Catalytic Applications for Oxidized Carbon Materials

Dear Colleagues,

The growing interest in sustainable chemistry and efforts to reduce environmental harm in this field has driven the recent development of carbocatalysis. The possibility it presents of efficiently conducting many reactions under solvent- and metal-free conditions has greatly stimulated its development. As heterogeneous catalysts are used in this process, the carbon material can be recycled and reused with no loss or minimal loss in efficiency; thus, they represent an excellent alternative to other heterogeneous catalysts.

The ability of these carbonaceous materials to catalyze numerous reactions of synthetic interest and be functionalized paves the road for further investigation and makes them promising materials for more applications of industrial interest. The great potential of these materials is, in fact, not only due to their possible applications as catalysts for many organic reactions, but also their ability to be both fillers and catalysts in nanocomposites, especially in thermosets.

With this in mind, the aim of this Special Issue is to gather advanced research on catalytic processes, new catalytic carbon materials and novel approaches to carbocatalysis. We welcome research papers and review articles dealing with fundamental and applied aspects of carbon catalytic application. We also aim to showcase the success of carbocatalysis as a central tool in the efforts to increase sustainability and reduce environmental impact in this field.

Dr. Maria Rosaria Acocella
Guest Editor

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