Advances in Nano-Catalysts for Conversion of Cx Molecules

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will introduce great advances in catalyt technology for conversions of carbon-containing small molecules, i.e., Cx molecules. They include hydrocarbons, oxygenates, saccharides, and their derivaties with approximately 10 carbon atoms in each molecule.

Due to the development of shale gas and nontraditional natural gas resources, our attention is directed again to C1 chemistry, which deals with catalytic technologies for the conversion of C1 molecules, such as methane, COx, formate, formic acid, and methanol. Through this technology, value-added chemicals will be produced at a lower cost, and greenhouse gas can be properly treated. Many attempts have been made by researchers in the heterogeneous catalysis field to overxome these kinds of challenges in recent decades. It is unfortunate to say that few have been fully developed as candidates for future commercialization, although there has been a large amount of progress. In this Special Issue of Nanomaterials, I hope that many novel and cutting-edge nanocatalyst technologies will be introduced to help find a new way to tackle current obstacles.

To increase product value and overcome difficulty in the direct conversion of C1 molecules, it seems necessary to expand our scope of interest to small intermediate molecules as reactants. These molecules could be further converted into more value-added final products. In this way, reseachers can help overcome barriers of economic hurdles as well as catalytic performance. The conversion of small carbon-containg molecules from different resources, such as biomass, coal, and waste gas from plants, are also welcome, since these catalytic methods can be shared and help improve catalystic technology in related fields.

Prof. Dr. Kyoung-Su Ha 
Guest Editor

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• nanocatalyst
• heterogeneous catalysis
• carbon-containing small molecules
• C1 chemistry
• methane
• carbon dioxide
• CO hydrogenation
• hydrocarbons
• oxygenate
• biomass
• waste gas