Journal of Chemistry

Advanced Catalysis and Synthesis for Sustainable and Environmental Processes


Publishing date
01 Feb 2022
Status
Closed
Submission deadline
01 Oct 2021

Lead Editor

1Guizhou University, Guiyang, China

2Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

3Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands

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Advanced Catalysis and Synthesis for Sustainable and Environmental Processes

This issue is now closed for submissions.

Description

Chemical transformations or organic syntheses via homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis account for 90% of current chemical processes and 60% of available chemical products. Traditional catalytic pathways typically relying upon mono-catalysis strategies have been demonstrated to be useful in various conversion processes over many decades, but they may fail to deliver the desired results when dealing with complex target molecules (e.g. biopolymers and macromolecules) and multi-step transformations. In relation to this, the appropriate design of functional catalytic materials and the development of one-pot integrated multi-catalytic processes can not only circumvent the time and yield losses without resorting to isolation and purification of intermediates but also improve atom-economy and significantly eliminate in situ formation of harmful intermediate species under environmentally-friendly conditions for the manufacture of fine chemicals.

Biomass and other renewable or waste sources have been developed as promising feedstocks for the production of various high-value chemicals and biofuels. Owing to the oxygen-rich features of these sources, the yielded products are typically functionalized with oxygen-containing species such as hydroxy, ether, carbonyl, carboxyl, and ester groups, which significantly enrich the product variety but also greatly increase the difficulty in the control of product selectivity, accompanying many economic and environmental issues. On the other hand, along with the overuse of fossil fuels, the high-temperature combustion and upgrading of plants/wastes are emitting pollutant gases (e.g., NOx, SO2, and CO2) and heavy metals into the atmosphere. Especially, many heavy metals are deposited on the surface soil, and several of them (e.g. Hg, As, Se, Cd, and Pb) can exist in the more harmful gaseous phase. To overcome these barriers, there should be a special emphasis on the establishment of appropriate functional materials with controllable functionalities and fitting catalytic processes.

This Special Issue intends to highlight current progress on the development of advanced catalysis and synthesis strategies for sustainable and environmental processes. Manuscripts submitted should present novel approaches and recent advances in the application of new and green technologies and functional materials to accomplish biomass valorization, environmental protection, and other relevant research fields. Original research and review articles are welcome.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

  • Synthesis and applications of biomass-derived platform molecules and biofuels
  • Conversion routes and reactions developed for the upgrading of biomass sources
  • Design of functional catalytic materials for sustainable and environmental processes
  • Catalytic strategies and reaction engineering for biorefinery
  • Interaction of heavy metals in earth-water-sediment systems
  • Sustainable adsorbents for the removal of pollutants from soil, water, and wastewater
  • The atmosphere and hydrosphere for sustainable and environmental themes
  • Environmental prediction for socially sustainable development

Articles

  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 4944012
  • - Research Article

Influence of Drought Stress and Rehydration on Moisture and Photosynthetic Physiological Changes in Three Epilithic Moss Species in Areas of Karst Rocky Desertification

Chunlei Cong | Tianlei Liu | Xianqiang Zhang
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 7624833
  • - Research Article

Mid-Late Holocene Stalagmite δ18O and δ13C Records in Naduo Cave, Guizhou Province, China

Jialu Wang
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 9015481
  • - Review Article

Catalytic Synthesis of the Biofuel 5-Ethoxymethylfurfural (EMF) from Biomass Sugars

Dayong Yu | Xiaofang Liu | ... | Hu Li
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 4209514
  • - Research Article

Dinuclear Copper(I) Thiodiacetate Complex-Mediated Expeditious Synthesis of the Chlorine-Containing Cyclen-Cored 36-Glucose-Coated Glycodendrimer

Anand K. Agrahari | Sunil Kumar | ... | Vinod K. Tiwari
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 2131960
  • - Research Article

Bimetallic MOF-Derived Synthesis of Cobalt-Cerium Oxide Supported Phosphotungstic Acid Composites for the Oleic Acid Esterification

Qiuyun Zhang | Xianju Yang | ... | Jingsong Cheng
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 8370407
  • - Research Article

Synthesis and Antifungal and Insecticidal Activities of Novel N-Phenylbenzamide Derivatives Bearing a Trifluoromethylpyrimidine Moiety

Xuetong Yu | Wenjun Lan | ... | Wenneng Wu
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 5415950
  • - Research Article

Synthesis of N-Methylmorpholinium Derivatives Possessing a 1,3,4-Oxadiazole Core as Feasible Antibacterial Agents against Plant Bacterial Diseases

Xinxin Tuo | Jie Yang | ... | Peiyi Wang
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 6563871
  • - Research Article

Synthesis of Novel Thiazolyl Hydrazine Derivatives and Their Antifungal Activity

Jianjun Zhu | Yazhen Chen | ... | Peiyi Wang
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 5495915
  • - Research Article

Distribution and Ecologica Risk of Sediment Heavy Metals in the Water-Level-Fluctuation Zone of the Shawan River Section of Yelang Lake

Xiaojuan Zhang | Yutao Zhang
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 6562687
  • - Review Article

Plant-Extract-Mediated Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles

Yunhui Bao | Jian He | ... | Shima Liu
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