Heterogeneous Catalyst Materials: Research Advances and Characterization Techniques
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalytic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026 | Viewed by 20
Special Issue Editors
Interests: heterogeneous catalysis; catalyst design and optimization, nanostructured materials (CNTs, GNWs,…); advanced characterization techniques; computational chemistry and DFT modeling; sustainable chemical processes; chemical production technologies
Interests: chemical process engineering; heterogeneous catalysis; biomass conversion; reactor modeling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on recent advancements in heterogeneous catalytic materials tailored for chemical, petrochemical, and environmental applications. Particular attention is awarded to the rational design, synthesis, and performance evaluation of advanced catalysts such as transition metal oxides, mixed-metal spinels, supported solid acids, and magnetically recoverable nanomaterials.
A key component of this issue is the integration of multi-technique characterization methods as XRD for crystalline phase identification, SEM/TEM for surface morphology and particle size distribution, BET for surface area and porosity analysis, XPS for surface composition and oxidation states, EPR for identifying paramagnetic active centers, and TGA-DSC for thermal stability and reaction profiling. These techniques are essential to unravel the intricate relationships between structure, activity, and selectivity, offering deep insight into catalyst behavior under real reaction conditions.
Contributions focusing on reaction kinetics, rate-determining steps, mass transfer limitations, and thermodynamic feasibility are strongly encouraged, particularly when coupled with process modeling, reaction mechanism elucidation, or optimization strategies such as Design of Experiments (DoE) approaches and computational simulations.
By bridging materials science, catalysis, and chemical engineering, this Special Issue aims to offer a cutting-edge platform for developing efficient, selective, and sustainable catalytic systems that address the current industrial and environmental challenges.
Dr. Rami Doukeh
Dr. Ionuț Banu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- heterogeneous catalysis
- catalyst design and optimization
- advanced characterization techniques
- reaction kinetics and mechanisms
- nanostructured materials
- magnetic catalysts
- transition-metal oxides
- sustainable chemical processes
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