Eco-Friendly Catalysts and Processes for the Production of Renewable Fuels and Value-Added Chemicals

Dear Colleagues,

It is estimated that catalytic reactions represent more than 90% of all industrial chemical processes, and choosing the right catalyst is a critical factor for success. However, the grand challenge facing the chemical and allied industries in the twenty-first century is the transition to greener manufacturing processes and bio-based feedstocks. As the world moves towards more sustainable technologies, highly efficient and sustainable catalytic systems and reactions are desired. This “green trend” defining modern catalysis includes using renewable precursors for catalyst production, lowering the costs of catalyst manufacturing, recycling catalysts and solvents, increasing energy efficiency, and reducing the amount of produced waste, among others.

The purpose of the edited Special Issue is to explore the current status of eco-friendly catalysts and sustainable catalytic technologies. This edition welcomes submissions in the areas of synthesis, characterisation, and applications of novel green catalysts dedicated to various sustainable processes related to producing renewable fuels, transforming renewable raw materials into value-added products and sustainable technologies for energy storage and conversion.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Carbonaceous catalysts
• Preparation of catalysts by green synthesis
• Sustainable catalytic technologies
• Heterogeneous catalysis
• Electrocatalysis
• Biofuels
• Green fuel additives
• Value-added chemicals
• Biomass
• Waste materials
• Energy storage and power sources

Dr. Katarzyna Morawa Eblagon
Dr. Anna Malaika
Dr. Raquel Rocha
Guest Editors

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• nanostructured catalysts
• carbon catalyst
• green synthesis
• biofuels
• platform chemicals
• green processes
• functionalised catalysts and supports
• energy storage
• power generation