Advanced Catalytic and Functional Materials for Environmental and Sustainable Processes
A Special Issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717) belonging to the section "Environmental and Green Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2027 | Viewed by 106
Editors
Interests: environmental catalysis; volatile organic compounds abatement; hydrogen purification; CO2 conversion and utilization; carbon-based materials; clean energy and low-carbon processes
Interests: heterogeneous catalysis; CO2 hydrogenation and valorization; selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NOx; hydrogen production via reforming reactions; enzyme immobilization and biocatalysis
Interests: functional materials for energy applications; solid-state cooling and caloric effects; thermophysical characterization of advanced materials; clean energy and low-carbon processes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The growing urgency of global environmental challenges—including air and water pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and the depletion of fossil resources—has placed heterogeneous catalysis and functional materials at the forefront of sustainable technology development. Advances in the design, synthesis, and characterization of catalytic and functional materials are essential to accelerate the transition toward cleaner industrial processes and a low-carbon economy.
This Special Issue aims to bring together high-quality original research articles and comprehensive reviews focusing on the development and application of advanced catalytic and functional materials for environmental remediation and sustainable chemical processes. Contributions are welcome across a broad range of topics, including but not limited to:
- Catalytic oxidation and abatement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and air pollutants;
- CO2 capture, utilization, and conversion into value-added products (e.g., fuels, chemicals);
- Hydrogen production, purification, and storage for clean energy applications;
- Photocatalytic and electrocatalytic processes for environmental and energy applications;
- Synthesis and functionalization of zeolites, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), and porous materials;
- Carbon-based materials (graphene, biochar, activated carbon) for catalysis and adsorption;
- Biomass conversion and biorefinery processes toward sustainable fuels and chemicals;
- Circular economy approaches: waste valorization, catalyst recycling, and green synthesis routes;
- Advanced characterization techniques applied to catalytic and functional materials;
- Computational and data-driven approaches in catalytic material design.
We welcome contributions from academia and industry worldwide, addressing both fundamental aspects and applied perspectives. This Special Issue is intended to serve as a multidisciplinary platform for researchers working at the interface of materials science, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, and green chemistry.
Prof. Dr. Rita de Cássia Colman Simões
Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Brackmann
Prof. Dr. Flavio Clareth Colman
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanostructured catalysts
- environmental catalysis
- VOC oxidation
- CO2 utilization
- sustainable chemical processes
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