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Photocatalytic and Luminescent Nanomaterials in Biomedical Applications

edited by Xiuli Dong

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalytic nanomaterials; luminescent nanomaterials; biomedical applications; bioimaging; biosensing; diagnostics; drug delivery; antimicrobial

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Catalysis for Sustainable Energy: Biodiesel and Biolubricant Innovations

edited by

Egle Sendzikiene

and

Ieva Gaidė

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiesel; biolubricant; heterogeneous catalysis; homogeneous catalysis; biocatalysis; response surface methodology (RSM); environmental impact

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

Catalytic Materials and Processes for Water Pollution Control

edited by

Xiaoyan Chen

and

Hehe Qin

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 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)

Back to the Future: Advances in Porous and Nanoscale Catalysts for Biomass Conversion to Value-Added Products

edited by

Benoît Louis

, Weiming Hua and

Marcelo Maciel Pereira

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2620 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalyst; porous; nano-catalysis; biomass; sustainability; green-processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomass Catalysis)

Medical Applications of Enzyme Biocatalysis: Current Status and Future Aspects

edited by

Feng Wang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme; biocatalysis; medical applications; drug synthesis; disease diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biocatalysis)

Catalysts from Lignocellulose to Biofuels and Bioproducts

edited by

Federico Liuzzi

and Elisabetta Borsella

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: lignocellulosic biomass; biomass pretreatment; enzymatic hydrolysis; microbial bioconversion; green catalysis; biorefinery; lignin valorization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomass Catalysis)

The Applications of Heterogeneous Catalysis in Energy Utilization

edited by Zhongyi Liu and Qiaoyun Liu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous catalysis; design of catalysts; reaction mechanism; novel catalytic systems; catalysis technology; catalytic material

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

Remediation of Natural Waters by Photocatalysis

edited by

Tamara B. Ivetić

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10950 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; hybrid inorganic-organic materials; nanomaterials; green chemistry; phyto- and fungal synthesis; biological activity; chitin/chitosan; antimicrobial activity; environment monitoring and protection; harmful algal blooms; ammonia; nitrate; nitrite; phosphorus; cyanotoxins; heavy metals removal; photoreactors; wastewater treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Recent Advances in Nanostructured Catalysts for Hydrogen Production

edited by

Wasim Ullah Khan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 454 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen; net-zero carbon footprint; climate change; water electrolysis; biomass; ammonia splitting; methane splitting; thermolysis; heterogeneous catalysts; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Catalysis)

Sustainable Catalytic Processes for the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass

edited by

Anatoly A. Shatalov

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: lignocellulosic biomass; catalytic biorefinery; catalytic conversion; homogeneous catalysis; heterogeneous catalysis; fractionation; upgrading; oxidation; hydrolysis; chemical modification; synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomass Catalysis)

15th Anniversary of Catalysts: The Future of Enzyme Biocatalysis

edited by

Evangelos Topakas

Juan M. Bolivar

and

Chia-Hung Kuo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine‑learning enzyme design; photobiocatalysis; immobilized enzymes and flow bioprocesses; directed evolution and computational enzyme engineering; biocatalysis in sustainable chemical production; emerging enzyme classes and non‑natural transformations

Catalytic Upgrading of Glycerol: Toward Sustainable and High-Value Products

edited by

Francisco Pompeo

and Martin Gatti

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass-derived feedstocks; catalytic conversion; bifunctional catalysts; biorefinery; catalyst characterization; value-added chemicals; green chemistry; techno-economic analysis; process intensification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Catalysis)

Photocatalytic Strategies for Sustainable Wastewater Remediation and Energy Generation

edited by

Emmanuel Kweinor Tetteh

Sudesh Rathilal

, Ifeanyi Michael Smarte Anekwe and Sherif Ishola Mustapha

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysis; metal– organic framework; semiconductors; nanotechnology; water splitting; photocatalysis; green hydrogen; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Catalytic Transformation of Biomass: From Waste to Fuels, Chemicals and High-Value Products

edited by

Qiangu Yan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; fuels; chemicals; high value products; catalytic transformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomass Catalysis)

Biocatalysts in Biodegradation and Bioremediation

edited by

Young-Cheol Chang

and

Omprakash Sarkar

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodegradation; bioremediation; biocatalysts in biodegradation; genetic engineering for bioremediation; enzymatic remediation; environmental pollutants; plastic biodegradation; xenobiotics degradation; heavy metal bioremediation; plant-assisted bioremediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biocatalysis)

Computational and Experimental Advances in Photocatalysis

edited by

Felipe de Almeida La Porta

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; photocatalyst design; computational modeling; charge carrier dynamics; reaction mechanisms; quantum dots; hydrogen production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Advanced Catalytic Materials for Greener Production of Chemicals, Biofuels, and Solar Fuels

edited by

Katarzyna Morawa Eblagon

and Eliana Sousa Da Silva

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; heterogeneous catalysts; biofuels; solar fuels; platform chemicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomass Catalysis)

Single-Atom Catalysts for Green Energy Conversions

edited by

Ligang Wang

and

Feng Hu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-atom catalysts; energy catalytic conversion; electro/photocatalytic; advanced ex/in situ characterization; thermal catalytic conversion

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

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 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 42 | 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)

Catalytic Applications of Nanomaterials in Air Pollutant Degradation

edited by Qi Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; catalysis; air pollutants; volatile organic compounds (VOCs); nitrogen oxides (NOx); particulate matter

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Advanced Photo/Electrocatalysts for Environmental Purification

edited by Sai Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysts; electrocatalysis; environmental purification; nanomaterials; sustainable energy; pollution control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Transition Metal Catalysis: Bridging Innovation and Sustainability

edited by

Jun Yang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: homogeneous catalysis; heterogeneous catalysis; transition metal catalysis; copper; palladium; gold; green chemistry; transition metal nanoparticles; organometallic chemistry; metal-mediated synthesis; metal– organic frameworks; sustainable chemistry; green synthesis; renewable energy; catalytic mechanisms; theoretical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Advances in Photocatalytic Degradation, 2nd Edition

edited by Socorro Oros-Ruiz,

Juan Carlos Durán-Álvarez

and

Esmeralda Mendoza

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; composite materials; wastewater treatment; organic pollutants; dyes degradation; photocatalytic hydrogen production; emerging water contaminants; indoor air quality; urban air quality; life cycle analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Advanced Metal Oxide Semiconductors for Photocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic Solar Energy Conversion

edited by

Yongbo Kuang

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

Keywords: metal oxide semiconductors; photocatalysis; photoelectrocatalysis; solar energy; water splitting; CO2 reduction; organic pollutant degradation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Engineering of Large-Area Photocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic Devices: From Materials to "Artificial Leaf" Systems

edited by

Yongbo Kuang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; photoelectrocatalysis; solar fuels; artificial leaf; artificial photosynthesis; scale-up; large-area devices; device engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Integrated Catalytic Strategies for Water Remediation and Renewable Energy Production: From Novel Mechanisms to Practical Concepts

edited by

Mostafa Ghasemi Baboli

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalyst; membrane; renewable energy; fuel cell; membrane; biocatalyst; wastewater

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Catalytic Materials in Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Guilong Peng

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

Keywords: catalytic wastewater treatment; advanced oxidation; single-atom catalysts; MOFs; persulfate activation; resource recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Tailored Nanosystems and Nanocatalysts for Photo-/Electrocatalytic Applications, 3rd Edition

edited by

Liangliang Feng

and

Yipu Liu

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: photo-/electrochemistry; water splitting; fuel cell; nitrogen reduction reaction; CO2 reduction reaction; photocatalytic degradation; gas sensor; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Recent Development of Heterogeneous Catalysts for Wastewater Treatment

edited by Qunpeng Cheng and Cuixia Liu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1623 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater; catalyst; bioenergy; pollutant; treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Sustainable Catalysis in Fine Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Biomass Valorization

edited by

Gustavo Pablo Romanelli

and

José J. Martínez

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1666 | Submission Open

Keywords: acid catalysts; biomass valorization; pharmaceuticals; heteropolyacids; sulphonated solids; zeolites; fine chemicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomass Catalysis)

From Catalyst Design to Sustainable Catalytic Processes: Advances in Reactor Engineering

edited by

Carlos Omar Castillo Araiza

Abhishek Dutta

José Antonio Colín-Luna

and

Margarita M. González-Brambila

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysis; catalytic reactor engineering; food engineering; chemical engineering; biochemical engineering; multiscale-based modeling

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

Nanomaterials as Catalysts for Water Remediation

edited by

Marta I. Litter

María Laura Vera

and Hernán Darío Traid

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; novel preparation of nanoparticles; catalytic and photocatalytic treatment of water

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Next-Generation Catalytic Solutions for Water Purification and Wastewater Remediation

edited by

Motasem Alazaiza

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: water purification; wastewater remediation; catalytic materials; advanced oxidation processes; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; nanomaterials; environmental catalysis; sustainable water treatment; emerging contaminants; catalyst stability; green chemistry; water quality improvement; catalytic degradation; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Catalytic Materials in Electrochemical and Fuel Cells

edited by

Yan Xie

and

Huiyuan Liu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxygen reduction reaction (ORR); hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR); oxygen evolution reaction (OER); hydrogen evolution reaction (HER); carbon-based materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrocatalysis)

Heterogeneous Catalysis for CO₂ Purification and Capture

edited by Enrique José Sanchis and

Francisco José Arnau

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 capture; heterogeneous catalysis; chemical looping; sorption-enhanced processes; phase-change solvents; catalytic materials; process integration and scale-up

Recent Advances in Photo/Electrocatalytic CO₂ Reduction

edited by Zhi Zhu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; photo/electrocatalysis; CO2 reduction; carbon neutrality; catalyst design; reaction mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Photo(electro)catalysis for Energy and Chemical Conversion

edited by

Rafael Camarillo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; solar-to-chemical energy conversion; CO2 reduction; water splitting; sustainable catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

Advances in Heterogeneous Catalysis for Biomass Valorization

edited by

Andrea Jouve

, Ilaria Barlocco and

Marta Stucchi

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous catalysis; biomass valorization; biofuels; value-added products; catalytic processes; biomass-based technologies; renewable feedstocks; green chemistry; catalyst design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomass Catalysis)

Advances in the Catalytic Conversion of Renewable Materials and Biomass to Sustainable Products and Energy

edited by

Ning Li

and Lingzhao Kong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysis; biomass conversion; renewable materials; sustainable energy; green chemistry; heterogeneous catalysis; process intensification; lignocellulosic biomass

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

Nanostructured Materials: Advancing Photocatalysis and Electrocatalysis for Future Technologies

edited by

Yifan Zhang

Yang Wu

and Wen Luo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 21 | 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)

Surface and Interface Engineering of Catalyst Nanostructures

edited by

Maria Lykaki

and Sofia Stefa

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface and interface engineering; nanostructured catalytic materials; fine-tuning strategies; rational design; size and shape effects; single atom catalysis; energy and environmental applications; heterogeneous catalysis; electrocatalysis; photocatalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Fluidizable Catalysts for Novel Chemical Processes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Hugo de Lasa

and

Nicolas Torres Brauer

submission deadline 5 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 31 | 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)

Catalytic Procedures for the Synthesis of Pharmaceutical Active Compounds in Deep Eutectic Solvents

edited by

Andres R. Alcantara

and

Gonzalo de Gonzalo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 28286 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; catalysis; pharmaceutical chemistry; deep eutectic solvents drugs/biomass-derived solvents

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

Catalytic Materials for Hazardous Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Madjid Arab

Hassan Ait Ahsaine

and

Virginie Chevallier

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16351 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; catalysts synthesis; nanostructures; hazardous organic dye; advanced oxidation processes; photocatalysis and electrochemical; mechanism and efficiency; pollutant degradation pathway

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Catalysis)

Advanced Nanostructured Catalysts for the Harvesting and Storage of Electrochemical Energy

edited by

Syed Shaheen Shah

and

Md. Abdul Aziz

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1004 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructured catalysts; electrochemical energy storage; energy harvesting; oxygen evolution reaction (OER); hydrogen evolution reaction (HER); supercapacitors; fuel cells; advanced battery materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrocatalysis)

Catalysts for Photoredox Processes

edited by

Saisai Yuan

Qitao Zhang

and Zhichao Pan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoredox catalysis; visible light; AI4S; single-molecule reactions; catalyst design; electron transfer; machine learning; organic synthesis; semiconductor photocatalysts; sustainable chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photocatalysis)

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