Catalysts: Preparation, Catalytic Performance and Catalytic Reaction

Dear Colleagues,

Catalysts influence our daily lives and play a pivotal role in environmental protection. To be useful, catalysts must have a large activity (turnover frequency), selectivity (to a desired product), and durability (operational stability), properties not possible to find as a lucky circumstance. Therefore, to design a new catalyst, it is necessary to carry out a careful preparation and a deep characterization to understand catalytic performance, one of the earliest prioritie to be used in a given catalytic reaction.

The aim of this Special Issue is to cover the promising recent research and novel trends in the fields of the preparation of catalysts that reach the thermodynamic equilibrium faster with the lowest energy supply to be used in catalytic processes with academic and industrial interest. Full papers, short communications, and reviews in the field are welcome. Mini-reviews with an overview on the state-of-the-art with future perspectives and trends in this domain will be also considered.

The editors welcome contributions increasing the role of catalysts in environmental protection without any restrictions regarding the nature of the catalyst and the preparation method.

Prof. Gina Pecchi
Prof. Cristian H. Campos
Guest Editors

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