomass Catalysis)

Applications of Catalysts in Metal-Air Batteries

edited by Rongxian Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrocatalytic materials; oxygen reduction; air battery; composite electrode

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrocatalysis)

Catalysis for Sustainable Environmental Solutions

edited by

Roberto Fiorenza

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; CO2 valorization; VOC removal; water treatment; AOP

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Electrochemical Catalysis of Two-Dimensional Layered Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage

edited by

Bin Zhao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; electrocatalysis; water splitting; biomass oxidation; energy conversion; energy storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

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

edited by

María Atienza-Martínez

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 118 | 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)

Microflow (Bio)Catalysis—2nd Edition

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: (bio)catalysis in microfluidics; hydrodynamics; (bio)catalyst immobilization process optimization; mathematical modeling; online monitoring of processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biocatalysis)

AI and Theory in Catalysis Research

edited by Zhenpeng Hu and

Hao Ren

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in catalysis; machine-learning-driven catalyst design; high-throughput screening; interpretable AI for catalytic mechanisms; generative models for novel catalysts

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

Theoretical and Experimental Research on Catalytic Hydrogen Evolution

edited by Lixin Chen and Hongli Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 64 | 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)

Advanced Catalysts and Integrated Strategies for the Selective Electrooxidation and Valorisation of Biomass/Biofuels

edited by Lisha Dong,

Chunfei Wu

, Haimei Xu and Chengyuan Dong

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass valorisation; biofuels conversion; electrooxidation; selective catalysis; heterogeneous catalysts; electrocatalytic processes; integrated reaction strategies; sustainable chemical production; mechanistic insights; process intensification; computational catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomass Catalysis)

Zeolites as Catalysts: State of the Art and Future Directions

edited by Francesco Di Renzo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolite; molecular sieves; nanoscale catalysis; sustainable chemistry; reaction mechanisms; industrial processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Exploring Acid–Catalyzed Processes: Strategies and Applications

edited by Yueqin Song

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: acid catalysis; solid acids; green chemistry; biomass valorization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Catalysis)

Fabrication of Noble Metal-Based Heterogeneous Nanomaterials: Toward High-Efficiency Catalysis

edited by

Jianhui Yang

submission deadline 5 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: noble metallic nanomaterials; core– shell and yolk– shell nanoparticles; hollow nanoparticles; alloy and high-entropy alloy; metal– semiconductor heterostructure; mesoporous nanomaterials; single-atom catalysis; plasmon-enhanced photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; fuel cells

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Tribocatalytic Utilization of Mechanical Energy by Materials and Technologies for Energy and Environmental Challenges

edited by

Wanping Chen

and

Zheng Wu

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: tribocatalysis; dye degradation; CO2 reduction; wastewater treatment; AOP

New Trends in Industrial Biocatalysis, 2nd Edition

edited by

Rosa María Oliart-Ros

and

María Guadalupe Sánchez-Otero

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7997 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial biocatalysis; extremozymes; immobilization; metal– organic frameworks; covalent– organic frameworks; protein engineering; mutagenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biocatalysis)

Thermal and Catalytic Conversion of Biomass for Efficient and Clean Utilization

edited by Xiangyu Li, Zhiwei Wang and Xueqin Li

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 898 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; organic solid waste; catalytic conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomass Catalysis)

Noble Metal Catalysts: Pioneering Breakthrough in Chemical Catalysis

edited by

Narendra Kumar

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: noble metals; Pt; Pd; Rh; Ru; Au; Ag; Ir; and Os; noble metal-supported catalysts; silica; Alumina; Titania; and Zirconia; microporous zeolites; AlPO4; SAPO-5; SAPO-34; and SAPO-41; structured mesoporous materials; MCM-41; MCM-48; and MCM-50; SBA-15 and SBA-16; methods of noble metal modifications; catalyst synthesis and catalyst characterization; bulk; fine; and specialty chemical synthesis; petroleum refinery processes; exhaust emission control; water purification; reaction mechanisms; catalyst deactivation and regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Advances in Transition Metal-Catalyzed Reactions: Mechanisms and Applications

edited by

Yongjun Ji

and

Ke Wu

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: transition metal; heterogeneous catalysis; homogenous catalysis; catalyst synthesis; catalytic performance; catalytic mechanism

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

First-Row Transition Metal-Based and Carbonaceous Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Storage Systems

edited by

Sadhasivam Thangarasu

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: bifunctional electrocatalyst; water splitting; batteries; fuel cells; hybrid capacitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrocatalysis)

Novel Nanocatalysts for Sustainable and Green Chemistry, 2nd Edition

edited by

Elisabete C.B.A. Alegria

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocatalysis; sustainable chemistry; nanostructured catalyst design; biocompatible nanocatalysts; eco-friendly catalytic processes; industrial sustainability; nanomaterials for carbon capture; green nanotechnology; renewable-energy-driven catalysis; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; plasma-assisted catalysis; life cycle assessment; circular economy; computational catalysis; machine learning in catalysis; AI-assisted catalyst design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanostructured Catalysts)

Recent Advances in Catalytic Materials for Water and Air Treatment

edited by

Fukun Bi

,

Yin Wang

and

Xiaodong Zhang

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 108 | 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)

Advances in Photocatalytic Degradation of Pollutants in Wastewater

edited by Zhi Zhu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4135 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalytic degradation; photodegradation; wastewater treatment; emerging contaminants; nanostructured photocatalysts; advanced oxidation processes (AOPs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

MXenes-Based Composites and Their Applications in Photocatalysis, Electrocatalysis and Thermocatalysis

edited by Hui Li and

Ioannis Konstantinou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3473 | Submission Open

Keywords: MXenes; catalysts; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; thermocatalysis; catalytic mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Recent Advances in Catalytic Reforming for Hydrogen/Syngas Production

edited by

Maria Cornelia Iliuta

and

Maria A. Goula

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1803 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalytic reforming processes; renewable hydrogen; steam reforming; autothermal steam reforming; dry reforming; aqueous-phase reforming; plasma reforming; valorization of waste; biomass; biomass derivatives; catalyst synthesis; catalyst deactivation/activation; catalyst regeneration; reaction mechanism; conventional and intensified processes; theoretical study; process modeling; techno-economic evaluation

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

15th Anniversary of Catalysts—Recent Advances in Photocatalysis

edited by

Vincenzo Vaiano

,

Ioannis Konstantinou

and Shujuan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1328 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; sustainable chemistry; photocatalytic materials; environmental remediation; renewable energy; hydrogen generation; CO2 reduction; reaction mechanisms; hybrid photocatalysts; photocatalytic applications; photocatalysts for organic synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Novel Advanced Oxidation Processes for Catalytic Degradation of Emerging Contaminants

edited by Huan He, Qiuyi Ji and

Chengdu Qi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1316 | 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)

Green Chemistry and Catalysis, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mohamed Mokhtar M. Mostafa

,

Tamer S. Saleh

and

Nesreen S. Ahmed

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 592 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; homogeneous catalysts; heterogeneous catalysis; enzyme catalysis; sustainable synthesis; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; nanocatalysts

15th Anniversary of Catalysts: Shaping a Sustainable Future Through Catalysis

edited by

Kotohiro Nomura

,

Mário Manuel Quialheiro Simões

,

Werner Oberhauser

and

Raffaella Mancuso

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysis; sustainability; organic chemistry; polymer chemistry; green chemistry

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

Advanced Catalytic Technologies for NO_x Abatement and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Rui Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: NOx abatement; Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR); photocatalysis; heterogeneous catalysis; environmental sustainability; metal– organic frameworks (MOFs); acid rain; photochemical smog; particulate matter (PM); industrial emissions; catalytic materials; sustainable practices; circular economy; green chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

15th Anniversary of Catalysts: Feature Papers in Electrocatalysis

edited by

Vincenzo Baglio

,

Jiefang Zhu

and

Hamish Andrew Miller

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrocatalysis; energy conversion and storage systems; fuel cells; water electrolysis; metal– air batteries; photoelectrochemical devices; dye-sensitized solar cells; bioelectrochemical systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrocatalysis)

Engineering of Nanostructured Catalytic Materials for Selective Hydrogenation Reactions

edited by

Xingmao Jiang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalyst design and engineering; selective hydrogenation; heterogeneous catalysis; single-atom catalysts; bimetallic catalysts; reaction mechanisms; kinetics; metal– support interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Photocatalyzed and Electrochemical Processes for a Cleaner Environment, 2nd Edition

edited by

Reyna Natividad

,

Alicia L. Garcia-Costa

,

Gabriela Roa-Morales

,

Ángeles Mantilla

and

Fiderman Machuca-Martínez

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; advanced oxidation processes; photo-Fenton; electro-Fenton; water splitting; CO2 reduction; electrochemical cells; photoelectrochemical cells (PECs); photocatalysts development; plasmonic photocatalysis; life cycle assessment (LCA); electrorefinery; electrocoagulation; hydrogen production; green hydrogen; E-fuels; photoreactors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

15th Anniversary of Catalysts—Industrial Development of Catalytic Materials for the Energetic Transition

edited by

Guido Busca

,

Marco Martino

and

Georgios Bampos

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysts for energetic transition; electrocatalysts for energetic transition; biofuels; e-fuels; hydrogen adsorption; activation and evolution; hydrodeoxygenation catalysts; bioethanol conversion; catalytic pyrolysis; biogas conversion catalysts; CO2 hydrogenation catalysts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Catalysis)

15th Anniversary of Catalysts: The Development and Future of Computational Catalysis

edited by

Igor A. Pašti

and

Laura Orian

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: design of catalysts; biomimetic systems; novel computational methods for catalysis; computational catalysis applications; enzymatic catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computational Catalysis)

Energy Storage and Catalysis

edited by

Zongkun Chen

and Yuyan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrocatalysis; battery materials; energy storage; inorganic materials; hydrogen

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

Innovative Catalysts for Biomass Conversion: Recent Developments

edited by Catherine Sepúlveda

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrotreatment reactions; biomass valorization; non-conventional catalysts; industrial application; characterization techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomass Catalysis)

Cutting-Edge Catalysts for Water Splitting and Hydrogen Production

edited by

Boran Wang

and

Zisheng Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: seawater electrolysis; water splitting; oxygen evolution reaction (OER); hydrogen evolution reaction (HER); energy storage and conversion; hydrogen (H2); electrocatalysts; electrochemistry

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

Piezoelectric Catalysis Coupled with Persulfate in Wastewater Treatment, Energy, and Resource Utilization

edited by Qiang Zhong and

Shaogui Yang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: persulfate; advanced oxidation processes; piezocatalysis; wastewater treatment; mechano-chemistry; resource recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Carbon-Based Catalysts: State of the Art and Future Directions

edited by

Haitao Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon catalysts; carbon dots; nanocarbons; biochar; heteroatom doping; energy conversion; environmental remediation; green chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Catalysis and New Energy Materials

edited by

Pengcheng Dai

and Xin Gu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy conversion; electrocatalysis; photocatalysis; thermocatalysis for green fuels; advanced energy storage materials; single-atom and nano-structured catalysts; high-entropy alloys and MXenes; structure-property relationships; in situ/operando characterization; computational modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Sustainable Catalytic Conversion of Biomass

edited by Hongda Zhu and

Juan J. Bravo-Suarez

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass conversion; catalysis sustainability; fractionation and feedstock diversification; polysaccharides and lignin valorization; lifecycle analysis (LCA) and catalyst durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomass Catalysis)

Recent Developments in Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

edited by

Gassan Hodaifa

and Xinhe Wu

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4521 | 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 Electrocatalytic Materials for Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage

edited by Qingshan Zhao

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrocatalysis; sustainable energy; hydrogen evolution; HER; CO2 reduction; energy storage; batteries; nanomaterials; renewable integration

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

Harnessing Metal–Organic Frameworks for Enhanced Catalysis

edited by

Junji Li

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal– organic frameworks (MOFs); catalytic reaction; functional coordination compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Exploring Catalytic Potentials for Methane Oxidation and Conversion

edited by

Eleni Iliopoulou

submission deadline 14 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: methane conversion; reforming; coupling; pyrolysis; combustion; hydrocarbons; chemicals; hydrogen

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

In-Depth Study of Electrochemical Reduction Catalysts and Promoters toward Green and Sustainable Processes

edited by

Manuela Bevilacqua

and

Yanxin Chen

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8098 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemistry; electrocatalysis; fuel cells and electrolyzers; hydrogen energy vector; electroreforming; renewable energy; renewable feedstock; valuable chemicals; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrocatalysis)

Catalysis and Technology for CO₂ Capture, Conversion and Utilization

edited by Oscar W. Perez-Lopez

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3375 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 capture and utilization; CO2 catalytic conversion; CO2 methanation; CO2 hydrogenation; CO2 reforming of CH4; catalyst for CO2 conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Advances in Catalysis for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Remediation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Habib Ullah

,

Muhammad Humayun

and Sayyar Ali Shah

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1024 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction; electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction; electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction; electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction; photocatalytic hydrogen production; photocatalytic CO2 conversion; photocatalytic wastewater treatment; photocatalytic nitrogen fixation; Z-scheme photocatalytic systems; metal– organic frameworks (MOFs) for catalysis; single-atom catalysts; perovskite-based photocatalysts; 2D materials for electrocatalysis; defect engineering in catalysts; bandgap engineering

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

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