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6 December 2022
Sustainable Chemistry | Top 10 Cited Papers in 2021

1. “A Review on Battery Market Trends, Second-Life Reuse, and Recycling”
by Yanyan Zhao, Oliver Pohl, Anand I. Bhatt, Gavin E. Collis, Peter J. Mahon, Thomas Rüther and Anthony F. Hollenkamp
Sustain. Chem. 2021, 2(1), 167-205; https://doi.org/10.3390/suschem2010011
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4079/2/1/167
2. “Continuous Valorization of Glycerol into Solketal: Recent Advances on Catalysts, Processes, and Industrial Perspectives”
by Isabella Corrêa, Rui P. V. Faria and Alírio E. Rodrigues
Sustain. Chem. 2021, 2(2), 286-324; https://doi.org/10.3390/suschem2020017
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4079/2/2/286
3. “A Review of Enzyme Induced Carbonate Precipitation (EICP): The Role of Enzyme Kinetics”
by Isaac Ahenkorah, Md Mizanur Rahman, Md Rajibul Karim, Simon Beecham and Christopher Saint
Sustain. Chem. 2021, 2(1), 92-114; https://doi.org/10.3390/suschem2010007
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4079/2/1/92
4. “Enzymatic Methods for the Manipulation and Valorization of Soapstock from Vegetable Oil Refining Processes”
by Beatrice Casali, Elisabetta Brenna, Fabio Parmeggian, Davide Tessaro and Francesca Tentori
Sustain. Chem. 2021, 2(1), 74-91; https://doi.org/10.3390/suschem2010006
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4079/2/1/74
5. “Synthesis of Biodiesel from Tall Oil Fatty Acids by Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis”
by Gideon Lawer-Yolar, Benjamin Dawson-Andoh and Emmanuel Atta-Obeng
Sustain. Chem. 2021, 2(1), 206-221; https://doi.org/10.3390/suschem2010012
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4079/2/1/206
6. “Lignocellulosic-Based Sorbents: A Review”
by Kaana Asemave, Ligom Thaddeus and Philip T. Tarhemba
Sustain. Chem. 2021, 2(2), 271-285; https://doi.org/10.3390/suschem2020016
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4079/2/2/271
7. “Dual UV-Thermal Curing of Biobased Resorcinol Epoxy Resin-Diatomite Composites with Improved Acoustic Performance and Attractive Flame Retardancy Behavior”
by Quoc-Bao Nguyen, Henri Vahabi, Agustín Rios de Anda, Davy-Louis Versace, Valérie Langlois, Camille Perrot, Vu-Hieu Nguyen, Salah Naili and Estelle Renard
Sustain. Chem. 2021, 2(1), 24-48; https://doi.org/10.3390/suschem2010003
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4079/2/1/24
8. “Unveiling the Influence of Non-Toxic Fluorinated Ionic Liquids Aqueous Solutions in the Encapsulation and Stability of Lysozyme”
by Margarida L. Ferreira, Nicole S. M. Vieira, João M. M. Araújo and Ana B. Pereiro
Sustain. Chem. 2021, 2(1), 149-166; https://doi.org/10.3390/suschem2010010
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4079/2/1/149
9. “Environmental Contamination and Human Exposure to Select Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: A Review”
by Seethappan Sangeetha, Krishnamoorthi Vimalkumar and Bommanna G. Loganathan
Sustain. Chem. 2021, 2(2), 343-380; https://doi.org/10.3390/suschem2020020
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4079/2/2/343
10. “Redox Active Organic-Carbon Composites for Capacitive Electrodes: A Review”
by Jeanne N’Diaye, Raunaq Bagchi, Jane Y. Howe and Keryn Lian
Sustain. Chem. 2021, 2(3), 407-440; https://doi.org/10.3390/suschem2030024
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4079/2/3/407
21 October 2022
Meet Us at the 17th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology (ICWMT17), 19–22 November 2022, Sanya, China

MDPI will be attending the 17th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology (ICWMT17), held in Sanya, China, from 19 to 22 November 2022. The theme of this year’s conference is “Synergizing the Reduction of Pollution and Carbon Emission”. Throughout the conference, prominent researchers and government officials will give keynote speeches on pressing issues of solid waste management. ICWMT17 provides an excellent opportunity for participants from industry and academia to keep up to date with the latest trends in solid waste management.
During this conference, MDPI will welcome researchers from different backgrounds to visit and share their latest views as well as research with us.
The following MDPI journals will be represented:
- Sustainability (leading journal);
- Environments;
- IJERPH;
- Atmosphere;
- Buildings;
- Resources;
- Smart Cities;
- Sustainable Chemistry;
- Pollutants;
- Microplastics.
If you plan on attending this conference, feel free to stop by our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions that you may have.
For more information about the conference, please see the following link: http://www.bcrc.cn/icwmt/.
28 September 2022
Peer Review Week 2022 – Research Integrity: Creating and Supporting Trust in Research

Peer Review Week began 19 September 2022 under the theme of “Research Integrity: Creating and Supporting Trust in Research”. Through various blog articles, podcast, and webinar, we discussed this crucial subject throughout the week, celebrating the essential role peer review plays in maintaining research quality.
To begin, we held a Webinar on the topic. Professor Peter W. Choate and Dr. Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi joined Dr. Ioana Craciun, one of MDPI’s scientific officers, for an in-depth discussion.
We invite you to view the event recording:
During the week, the MDPI Blog in a series articles highlighted how good Peer Review safeguards research integrity. The following topics were covered:
- Peer Review Week 2022
- Research Integrity
- What We’ve Learned About Peer Review Reports
- 4 Steps to the Perfect Peer Review Report
- How to Write the Perfect Peer Review Report: An Interview
- Inviting Great Peer Reviewers
In a new edition of Insight Faster, an MDPI podcast, we were delighted to talk to the co-chairs of the Peer Review Week committee, Jayashree Rajagopalan (Senior Manager of Global Community Engagement for CACTUS) and Danielle Padula (Head of Marketing and Community Development at Scholastica) to get their take on this year’s event and its related topics.
You can find the Podcast here.
We hope you enjoy the contents!
4 July 2022
Meet Us at the 11th National Conference on Environmental Chemistry, 25–29 July 2022, Harbin, China

A range of MDPI journals will be attending the 11th National Conference on Environmental Chemistry as an exhibitor. This meeting will be held in Harbin, China, from 25 to 29 July 2022.
The theme of this conference will be “Innovating Environmental Sciences, Low-Carbon Protecting Environment and Health”, which fully reflects the conference’s purpose of innovation, participation, cooperation, and foresight. More than 50 branches have been set up in the fields of interface process, toxicology and health, public health, environmental safety, pollution control, remediation technology, green and low-carbon, and environmental policy, and various well-known experts at home and abroad have been invited to produce conference and branch reports and deliver speeches. We invite experts in the field and environmental protection companies to participate in the exhibition, for which academic activities such as paper exhibitions, postgraduate forums, and Editor-in-Chief meetings have been organized.
The following MDPI journals will be represented:
- Toxics (leading);
- Water (leading);
- Sustainability (leading);
- Applied Sciences;
- JoX;
- Nanomaterials;
- Soil Systems;
- Sustainable Chemistry;
- IJERPH;
- Pollutants;
- Environments.
If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions you may have. For more information about the conference and our booth, please visit the following link: https://www.ncec2021.com/Home/Default.
27 June 2022
MDPI’s 2021 Young Investigator Awards in “Chemistry & Materials Sciences”—Winners Announced
MDPI’s Young Investigator Awards recognize promising junior researchers, acknowledge their contributions, and enhance communication among scientists. We are proud to present the winners for the year 2021 in the “Chemistry & Materials Sciences” category. The winners were selected by the journals’ editors.
We warmly congratulate the awarded Young Investigators for their outstanding contributions.
MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.
- Marta Mohedano, Complutense University of Madrid-UCM, Spain
- Edoardo Baldini, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
- Mauro Perfetti, University of Florence, Italy
- Xu Hou, Xiamen University, China
- Biplab Maji, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, India
- Andres Castellanos-Gomez, Instituto de Ciencia de los Materiales de Madrid, Spain
- Takuya Isono, Hokkaido University, Japan
- Panbo Liu, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
27 June 2022
MDPI’s 2021 Outstanding Reviewer Awards in “Chemistry & Materials Sciences”—Winners Announced
In order to acknowledge our reviewers, who so generously dedicate their time to reviewing papers and demonstrate diligence, professionalism, and timeliness when reviewing manuscripts, MDPI journals regularly offer outstanding reviewer awards to scholars who participate in the peer-review process.
We are proud to recognize the winners for the year 2021 in the “Chemistry & Materials Sciences” category for their outstanding contributions among extensive competition by presenting them with the Outstanding Reviewer Award.
We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the winners on their achievement.
MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.
- Rahat Javaid, Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute, Japan
- Georgios Bampos, University of Patras, Greece
- Esmail Doustkhah, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan
- Pawan Kumar, University of Alberta, Canada
- Lorenzo Sorace, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
- Khaled Giasin, University of Portsmouth, UK
- Oldrich Sucharda, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
- Danil Pimenov, South Ural State University, Russia
- Marián Palcut, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia
- Khaled Giasin, University of Portsmouth, UK
- Catalin Pruncu, University of Strathclyde, UK
- Jacek Tomków, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland
- Alexander Yu Churyumov, National University of Science and Technology (MISiS), Russia
- Hesam Pouraliakbar, Chungnam National University, South Korea
- George Kenanakis, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Greece
- Goshtasp Cheraghian, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany
- Oana Cadar, Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, Romania
- Sawsan A. Zaitone, Suez Canal University, Saudi Arabia
- Lucia Baldino, University of Salerno Via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano (SA) Italy
- Gyorgy Szekely, University of Manchester, UK
- Bin Jiang, Northeast Agricultural University, China
- Haibao Lu, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
27 June 2022
MDPI’s 2021 Best Paper Awards in “Chemistry & Materials Sciences”—Winners Announced
The purpose of our Best Paper Awards is to promote and recognize the most impactful contributions published within MDPI journals.
The editors of each journal carefully selected reviews and research papers through a rigorous judging process based on criteria such as the scientific merit, overall impact, and the quality of presentation of the papers published in the journal last year.
We are honored to present the winners in the “Chemistry & Materials Sciences” category, who were selected amongst the extensive competition, and congratulate the authors for their outstanding scientific publications.
MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.
C — Journal of Carbon Research:
- “Activated Carbons Derived from High-Temperature Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass”
by Cristian I. Contescu, Shiba P. Adhikari, Nidia C. Gallego, Neal D. Evans and Bryan E. Biss
C 2018, 4(3), 51; doi:10.3390/c4030051
- “Hydrogen Oxidation on Ni-Based Electrocatalysts: The Effect of Metal Doping”
by Elena S. Davydova, Jérémie Zaffran, Kapil Dhaka, Maytal Caspary Toroker and Dario R. Dekel
Catalysts 2018, 8(10), 454; doi:10.3390/catal8100454 - “Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production: Role of Sacrificial Reagents on the Activity of Oxide, Carbon, and Sulfide Catalysts”
by Vignesh Kumaravel, Muhammad Danyal Imam, Ahmed Badreldin, Rama Krishna Chava, Jeong Yeon Do, Misook Kang and Ahmed Abdel-Wahab
Catalysts 2019, 9(3), 276; doi:10.3390/catal9030276 - “A General Overview of Support Materials for Enzyme Immobilization: Characteristics, Properties, Practical Utility”
by Jakub Zdarta, Anne S. Meyer, Teofil Jesionowski and Manuel Pinelo
Catalysts 2018, 8(2), 92; doi:10.3390/catal8020092 - “Mechanistic Insights into Photodegradation of Organic Dyes Using Heterostructure Photocatalysts”
by Yi-Hsuan Chiu, Tso-Fu Mark Chang, Chun-Yi Chen, Masato Sone and Yung-Jung Hsu
Catalysts 2019, 9(5), 430; doi:10.3390/catal9050430
- “Chemical Preparation Routes and Lowering the Sintering Temperature of Ceramics”
by Philippe Colomban
Ceramics 2020, 3(3), 312–339; doi:10.3390/ceramics3030029
- “State of the Art in Directed Energy Deposition: From Additive Manufacturing to Materials Design”
by Adrita Dass and Atieh Moridi
Coatings 2019, 9(7), 418; doi:10.3390/coatings9070418 - “Encapsulation of Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells: A Review”
by Ashraf Uddin, Mushfika Baishakhi Upama, Haimang Yi and Leiping Duan
Coatings 2019, 9(2), 65; doi:10.3390/coatings9020065 - “Poly (Lactic Acid)/Thermoplastic Starch Films: Effect of Cardoon Seed Epoxidized Oil on Their Chemicophysical, Mechanical, and Barrier Properties”
by Rosa Turco, Rodrigo Ortega-Toro, Riccardo Tesser, Salvatore Mallardo, Sofia Collazo-Bigliardi, Amparo Chiralt Boix, Mario Malinconico, Massimo Rippa, Martino Di Serio and Gabriella Santagata
Coatings 2019, 9(9), 574; doi:10.3390/coatings9090574 - “Physical and Morphological Characterization of Chitosan/Montmorillonite Films Incorporated with Ginger Essential Oil”
by Victor Gomes Lauriano Souza, João Ricardo Afonso Pires, Carolina Rodrigues, Patricia Freitas Rodrigues, Andréia Lopes, Rui Jorge Silva, Jorge Caldeira, Maria Paula Duarte, Francisco Braz Fernandes, Isabel Maria Coelhoso and Ana Luisa Fernando
Coatings 2019, 9(11), 700; doi:10.3390/coatings9110700 - “Application and Evaluation of a Pectin-Based Edible Coating Process for Quality Change Kinetics and Shelf-Life Extension of Lime Fruit (Citrus aurantifolium)”
by Neda Maftoonazad and Hosahalli S. Ramaswamy
Coatings 2019, 9(5), 285; doi:10.3390/coatings9050285
- “Crystal and Magnetic Structures in Layered, Transition Metal Dihalides and Trihalides”
by Michael A. McGuire
Crystals 2017, 7(5), 121; doi:10.3390/cryst7050121 - “σ-Hole Interactions: Perspectives and Misconceptions”
by Peter Politzer and Jane S. Murray
Crystals 2017, 7(7), 212; doi:10.3390/cryst7070212 - “σ-Hole Interactions of Covalently-Bonded Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Arsenic: A Survey of Crystal Structures”
by Peter Politzer, Jane S. Murray, Goran V. Janjić and Snežana D. Zarić
Crystals 2014, 4(1), 12-31; doi:10.3390/cryst4010012 - “Epitaxial Graphene on SiC: A Review of Growth and Characterization”
by Gholam Reza Yazdi, Tihomir Iakimov and Rositsa Yakimova
Crystals 2016, 6(5), 53; doi:10.3390/cryst6050053
- “A Clock Transition in the Cr7Mn Molecular Nanomagnet”
by Charles A. Collett, Kai-Isaak Ellers, Nicholas Russo, Kevin R. Kittilstved, Grigore A. Timco, Richard E. P. Winpenny and Jonathan R. Friedman
Magnetochemistry 2019, 5(1), 4; doi:10.3390/magnetochemistry5010004 - “A Series of Field-Induced Single-Ion Magnets Based on the Seven-Coordinate Co(II) Complexes with the Pentadentate (N3O2) H2dapsc Ligand”
by Vyacheslav A. Kopotkov, Denis V. Korchagin, Valentina D. Sasnovskaya, Ildar F. Gilmutdinov and Eduard B. Yagubskii
Magnetochemistry 2019, 5(4), 58; doi:10.3390/magnetochemistry5040058 - “Magnetic Janus Particles for Static and Dynamic (Bio)Sensing”
by Susana Campuzano, Maria Gamella, Verónica Serafín, María Pedrero, Paloma Yáñez-Sedeño and José Manuel Pingarrón
Magnetochemistry 2019, 5(3), 47; doi:10.3390/magnetochemistry5030047
- “Composite Membranes for High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells and Electrolysers: A Critical Review”
by Xinwei Sun, Stian Christopher Simonsen, Truls Norby and Athanasios Chatzitakis
Membranes 2019, 9(7), 83; doi:10.3390/membranes9070083
- “Transport Characteristics of Fujifilm Ion-Exchange Membranes as Compared to Homogeneous Membranes AMX and CMX and to Heterogeneous Membranes MK-40 and MA-41”
by Veronika Sarapulova, Inna Shkorkina, Semyon Mareev, Natalia Pismenskaya, Natalia Kononenko, Christian Larchet, Lasaad Dammak and Victor Nikonenko
Membranes 2019, 9(7), 84; doi:10.3390/membranes9070084
- “Nanomaterials for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater”
by Jinyue Yang, Baohong Hou, Jingkang Wang, Beiqian Tian, Jingtao Bi, Na Wang, Xin Li and Xin Huang
Nanomaterials 2019, 9(3), 424; doi:10.3390/nano9030424 - “Injectable Alginate-Peptide Composite Hydrogel as a Scaffold for Bone Tissue Regeneration”
Moumita Ghosh, Michal Halperin-Sternfeld, Itzhak Grinberg and Lihi Adler-Abramovich
Nanomaterials 2019, 9(4), 497; doi:10.3390/nano9040497 - “Carbon Dots and Graphene Quantum Dots in Electrochemical Biosensing”
by Susana Campuzano, Paloma Yáñez-Sedeño and José M. Pingarrón
Nanomaterials 2019, 9(4), 634; doi:10.3390/nano9040634 - “A Smart Nanovector for Cancer Targeted Drug Delivery Based on Graphene Quantum Dots”
by Daniela Iannazzo, Alessandro Pistone, Consuelo Celesti, Claudia Triolo, Salvatore Patané, Salvatore V. Giofré, Roberto Romeo, Ida Ziccarelli, Raffaella Mancuso, Bartolo Gabriele, Giuseppa Visalli, Alessio Facciolà and Angela Di Pietro
Nanomaterials 2019, 9(2), 282; doi:10.3390/nano9020282 - “Evolution of Wearable Devices with Real-Time Disease Monitoring for Personalized Healthcare”
by Kyeonghye Guk, Gaon Han, Jaewoo Lim, Keunwon Jeong, Taejoon Kang, Eun-Kyung Lim and Juyeon Jung
Nanomaterials 2019, 9(6), 813; doi:10.3390/nano9060813 - “An Ultra-High-Energy Density Supercapacitor; Fabrication Based on Thiolfunctionalized Graphene”
by Janardhanan. R. Rani, Ranjith Thangavel, Se-I Oh, Yun Sung Lee and Jae-Hyung Jang
Nanomaterials 2019, 9(2), 148; doi:10.3390/nano9020148
- “The Relationships between the Working Fluids, Process Characteristics and Products from the Modified Coaxial Electrospinning of Zein”
by Menglong Wang, Tao Hai, Zhangbin Feng, Deng-Guang Yu, Yaoyao Yang and SW Annie Bligh
Polymers 2019, 11(8), 1287; doi:10.3390/polym11081287 - “Design of Controlled Release System for Paracetamol Based on Modified Lignin”
by Mahboubeh Pishnamazi, Hamid Hafizi, Saeed Shirazian, Mario Culebras, Gavin M. Walker and Maurice N. Collins
Polymers 2019, 11(6), 1059; doi:10.3390/polym11061059 - “Additive Manufacturing of PLA-Based Composites Using Fused Filament Fabrication: Effect of Graphene Nanoplatelet Reinforcement on Mechanical Properties, Dimensional Accuracy and Texture”
by Miguel Ángel Caminero, Jesús Miguel Chacón, Eustaquio García-Plaza, Pedro José Núñez, José María Reverte and Jean Paul Becar
Polymers 2019, 11(5), 799; doi:10.3390/polym11050799 - “Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites: Manufacturing, Properties, and Applications”
by Miguel Ángel Caminero, Jesús Miguel Chacón, ,Eustaquio García-Plaza, Pedro José Núñez, José María Reverte and Jean Paul Becar
Polymers 2019, 11(10), 1667; doi:10.3390/polym11101667
27 June 2022
MDPI’s 2021 Travel Awards in “Chemistry & Materials Sciences”—Winners Announced
We are proud to recognize the winners of MDPI’s 2021 Travel Awards in the “Chemistry & Materials Sciences” category for their outstanding presentations.
MDPI journals regularly offer travel awards to encourage talented junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in specific fields, which helps to increase their influence.
The winners mentioned below were carefully selected by the journal editors based on an outline of their research and the work to be presented at an academic conference.
We would like to warmly congratulate the winners of Travel Awards for the year 2021 and wish them the greatest success with their future research endeavors.
MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.
- Gaojun Mao, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland
- Lidia Bofill Herrera, University of Barcelona, Spain
Gels:
- Demetra Giuri, University of Bologna, Italy
- Martina Genta, Imperial College London, UK
Journal of Functional Biomaterials:
- Anushree Seth, Washington University, USA
- Fabio Ferreira, University of Coimbra, Portugal
- Giulia Serrano, University of Florence, Italy
- Giulia Fredi, University of Trento, Italy
- Mattia Biesuz, Czech Academy of Science, Czech Republic
- Adriana Eres-Castellanos, Spanish National Center for Metallurgical Research, Spain
- Pavel Shurkin, National University of Science and Technology, Russia
- Aleksandrs Leitis, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, France
- Ekaterina Kolesova, ITMO, Russia
- Christoph Gstoettner, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands
9 June 2022
2021 CiteScores - Released

The 2021 citation metrics have been officially released in Scopus!
We are pleased to announce that 182 MDPI journals are included, of which:
● 21 journals received their first CiteScore.
● 85% of journals increased their CiteScore from 2020.
● 155 journals (85%) ranked above average, in at least one category.
The following 65 MDPI journals (36%) ranked among the top 25% of journals, in at least one category:
Journal |
CiteScore |
Quartile |
Category |
10.1 |
Q1 |
Genetics |
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10.0 |
Q1 |
Biomedical Engineering |
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8.1 |
Q1 |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous) |
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7.9 |
Q1 |
Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
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7.9 |
Q1 |
Nutrition and Dietetics |
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7.4 |
Q1 |
General Earth and Planetary Sciences |
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7.2 |
Q1 |
Computer Science Applications |
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6.9 |
Q1 |
Inorganic Chemistry |
|
6.9 |
Q1 |
Computer Networks and Communications |
|
6.7 |
Q1 |
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
|
6.6 |
Q1 |
General Chemical Engineering |
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6.6 |
Q1 |
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis |
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6.6 |
Q1 |
Infectious Diseases |
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6.5 |
Q1 |
Food Science |
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6.5 |
Q1 |
Civil and Structural Engineering |
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6.4 |
Q1 |
Nature and Landscape Conservation |
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6.4 |
Q1 |
Instrumentation |
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6.1 |
Q1 |
Management Information Systems |
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5.9 |
Q1 |
Chemistry (miscellaneous) |
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5.7 |
Q1 |
Polymers and Plastics |
|
5.6 |
Q1 |
Engineering (miscellaneous) |
|
5.5 |
Q1 |
General Environmental Science |
|
5.5 |
Q1 |
Urban Studies |
|
5.4 |
Q2 |
Computer Networks and Communications |
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5.3 |
Q1 |
Food Science |
|
5.3 |
Q1 |
Plant Science |
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5.2 |
Q1 |
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics |
|
5.2 |
Q1 |
General Engineering |
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Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity |
5.1 |
Q1 |
Development |
5.0 |
Q1 |
Chemistry (miscellaneous) |
|
5.0 |
Q1 |
Control and Optimization |
|
5.0 |
Q1 |
Geography, Planning and Development |
|
5.0 |
Q1 |
Geography, Planning and Development |
|
4.9 |
Q1 |
Forestry |
|
4.9 |
Q1 |
Control and Optimization |
|
4.9 |
Q1 |
Soil Science |
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4.8 |
Q1 |
General Earth and Planetary Sciences |
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4.8 |
Q1 |
Mechanical Engineering |
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4.8 |
Q1 |
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health |
|
4.8 |
Q1 |
Geography, Planning and Development |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
4.5 |
Q1 |
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health |
4.5 |
Q1 |
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation |
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4.4 |
Q1 |
Mathematical Physics |
|
4.4 |
Q1 |
General Medicine |
|
4.3 |
Q1 |
General Mathematics |
|
4.2 |
Q1 |
Surgery |
|
4.1 |
Q1 |
Health Professions (miscellaneous) |
|
4.1 |
Q1 |
Plant Science |
|
4.0 |
Q1 |
General Engineering |
|
4.0 |
Q1 |
Forestry |
|
4.0 |
Q1 |
Education |
|
3.9 |
Q1 |
General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics |
|
3.9 |
Q1 |
Applied Mathematics |
|
3.8 |
Q1 |
Development |
|
3.8 |
Q1 |
Architecture |
|
3.8 |
Q1 |
Metals and Alloys |
|
3.5 |
Q1 |
Communication |
|
3.4 |
Q1 |
General Social Sciences |
|
2.9 |
Q1 |
General Mathematics |
|
2.8 |
Q1 |
Analysis |
|
2.7 |
Q1 |
General Veterinary |
|
2.6 |
Q1 |
Algebra and Number Theory |
|
1.8 |
Q1 |
Conservation |
|
1.0 |
Q1 |
Religious Studies |
|
0.9 |
Q1 |
Philosophy |
Source: 2021 CiteScores™ (Elsevier)
23 December 2021
A Letter from the Editorial Board of Sustainable Chemistry to Scholars in the Heterogeneous Catalysis Field
The use of heterogeneous catalysis as an enabling technology in the application of environmental and sustainable chemistry is a mature, yet constantly growing field.
Since the 1990s, the applications of environmental catalysis have included the development and refinement of three-way catalysts and lean NOx treatment systems, catalytic combustion of pollutants and fuels, and catalytic and photocatalytic remediation of polluted aqueous systems. Current and future pollutants of interest that will require catalytic remediation will include aqueous microplastics, fluorinated alkyl compounds and recalcitrant organic molecules.
Current and future applications of sustainable catalysis that will enable the circular economy will arise in the development of artificial photosynthesis systems for CO2 recycling and valorisation; the generation of solar fuels and chemicals; sustainable hydrogen and platform molecule synthesis; catalytic processing of plastic waste, catalytic systems for facilitating the use of thermochemical heat pumps and renewable energy storage systems; catalytic approaches to lignocellulose-containing biomass and organic waste refining in biorefinery installations, catalytic approaches to metal and urban waste recycling and materials for promotion of chemical looping combustion and CO2 separation processes.
Furthermore, as one of the tenets of Green Chemistry, the use of catalysts in promoting safer, more environmentally acceptable and sustainable chemical syntheses will continue to be an area of importance. This will include the development of catalysts to allow the use of non-toxic reagents, decrease required energy inputs (or permit solar powered photocatalysts), allow the use of benign solvents, and drive enantioselective reactions.
All of these areas will be accompanied by the gradual replacement of critical element-containing catalysts by more earth-abundant analogs.
Sustainable Chemistry (ISSN 2673-4079) released its inaugural issue in June 2020 and aims to provide a professional publishing service to the scientific community, striving for the effective dissemination of high-quality scientific work. On behalf of the Editorial Board, we welcome scholars whose research focuses on the use of heterogeneous catalysis in environmental and sustainable chemistry to propose ideas on publishing cooperation, e.g. publication, themed Special Issues, academic conferences, etc., to Sustainable Chemistry Editorial Office, suschem@mdpi.com.
Prof. James Sullivan
Editorial Board Member
School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
Prof. Dr. Matthew Jones
Editor-in-Chief
Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK