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A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344).

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Interests: heterogeneous catalysis; environmental catalysis; surface reactivity; inorganic chemistry; spectroscopies; nanomaterials; nanoscience; porous materials; zeolites; valorization of biomass
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Dear Colleagues,

Following the success of the 1^st Global Conference on Catalysis and Reaction Engineering in Las Vegas, USA, on 19–21 October 2017, and the 2^nd Global Conference on Catalysis, Chemical Engineering, and Technology in Rome, Italy, on 13–15 September 2018, we have the pleasure to announce the 5^th edition of the Global Conference on Catalysis, Chemical Engineering, and Technology in London, United Kingdom. The 5^th edition of the Global Conference on Catalysis, Chemical Engineering, and Technology (CAT 2019) will take place at Park Inn in the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center, London, United Kingdom from 16–18 September 2019. CAT 2019 will provide a dedicated platform to peer researchers, young inspired scientists, academicians, and industrialists, to meet, discuss, and share the knowledge that is still to be revealed in the field of Catalysis, Chemical Engineering, and Technology. The aim of the conference is to bring together leading experts in the field of catalysis, chemical engineering, and technology. The series of talks, poster presentations, workshops, discussions, and networking events will keep participants engaged in learning and making new connections at this Catalysis, Chemical Engineering, and Technology Conference.

The present Special Issue will feature the works presented at CAT 2019 that promote the linkage of catalytic science, engineering, and technology. Authors with expertise in any topic of catalysis are cordially invited to submit their manuscripts to this Special Issue of Catalysts. Significant full papers and review articles are very welcome. The topics of the conference will cover various aspects of heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis, as well as other areas on boundaries such as electrochemistry, photochemistry, energy, fuels, environmental protection, green and sustainable chemistry, fine chemistry, biotransformation, surface chemistry, nanotechnology, and microbial technology in both experimental and theoretical research.

More information about the conference can be found at https://catalysis-conferences.magnusgroup.org/.

Scientists are cordially invited to contribute original research papers or reviews in all aspects of catalysis, chemical engineering, and technology to this special issue of Catalysts.

Prof. Dr. Stanislaw Dzwigaj
Prof. Dr. Arthur Nozik
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design, preparation, and characterization of catalysts
heterogeneous catalysis
catalysis and zeolites
industrial catalysis
environmental catalysis
green and sustainable chemistry
biocatalysts and biotransformation
homogeneous catalysis and molecular catalysis
chemical engineering
catalysis in nanotechnology

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Special Issue “Selected Papers from the 5nd Edition of Global Conference on Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology (CAT 2019)”

by Stanislaw Dzwigaj and Arthur Nozik

Catalysts 2021, 11(1), 65; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11010065 - 05 Jan 2021

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The present Special Issue concerns the papers which have been presented at the fifth edition of the Global Conference on Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Technology (CAT 2019) that promote linkage of the catalytic science, engineering and technology [...] Full article

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The Impact of Reduction Temperature and Nanoparticles Size on the Catalytic Activity of Cobalt-Containing BEA Zeolite in Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis

by Karolina A. Chalupka, Jacek Grams, Pawel Mierczynski, Malgorzata I. Szynkowska, Jacek Rynkowski, Thomas Onfroy, Sandra Casale and Stanislaw Dzwigaj

Catalysts 2020, 10(5), 553; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10050553 - 16 May 2020

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A goal of this work was to investigate the influence of the preparation procedure and activation conditions (reduction temperature and reducing medium: pure hydrogen (100% H₂) or hydrogen-argon mixture (5% H₂-95% Ar)) on the activity of Co-containing BEA zeolites in Fischer–Tropsch synthesis. Therefore, a series of CoBEA zeolites were obtained by a conventional wet impregnation (Co_5.0AlBEA) and a two-step postsynthesis preparation procedure involving dealumination and impregnation steps (Co_5.0SiBEA). Both types of zeolites were calcined in air at 500 °C for 3 h and then reduced at 500, 800 and 900 °C for 1 h in 100 % H₂ and in 5% H₂–95% Ar mixture flow. The obtained Red-C-Co_5.0AlBEA and Red-C-Co_5.0SiBEA catalysts with various physicochemical properties were tested in Fischer–Tropsch reaction. Among the studied catalysts, Red-C-Co_5.0SiBEA reduced at 500 °C in pure hydrogen was the most active, presenting selectivity to liquid products of 91% containing mainly C₇–C₁₆ n-alkanes and isoalkanes as well as small amount of olefins, with CO conversion of about 11%. The Red-C-Co_5.0AlBEA catalysts were not active in the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis. It showed that removal of aluminum from the BEA zeolite in the first step of postsynthesis preparation procedure played a key role in the preparation of efficient catalysts for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis. An increase of the reduction temperature from 500 to 800 and 900 °C resulted in two times lower CO conversion and a drop of the selectivity towards liquid products (up to 62%–88%). The identified main liquid products were n-alkanes and isoalkanes. The higher activity of Red-C-Co_5.0SiBEA catalysts can be assigned to good dispersion of cobalt nanoparticles and thus a smaller cobalt nanoparticles size than in the case of Red-C-Co_5.0AlBEA catalyst. Full article

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An Aging Model of NH₃ Storage Sites for Predicting Kinetics of NH₃ Adsorption, Desorption and Oxidation over Hydrothermally Aged Cu-Chabazite

by Selmi Erim Bozbag, Deniz Şanlı, Barkın Özener, Gökhan Hisar and Can Erkey

Catalysts 2020, 10(4), 411; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10040411 - 08 Apr 2020

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A unified transient kinetic model which can predict the adsorption, desorption and oxidation kinetics of NH₃ over hydrothermally aged Cu-chabazite was developed. The model takes into account the variation of fractional coverages of NH₃ storage sites due to hydrothermal aging. In order to determine the fractional coverage of these sites, the catalyst was aged for various times at a certain temperature followed by NH₃ adsorption, desorption and temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) experiments. TPD profiles were deconvoluted mainly into three peaks with centres at 317, 456 and 526 °C, respectively. Hydrothermal aging resulted in the progressive increase in the intensity of the peak at 317 °C and decrease in the intensity of the peaks at 456 and 526 °C, along with decreased NH₃ oxidation at high temperatures. A model for hydrothermal aging kinetics of the fractional coverage of storage sites was developed using three reactions with appropriate rate expressions with parameters regressed from experimental data. The model was then incorporated into a multi-site kinetic model for the degreened Cu-Chabazite by the addition of aging reactions on each storage site. The effects of both aging time and temperature on the kinetics NH₃ adsorption, desorption and oxidation were successfully predicted in the 155-540 °C range. This study is the first step towards the development of a hydrothermal aging-unified kinetic model of NH₃-Selective Catalytic Reduction over Cu-chabazite. Full article

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Promoting Li/MgO Catalyst with Molybdenum Oxide for Oxidative Conversion of n-Hexane

by Cassia Boyadjian and Leon Lefferts

Catalysts 2020, 10(3), 354; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10030354 - 23 Mar 2020

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In this work, molybdena-promoted Li/MgO is studied as a catalyst for the oxidative conversion of n-hexane. The structure of the catalysts is investigated with X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy. The MoO₃/Li/MgO catalyst contains three types of molybdena-containing species, the presence of which depend on molybdena loading. At low Mo/Li ratios (i) isolated dispersed [MoO₄]²⁻ anionic species are observed. At high Mo/Li ratios, the formation of crystalline lithium molybdate phases such as (ii) monomeric Li₂MoO₄ and tentatively (iii) polymeric Li₂Mo₄O₁₃ are concluded. The presence of these lithium molybdates diminishes the formation of Li₂CO₃ in the catalyst. Subsequently, the catalyst maintains high surface area and stability with time-on-stream during oxidative conversion. Molybdena loading as low as 0.5 wt % is sufficient to induce these improvements, maintaining the non-redox characteristics of the catalyst, whereas higher loadings enhance deep oxidation and oxidative dehydrogenation reactions. Promoting a Li/MgO catalyst with 0.5 wt % MoO₃ is thus efficient for selective conversion of n-hexane to alkenes, giving alkene yield up to 24% as well as good stability. Full article

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The Catalytic Performance of Ni-Co/Beta Zeolite Catalysts in Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

by Renata Sadek, Karolina A. Chalupka, Pawel Mierczynski, Waldemar Maniukiewicz, Jacek Rynkowski, Jacek Gurgul, Magdalena Lasoń-Rydel, Sandra Casale, Dalil Brouri and Stanislaw Dzwigaj

Catalysts 2020, 10(1), 112; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10010112 - 13 Jan 2020

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The influence of nickel introduction on the catalytic performance of cobalt micro- and mesoporous Beta zeolite catalysts in Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis was studied. Catalysts containing 3 wt% of nickel and 10 wt% of cobalt were prepared by co-impregnation and sequential impregnation and comprehensively characterized by XRD, XPS, NH₃-TPD, TPR-H₂ and TEM EDX techniques. Neither the dealumination of Beta zeolite nor the incorporation of Co and Ni affected its structure, as shown by XRD and BET investigations. The presence of nickel results in the decrease in the temperature of the cobalt oxide reduction, evidenced by TPR-H₂ and the increase of CO conversion. Among all the tested catalysts, the best catalytic properties in FTS showed that based on microporous dealuminated zeolites with a very high CO conversion, near 100%, and selectivity to liquid products of about 75%. In case of dealuminated samples, the presence of Ni decreased the selectivity to liquid products. All catalysts under study showed high resistance to deactivation during the whole time of synthesis (24 h). The very high stability of nickel-cobalt based Beta catalysts was probably due to the hydrogen spillover from metallic nickel particles to cobalt oxides, which decreased re-oxidation of the active phase, sintering and the creation of the carbon on the catalyst surface. Moreover, the presence of Ni on the surface of cobalt-based Beta catalysts could obstruct the formation of graphitic carbon and, in consequence, delay the deactivation of the catalyst. Full article

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Active IrO₂ and NiO Thin Films Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

by DJ Donn Matienzo, Daniel Settipani, Emanuele Instuli and Tanja Kallio

Catalysts 2020, 10(1), 92; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10010092 - 08 Jan 2020

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Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a special type of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique that can grow uniformed thin films on a substrate through alternate self-limiting surface reactions. Recently, the application of these thin film materials to catalytic systems has begun to attract much attention, and the capacity to deposit these catalytic films in a highly controlled manner continues to gain importance. In this study, IrO₂ and NiO thin films (approximately 25 to 60 nm) were deposited on industrial Ni expanded mesh as an anode for alkaline water electrolysis. Different ALD operating parameters such as the total number of deposition cycles, sublimation and deposition temperatures, and precursors pulse and purge lengths were varied to determine their effects on the structure and the electrochemical performance of the thin film materials. Results from the electrochemical tests (6 M KOH, 80 °C, up to 10 kA/m²) showed the catalytic activity of the samples. Oxygen overpotential values (ηO₂) were 20 to 60 mV lower than the bare Ni expanded mesh. In summary, the study has demonstrated the feasibility of using the ALD technique to deposit uniformed and electroactive thin films on industrial metallic substrates as anodes for alkaline water electrolysis. Full article

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Advanced Ga₂O₃/Lignin and ZrO₂/Lignin Hybrid Microplatforms for Glucose Oxidase Immobilization: Evaluation of Biosensing Properties by Catalytic Glucose Oxidation

by Artur Jędrzak, Tomasz Rębiś, Maria Kuznowicz, Agnieszka Kołodziejczak-Radzimska, Jakub Zdarta, Adam Piasecki and Teofil Jesionowski

Catalysts 2019, 9(12), 1044; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal9121044 - 09 Dec 2019

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In this study, novel Ga₂O₃/lignin and ZrO₂/lignin hybrid materials were obtained and used as supports for the adsorption of the enzyme glucose oxidase (GOx). A biosensor system based on the hybrid supports was then designed to determine the concentration of glucose in various solutions. The obtained bioinspired platforms were analyzed to determine chemical and physical properties of the support structures. A determination was made of the effectiveness of the proposed method of immobilization and the quality of operation of the constructed glucose biosensor in electrochemical tests. To characterize the materials, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), electrokinetic (zeta) potential measurements, atomic force microscopy (AFM), particle size measurements (NIBS technique), and elemental analysis (EA) were used. In further research, glucose oxidase (GOx) was immobilized on the surface of the obtained functional Ga₂O₃/lignin and ZrO₂/lignin biomaterials. The best immobilization capacities—24.7 and 27.1 mg g⁻¹ for Ga₂O₃/lignin and ZrO₂/lignin, respectively—were achieved after a 24 h immobilization process. The Ga₂O₃/Lig/GOx and ZrO₂/Lig/GOx systems were used for the construction of electrochemical biosensor systems, in a dedicated carbon paste electrode (CPE) with the addition of graphite and ferrocene. Full article

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Propene Adsorption-Chemisorption Behaviors on H-SAPO-34 Zeolite Catalysts at Different Temperatures

by Muhammad Usman, Jiang Zhu, Kong Chuiyang, Muhammad Tahir Arslan, Abuzar Khan, Ahmad Galadima, Oki Muraza, Ibrahim Khan, Aasif Helal, Bassem A. Al-Maythalony and Zain H. Yamani

Catalysts 2019, 9(11), 919; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal9110919 - 05 Nov 2019

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Propene is an important synthetic industrial product predominantly formed by a methanol-to-olefins (MTO) catalytic process. Propene is known to form oligomers on zeolite catalysts, and paramters to separate it from mixtures and its diffusion properties are difficult to measure. Herein, we explored the adsorption–chemisorption behavior of propene by choosing SAPO-34 zeolites with three different degrees of acidity at various adsorption temperatures in an ultra-high-vacuum adsorption system. H-SAPO-34 zeolites were prepared by a hydrothermal method, and their structural, morphological, and acidic properties were investigated by XRD, SEM, EDX, and temperature-programmed desorption of ammonia (NH₃-TPD) analysis techniques. The XRD analysis revealed the highly crystalline structure which posses cubic morphology as confirmed by SEM images. The analysis of adsorption of propene on SAPO-34 revealed that a chemical reaction (chemisorption) was observed between zeolite and propene at room temperature (RT) when the concentration of acidic sites was high (0.158 mmol/g). The reaction was negligible when the concentration of the acidic sites was low (0.1 mmol/g) at RT. However, the propene showed no reactivity with the highly acidic SAPO-34 at low temperatures, i.e., −56 °C (using octane + dry ice), −20 °C (using NaCl + ice), and 0 °C (using ice + water). In general, low-temperature conditions were found to be helpful in inhibiting the chemisorption of propene on the highly acidic H-SAPO-34 catalysts, which can facilitate propene separation and allow for reliable monitoring of kinetic parameters. Full article

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A Short Review on Ni Based Catalysts and Related Engineering Issues for Methane Steam Reforming

by Eugenio Meloni, Marco Martino and Vincenzo Palma

Catalysts 2020, 10(3), 352; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10030352 - 22 Mar 2020

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Hydrogen is an important raw material in chemical industries, and the steam reforming of light hydrocarbons (such as methane) is the most used process for its production. In this process, the use of a catalyst is mandatory and, if compared to precious metal-based catalysts, Ni-based catalysts assure an acceptable high activity and a lower cost. The aim of a distributed hydrogen production, for example, through an on-site type hydrogen station, is only reachable if a novel reforming system is developed, with some unique properties that are not present in the large-scale reforming system. These properties include, among the others, (i) daily startup and shutdown (DSS) operation ability, (ii) rapid response to load fluctuation, (iii) compactness of device, and (iv) excellent thermal exchange. In this sense, the catalyst has an important role. There is vast amount of information in the literature regarding the performance of catalysts in methane steam reforming. In this short review, an overview on the most recent advances in Ni based catalysts for methane steam reforming is given, also regarding the use of innovative structured catalysts. Full article

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