Kinetic Analysis and Engineering of (Bio)chemical Reactions—in Honor of the 85th Birthday of Professor Gregory Yablonsky

Dear Colleagues,

The mechanisms underlying a chemical transformation carry the information required for process optimization to achieve greater yield and/or selectivity. The vast library of chemical reactions is constantly expanding, partly due to demands for more efficient, economical, and environmentally beneficial chemical manufacturing processes. The optimization and utilization of novel processes require a thorough understanding of the rates, pathways, and even energy efficiency of chemical reactions. Resolving the complexity of new and advanced routes of chemistry necessitates the use of kinetic models, which are expected to accompany and complete experimental studies, as well as the integration of the principles of equilibrium and non-equilibrium thermodynamics, such as Gibbs free energy minimization and the rate of entropy production. This Issue is focused on the investigation of new chemical processes or reactors, with the aim of elucidating the mechanisms, rates, and engineering of reactions through kinetic modeling and thermodynamic principles. The Issue supports MaCKiE 2025 and welcomes works on heterogeneous catalysis, gas- and liquid-phase reactions, photoreactions/photocatalysis, and electrochemistry/electrocatalysis.

Prof. Dr. Peter Strizhak
Dr. Necip B. Üner
Dr. Rebecca Fushimi
Guest Editors

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