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Feature Papers in "Industrial Catalysis" Section

A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Industrial Catalysis".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 3614

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Prof. Dr. Xiujie Li

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State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China
Interests: zeolite material; olefin conversion; CO2 utilization; heterogeneous catalysis

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to this Special Issue of the "Industrial Catalysis" section, which features a collection of original research papers or review papers highlighting the latest advancements and breakthroughs in the field of industrial catalysis. Catalysis plays a pivotal role in numerous industrial processes and has a profound impact on our daily lives, driving innovation and sustainability across various sectors.

Industrial catalysis involves the use of catalysts to enhance the rate and selectivity of chemical reactions, thereby enabling the production of valuable products with improved efficiency and a reduced environmental impact. Catalytic processes are employed in a wide range of industries, including petroleum refining, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, energy production, and environmental protection.

The significance of industrial catalysis cannot be overstated. It enables the transformation of raw materials into high-value products, such as fuels, polymers, fertilizers, and pharmaceuticals, which are crucial to modern society. Moreover, catalysis enables the development of green and sustainable technologies by facilitating cleaner and more efficient processes, reducing energy consumption, and minimizing waste generation.

This Special Issue brings together a collection of feature papers that delve into various aspects of industrial catalysis, showcasing cutting-edge research and technological advancements. The selected papers cover a diverse range of topics, including catalyst design and synthesis, reaction kinetics and mechanisms, process optimization, catalyst characterization techniques, and the application of catalysis in specific industrial sectors.

The feature papers presented in this Special Issue highlight the latest developments in catalysis research, providing insights into the fundamental principles governing catalytic reactions and exploring innovative approaches to enhancing catalytic efficiency, selectivity, and stability. These papers also shed light on the challenges faced in industrial catalysis and propose novel solutions.

This Special Issue aims to explore emerging trends in, and the future prospects of, industrial catalysis, including the utilization of novel catalyst materials, the integration of catalysis with other technologies, such as electrochemistry and photocatalysis, and the development of catalytic processes for emerging industries, such as renewable energy and carbon capture. We hope that this Special Issue will serve as a valuable resource for researchers, engineers, and industry professionals working in the field of industrial catalysis, as well as for students and academics interested in gaining a deeper understanding of this vital area of science and technology.

Prof. Dr. Xiujie Li
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Catalysts is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • industrial catalysis
  • catalyst design
  • reaction kinetics
  • process optimization
  • catalyst characterization
  • sustainable technologies
  • energy efficiency
  • selectivity
  • catalyst synthesis
  • emerging trends in catalysis

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Promoter Effect on Carbon Nanosphere-Encapsulated Fe-Co Catalysts for Converting CO2 to Light Olefins
by Daniel Weber, Akash Gandotra, John Schossig, Heng Zhang, Michael Wildy, Wanying Wei, Kevin Arizapana, Jin Zhong Zhang, Ping Lu and Cheng Zhang
Catalysts 2023, 13(11), 1416; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13111416 - 04 Nov 2023
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For this work, we investigated the promotor effect (M = Na+, K+, Ce3+, Zn2+, Mn2+) on carbon nanosphere-encapsulated bimetallic Fe-Co core–shell catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation, promising selectivity for converting CO2 to [...] Read more.
For this work, we investigated the promotor effect (M = Na+, K+, Ce3+, Zn2+, Mn2+) on carbon nanosphere-encapsulated bimetallic Fe-Co core–shell catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation, promising selectivity for converting CO2 to light olefins. The fresh and spent catalysts were characterized using a combination of experimental techniques such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry (TGA–DSC), and Raman spectroscopy, and our results reveal that the addition of the promotor M enhanced the formation of graphitic carbon and metal carbides in the promoted catalysts when compared with the unpromoted catalysts. The metal carbides were determined to be the active sites for the production of light olefins. Full article
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Diphenyl Carbonate: Recent Progress on Its Catalytic Synthesis by Transesterification
by Dong Wang, Feng Shi and Guochao Yang
Catalysts 2024, 14(4), 250; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal14040250 - 09 Apr 2024
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Diphenyl carbonate is one of the raw materials used for the synthesis of polycarbonate, and its green and clean production is of great importance to the non-phosgene process for polycarbonate. The production of diphenyl carbonate by transesterification is its representative process route and [...] Read more.
Diphenyl carbonate is one of the raw materials used for the synthesis of polycarbonate, and its green and clean production is of great importance to the non-phosgene process for polycarbonate. The production of diphenyl carbonate by transesterification is its representative process route and is considered to be one of the typical examples of a green and sustainable process for chemicals. Since the discovery of the transesterification catalyst for diphenyl carbonate in the 1970s, researchers have been committed to improving its catalytic activity and selectivity and, correspondingly, the reaction engineering process. However, thermodynamic limitations, low activity, low selectivity, and limited stability have been bottlenecks that the transesterification catalyst has not been able to completely overcome, and the improvement of the catalyst is still ongoing. Therefore, this review takes the transesterification reaction of dimethyl carbonate and phenol as a model reaction and, based on a review of the progress in catalyst research on catalytic reaction processes, tries to clarify the structure–activity relationship between catalytic active sites and catalytic performance in homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic processes and provides an overview of the progress in catalyst synthesis and modification. Full article
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Hydroisomerization Catalysts for High-Quality Diesel Fuel Production
by Yamen Aljajan, Valentin Stytsenko, Maria Rubtsova and Aleksandr Glotov
Catalysts 2023, 13(10), 1363; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13101363 - 11 Oct 2023
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Upgrading the properties of diesel fractions is considered one of the crucial processes in the petrochemical industry; and for this purpose in laboratory-scale researching it is studied on the base of the hydroisomerization of n-hexadecane as a main model reaction. Recently, zeolite-based bifunctional [...] Read more.
Upgrading the properties of diesel fractions is considered one of the crucial processes in the petrochemical industry; and for this purpose in laboratory-scale researching it is studied on the base of the hydroisomerization of n-hexadecane as a main model reaction. Recently, zeolite-based bifunctional catalysts have proven their efficiency due to their remarkable acidity, shape-selectivity and relative resistance to deactivation. In this review, different topological-type zeolite-based catalysts, the mechanism of their catalytic effect in n-C16 isomerization, and the principles of shape-selectivity are reviewed. A comparison of their structural-operational characteristics is made. The impact of some feedstock impurities on the catalyst’s performance and deactivation due to carbonaceous deposits as well as various modern eco-friendly cost-effective synthesis techniques are also discussed. Full article
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