Heterogeneous Catalysis: Topics and Advances

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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