Catalytic Materials
A section of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944).
Section Information
This section, “Catalytic Materials”, publishes original contributions detailing the synthesis, design, characterization, and catalytic applications of materials. Fields covered include all types of synthesis methods, the characterization of catalysts, and mechanisms of catalytic reactions. Synthesis methods include sol gel, precipitation, co-precipitation, hydrothermal alteration, incipient wetness, chemical vapor deposition, pulsed laser deposition, chemical vapor infiltration, and many other methods. Characterization involves numerous methods of analysis to study surface and bulk compositions, structure, electronic properties, thermal stability, morphology, and others. All catalytic reactions are of interest and different mechanisms of activation such as thermal, photochemical, electrical, photoelectrochemical, ultrasonic, microwave, and others are appropriate. Both homogeneous catalysis and heterogeneous catalysis areas will be considered. Emphasis will be placed on in situ and in operando characterization of catalysts. Some current areas of interest include water splitting, the activation of carbon dioxide, hydrogen generation, selective oxidation, structure sensitive reactions, computational modeling, single atom catalysis, the use of high throughput methods in catalysis, the design of experiments, and others. The combination of computational modeling and experimental methods to study catalytic materials and help design new systems is a current area of interest. Environmental catalysis is an area of current growth and may involve the design of new green catalysts, new environmentally friendly processes, and new types of clean reactions and reactors.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Nanocrystals from Solutions: Catalysts (Deadline: 10 March 2023)
- Recent Advances in Nanocomposite Materials for Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production (Deadline: 20 March 2023)
- Development of Advanced Photocatalytic Materials and Their Multiple Applications (Deadline: 20 March 2023)
- Asymmetric Catalysis and Green Organic Synthesis (Deadline: 20 March 2023)
- Heterogeneous Catalysts Synthesis and Characterization (Second Volume) (Deadline: 20 March 2023)
- Advances in Transition Metal Compounds and Their Applications (Deadline: 20 March 2023)
- Novel Materials and Methods for Heterogeneous Catalysis and Electrocatalysis (Deadline: 10 April 2023)
- State-of-the-Art 2D Materials for Energy Conversion and Environmental Catalysis (Deadline: 20 April 2023)
- Advanced Catalysts towards Lignocellulosic Biomass Conversion and Water Splitting (Deadline: 20 April 2023)
- Preparation and Application of Environmental Functional Materials (Deadline: 10 May 2023)
- Microwave Synthesis of Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterials for Sustainable Applications (Deadline: 20 May 2023)
- Advances in Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation and CO2 Reduction (Deadline: 20 May 2023)
- Preparation and Property Characterization of Novel Photocatalysts (Deadline: 20 May 2023)
- Catalysis and Materials for Biomass Transformation (Deadline: 20 May 2023)
- Advanced Catalysts for Energy and Environmental Applications (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Advanced Materials in Catalysis and Adsorption (Volume II) (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Multicatalytic Ferroelectrics (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Synthesis and Application of Catalytic Materials (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Graphene and Graphene-Like Carbon Nitride for Advanced Catalytic Capability (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- The 15th Anniversary of Materials—Recent Advances in Catalytic Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Synthesis and Application of Nanocatalytic Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Electrocatalytic Methods for Ammonia Production (Deadline: 10 July 2023)
- Photocatalytic Properties and Kinetics of Materials (Deadline: 10 July 2023)
- Advanced Electrocatalytic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Advanced Materials for Efficient Electrocatalytic Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Heterogeneous Catalysts for Biomass Conversion and Environmental Remediation (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- New Advances in Heterogeneous Catalysis Materials (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Advances in Electrocatalysts: Synthesis and Applications (Deadline: 10 August 2023)
- Advances in Nanocomposite Photocatalysis: Design, Synthesis and Mechanism (Deadline: 10 August 2023)
- Nanocatalysts for CO2 Utilization (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
- Heterogeneous Catalyst for Energy Conversion and Environmental Applications (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
- Advanced Materials for Catalytic Applications: Recent Discoveries (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
- Advancement of Catalysis in Biomass Conversion and Green Chemistry (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
- New Trends of Functional Materials for Wastewater Treatment Applications (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Emerging Trends in Advanced Materials for Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) and Supercapacitors (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Advanced Photocatalytic Materials for Environmental and Energy Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Emerging Catalytic Materials and Environmental Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions: