Sustainable Catalysis
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Prashanth Menezes, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB), Germany.
Sustainable Catalysis (SC) publishes innovative and high-impact research on the design, understanding, and application of catalytic systems that enable sustainable chemical transformations. The journal focuses on catalysis-driven solutions addressing global challenges in energy, environment, resource efficiency, and circularity, bridging fundamental catalytic science with scalable and real-world applications. More
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Designing the Future of Sustainable Catalysis
Navneet Kumar Gupta, Prashanth W. Menezes
2026, 1(1): 1
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Call For Papers
MoreMaterials Innovation for Sustainable Energy and Chemical Conversion
Issue Introduction: The transition toward sustainable energy and chemical technologies requires catalytic materials that combine high activity and selectivity with durability, resource efficiency, and scalability. This Call for Papers of Sustainable Catalysis will highlight emerging advances in the design, synthesis, characterization, and mechanistic understanding of functional catalytic materials for sustainable chemical and energy conversion. Particular emphasis will be placed on understanding the relationships between material composition, structure, electronic properties, interfaces, defects, morphology, and catalytic performance across thermocatalytic, electrocatalytic, photocatalytic, photoelectrochemical, and hybrid catalytic systems. Studies providing mechanistic insights under realistic operating conditions, especially through operando and in situ characterization, are strongly encouraged. The collection also aims to bridge fundamental materials chemistry with practical catalytic technologies. Contributions addressing scalable and reproducible synthesis, catalyst and electrode engineering, mass transport, reactor integration, stability under demanding operating conditions, and translation toward industrially relevant systems are particularly welcome. We welcome original research articles, communications, reviews, and perspectives that advance materials-driven approaches to sustainable catalysis. Topics of Interest Include (but are not limited to): Rational Design of Catalytic Materials: Composition–structure–property relationships; nanostructured, porous, hierarchical, single-atom, sub-nanocluster, nanoparticle, and high-entropy catalysts; defect, strain, and electronic-structure engineering; metal, metal oxide, sulfide, nitride, carbide, phosphide, carbon-based, and hybrid materials. Interfaces and Heterostructures: Catalyst–support and catalyst–electrode interactions; heterointerfaces and interfacial charge transfer; core–shell, Janus, heterojunction, and tandem architectures; dynamic interfaces and surface chemistry under catalytic conditions. Thermocatalysis: Catalytic conversion of CO₂, biomass, waste, and renewable feedstocks; hydrogen production and utilization; selective oxidation, reduction, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, and reforming; catalyst stability, deactivation, and regeneration. Electrocatalytic Materials: CO₂ reduction and carbon utilization; water electrolysis and hydrogen production; fuel-cell catalysis; nitrogen-cycle electrocatalysis; biomass and waste valorization; paired electrolysis; value-added chemical synthesis; electrode and catalyst-layer engineering; high-current-density electrocatalysis. Photocatalysis and Photoelectrochemical Catalysis: Semiconductor and heterojunction photocatalysts; solar-driven chemical transformations; photocatalytic hydrogen and CO₂ conversion; photoelectrochemical water splitting; charge separation and transport; light–matter interactions and photothermal effects. Operando Characterization and Mechanistic Understanding: Operando and in situ X-ray absorption, Raman/SERS, infrared, XPS, electron microscopy, synchrotron techniques, and mass spectrometry; identification of active species and reaction intermediates; catalyst reconstruction, restructuring, dissolution, and phase transformation; structure–activity–selectivity relationships. Scalable Materials Synthesis and Catalytic Engineering: Scalable and low-waste synthesis; continuous and flow-based approaches; advanced fabrication methods; reproducibility and compositional control; catalyst-layer and reactor engineering; translation from laboratory-scale materials to technologically relevant systems. Data-Driven and Circular Materials Strategies: Machine learning and AI-assisted catalyst discovery; high-throughput and automated experimentation; computational–experimental integration; earth-abundant and non-critical materials; catalyst recovery, recycling, regeneration, and sustainable manufacturing. Scope and Significance The collection particularly encourages contributions that move beyond reporting catalytic performance and provide fundamental materials-level understanding of why a catalyst performs, how it evolves during operation, and how its properties can be deliberately engineered for improved performance and durability. Studies combining advanced materials synthesis with operando spectroscopy, synchrotron techniques, electrochemical analysis, microscopy, theoretical calculations, kinetic studies, or advanced reactor engineering are especially encouraged. Equally important are contributions demonstrating the translation of newly developed materials from proof-of-concept studies toward high-loading, high-throughput, high-current-density, long-duration, or industrially relevant catalytic operation. We therefore invite researchers working across materials chemistry, heterogeneous catalysis, electrochemistry, energy conversion, spectroscopy, nanomaterials, reaction engineering, and sustainable chemistry to contribute their latest findings and perspectives to this collection. Academic Editor: Dr. Debabrata Bagchi Department of Material Chemistry for Catalysis, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Berlin, Germany Email: debabrata.bagchi@helmholtz-berlin.de All manuscripts will undergo peer review according to the established policies and procedures of Sustainable Catalysis . Final decisions regarding publication will be made based on the outcomes of peer review and evaluations by the Academic Editors and Editor-in-Chief. Editors will not participate in the evaluation or decision-making process for manuscripts with which they have a conflict of interest. We warmly invite researchers from the international catalysis and materials science communities to submit their latest research articles, communications, reviews, and perspectives to this collection and contribute to advancing materials-driven solutions for Sustainable Catalysis .
Sustainable Catalysis
Deadline: 30 Sep 2027Sustainable Catalysis for Environmental Remediation and Upcycling
Issue Introduction: Sustainable Catalysis (SC) is announcing a Call for Papers for the topic “Sustainable Catalysis for Environmental Remediation and Upcycling”. Growing environmental pollution, resource depletion, and waste generation are driving the development of sustainable catalytic technologies that can simultaneously address environmental challenges and promote resource recovery. Sustainable Catalysis provides versatile approaches for the selective transformation of pollutants, waste-derived molecules, and biomass-derived feedstocks into benign, useful, or value-added products, while reducing energy and material consumption. We aim to bring together original research articles and critical reviews covering recent advances in sustainable catalysis for environmental remediation, waste upcycling, and resource recovery. Contributions employing diverse catalytic approaches, including electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, thermocatalysis, piezocatalysis, and other emerging catalytic technologies, are welcome. Studies addressing pollutant conversion, waste and biomass valorization, synthesis of reactive chemicals for environmental applications, fundamental catalytic mechanisms, and catalytic reactor and device development are particularly encouraged. Contributions integrating fundamental catalytic science with process engineering and practical applications toward efficient, low-carbon, and circular processes are especially welcome. Topics of Interest Include (but are not limited to): Sustainable Catalytic Transformation of Organic Molecules: Sustainable catalytic oxidation, reduction, and selective upgrading of waste-, biomass-, and renewable-derived molecules, including plastic-derived ethylene glycol, biodiesel-derived glycerol, and biomass-derived platform chemicals, toward value-added products Catalytic Synthesis of Reactive Chemicals for Environmental Applications: Sustainable catalytic production of oxidants, reductants, and reactive intermediates, such as H 2 O 2 and hydroxylamine, for environmental remediation and waste valorization Catalytic Environmental Remediation: Sustainable catalytic transformation and removal of persistent and emerging contaminants in water, air, and soil, including selective bond activation, detoxification, mineralization, and resource recovery Catalytic Nitrogen Conversion and Recovery: Catalytic removal, reduction, and valorization of nitrate and other nitrogen-containing pollutants toward benign or value-added products Fundamental Mechanisms in Sustainable Environmental Catalysis: Active sites, reaction intermediates, reaction pathways, structure–activity relationships, charge/mass transfer, catalyst reconstruction, and catalyst–substrate interactions under realistic conditions Catalytic Reactor and Device Development: Flow, membrane, electrochemical, photoelectrochemical, and other intensified catalytic systems for efficient, durable, and scalable environmental applications Integrated and Circular Catalytic Processes: Integration of sustainable catalysis with renewable energy, waste streams, separation, and process intensification toward energy-efficient, low-carbon, and circular processes Please refer to the Instructions for Authors for formatting and submission details. We warmly invite colleagues to submit manuscripts relevant to these themes to share their latest research findings and insights, and to contribute to the successful publication of this issue. Academic Editor: Dr. Hongyuan Yang Department of Material Chemistry for Catalysis, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Berlin, Germany Email: hongyuan.yang@helmholtz-berlin.de All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed following the established policies and procedures of the journal. The final papers will be selected for publication depending on the results of the peer-review process and the reviews of the Academic Editors and Editor-in-Chief. The Editor-in-Chief or Academic Editors without any conflict of interest with any of the authors.
Sustainable Catalysis
Deadline: 30 Sep 2027
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