Heterogeneous Catalysis: Topics and Advances
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 24963
Special Issue Editors
Interests: photocatalysts; thin films; sol-gel deposition; computational modeling; FTIR; Raman spectroscopy; photoelectrocatalysis; photodeposition; functionalization of photocatalysts; optical properties; optical modeling of thin films
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Interests: electrocatalysis; electrochemical ammonia synthesis; direct ammonia fuel cell; high entropy alloys; solar water splitting; electrochromism
Interests: heterogeneous catalysis; complete oxidation of volatile organic compounds; in situ infrared spectroscopy; characterization of new catalysts by different methods (FTIR, TPR, solid-state NMR, XRD, XPS, and adsorption); catalysis of supported metal on porous materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Heterogeneous catalysis has seen a surge in academic interest due to its important applications, such as renewable-energy conversion, environmental remediation, organic products synthesis and transformations, green catalysis, and many others. Although unnoticed on its own, symmetry and its implications is often a main topic of research in the field of catalysis. Hence, this Special Issue of Symmetry is dedicated to the theme “Heterogeneous Catalysis: Topics and Advances.”
The issue is open to submissions covering any aspects of heterogeneous catalysis, fundamental or practical. Special attention will be paid to research, focused on the the implications of symmetry in catalysis, such as (but not limited to): effects of crystallographic structure, shape and orientation on catalytic activity; effects of substrate symmetry in catalysis; symmetric/asymmetric activity and reaction pathways in catalysts; effects of support morphology and structure on catalytic activity (e.g., photonic effects in photocatalysts supported on highly-ordered substrate), etc.
Dr. Bozhidar Stefanov
Dr. İlknur Bayrak Pehlivan
Dr. Silvia Todorova
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- heterogeneous catalysis
- catalysts structure-activity relationships
- symmetric and asymmetric activity in catalysts
- shape-selective synthesis of catalysts
- catalyst support structure effects on activity
- photonic effects in photocatalysis
- molecular symmetry effects on catalytic activity
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