Catalysis for Sustainable Chemistry and Energy

Dear Colleagues,

This Topic Issue entitled “Catalysis for Sustainable Chemistry and Energy” is related to the design and/or the development of catalysts able to minimize the adverse environmental impact, such as greenhouse gas emissions, and avoid, simultaneously, the use and the generation of by-products having toxic and hazardous properties. Such aims can be achieved by means of tuning the chemical structure and composition of catalytic materials, also at an atomic and/or molecular scale, in a manner to enhance not only the reactants conversion but also the selectivity towards the desired products. Papers and Review papers dealing with all types of both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, including organocatalysis, photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, environmental catalysis, biocatalysis/enzymes and nanostructured catalysis to promote selective conversions, fall within the scope of this Topic Issue. Novel reactor or photoreactor configurations, such as catalytic reactors that combine the reaction and separation steps, or design and/or development of (photo)reactors for process intensification, such as microreactors membrane-based reactors and reactors using structured catalysts, are also within the scope of the Topic Issue and they are welcomed.

Dr. Vincenzo Vaiano
Dr. Olga Sacco
Topic Editors