Catalysis: Providing Sustainable Solutions to Global Challenges

Dear Colleagues,

The growing demands of society are placing an intense strain on our energy resources and environmental sustainability. Cutting-edge research, allied with sustainable industrial practices, can provide a platform for confronting global challenges, thereby affording equitable research solutions for future generations. In addressing some of the major issues relating to climate change, healthcare, nutrition and energy, catalysis has outgrown its traditional boundaries. Beyond simply accelerating chemical processes, recent advances in molecular scale design and operando spectroscopy have seen developments in progressive fields such as photo- and electro-catalysis. The discovery of hybrid catalytic materials has provided stimulus for expanding the horizons of Green Chemistry and Sustainable Technology, conferring a greater impetus in the utilization of renewable feedstocks and in bifunctional and cooperative catalysis. In parallel, advances in atomic scale characterization are offering new mechanistic insights at the molecular level, facilitating the intelligent design of targeted catalysts for the chemical industry. In all, catalysis has earned its place at the forefront of Green Chemistry, harnessing advances in renewable energy generation, biomass transformation, and CO₂ storage and utilization, for creating a sustainable world.

This Special Issue of Molecules has been commissioned as a platform for scientists to highlight their advances in the field of Sustainable Catalysis. This unique collection of research articles aims to portfolio innovative, pioneering developments in molecular scale catalyst design and characterization, which will provide a comprehensive overview of advances in the field, affording exclusive insights on sustainability for academics and research students. We therefore invite you to submit a full paper, short communication, or review article to support this Special Issue, "Catalysis: Providing Sustainable Solutions to Global Challenges".

Prof. Dr. Robert Raja
Guest Editor

Dr. Matthew E. Potter
Ms. Stephanie Chapman
Assistant Guest Editors

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