Green Chemistry and Sustainability in Catalysis

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainability is becoming ever more important in almost every chemical industry, as it demands the efficient utilization of resources for the production of chemicals and fuels not only to meet the needs of current society but also to cater to the needs of future generations. Green chemistry is the practical approach to achieve the objective of sustainable development, while the major goals of green chemistry are to reduce environmental, human health and safety risks of chemicals by redesigning toxic molecules, synthetic routes and industrial processes. The 12 principles of green chemistry introduced by Anastas and Warner in 1998 urge chemists to efficiently utilise renewable resources, prevent waste, minimise energy use or improve energy efficiency and avoid the use of hazardous reagents/solvents in the synthesis or application of chemical products. Heterogeneous catalysis is a key technology to achieve the goals of green chemistry with an enormous potential to meet the food, energy and material challenges for the development of sustainable technologies. Therefore, this Special Issue of Catalysts aims to cover the most recent progress and advances in the field of heterogeneous catalysts based on green chemical reactions and sustainable industrial processes. The focus will be on the novel approaches in the following general areas:

• Green synthesis of heterogeneous catalysts;
• Catalytic synthesis of new materials from renewables;
• Valorisation of biomass and biomass-derived compounds into value-added fuels and chemicals;
• Catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide into fuels and chemicals;
• New ideas related to catalytic conversion of wastes into fuels and fine chemicals.

We invite you to submit your research in the form of original research papers, mini reviews and perspectives to this Special Issue on “Green Chemistry and Sustainability in Catalysis” that reflect state-of-the-art research in green chemistry and sustainability in catalysis. All studies (experimental and theoretical) in the scope of this Special Issue are invited for submission.

We eagerly look forward to receiving your articles for this Special Issue.

Dr. Shanthi Priya Samudrala
Dr. Periyasamy Selvakannan
Guest Editors

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• Heterogeneous catalysis
• Green chemistry
• Sustainability
• Clean fuels, biofuels, low emission fuels
• Fine chemicals synthesis
• Green, clean and bio energy
• Solid acid/base catalysts
• Biomass valorisation
• CO₂ utilization into liquid fuels