Forthcoming Special Issues
Isotopic Labelling Approaches for Catalyst Design
Recent efforts for the development and design of heterogeneous catalysts follow a more integrated approach, involving not only catalyst preparation, standard surface/bulk characterization methods, kinetics and DFT computations, but also the development of relationships between catalyst surface properties and its functional characteristics (activity, selectivity, and stability). These so called “structure-activity relationships” can be elegantly obtained by in-situ and operando methodologies coupled with the use of isotope gases. Part of this approach is the design of isotopic experiments under dynamic conditions (e.g., step-gas concentration or pulse experiments, SSITKA-Mass Spectrometry, SSITKA-DRIFTS/Transmittance IR, etc).
The use of isotope labels has had a fundamentally important role in the determination of mechanisms in homogeneously catalysed reactions. Mechanistic data such as kinetic isotopic effect (KIE) and Equilibrium Isotopic Effect (EIE) is valuable since it can assist in the design and rational improvement (e.g., rate-determining step, RDS) of homogeneous catalysts.
The objective of this Special Issue is to provide innovative research papers and Mini Review papers about the importance of using advanced isotopic experimental methodologies combined in some cases with DFT computations to reveal suitable catalyst structure-performance relationships and mechanistic information aiming to boost the design of practical heterogeneous/homogeneous catalysts. Also, to present modern experimental and theoretical approaches in estimating KIE/EIE for improving homogeneous catalysts design.
The accepted manuscripts will be free of article publishing charge (APC). The manuscripts format is that used by Catalysis Communications journal. For Mini Review papers, the length should be kept about 10,000 words (excluding Abstract), max 10 Figures and max 150 references. For regular papers, the length should be kept max 35 pages (double space), max 12 Figures, and max 50 References.
Potential topics related to the above-stated objectives include, but are not limited to the following:
• H2/D2 isotopic exchange studies
• 16O2/18O2 isotopic exchange studies
• In-situ and operando methodologies in heterogeneous catalysis using isotopes
• Steady-State Isotopic Transient Kinetic Analysis (SSITKA)
• Temperature-programmed isotopic exchange
• Kinetic Isotopic Effect (KIE) studies in homogeneous/heterogeneous catalytic systems
If you need any further clarifications, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Guest editors:
Joris Thybaut, PhD
Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
[email protected]
Frederic Meunier, PhD
IRCELYON, University of Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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Angelos Efstathiou, PhD
Chemistry Department, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
[email protected]
Manuscript submission information:
Submissions are made at: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/catalysis-communications
When submitting, please select “VSI:Isotope Catalytic Studies” when you reach the “Issue – Select Issue Type” step at the start of the submission process. To ensure high-quality contributions, all articles will be subject to the usual peer-review process of Catalysis Communications.
We look forward to your paper submission.
The first submission date: July 1, 2022
The closing date for submission: 30 December 2022
Why publish in this Special Issue?
- Special Issue articles are published together on ScienceDirect, making it incredibly easy for other researchers to discover your work.
- Special content articles are downloaded on ScienceDirect twice as often within the first 24 months than articles published in regular issues.
- Special content articles attract 20% more citations in the first 24 months than articles published in regular issues.
- All articles in this special issue will be reviewed by no fewer than two independent experts to ensure the quality, originality and novelty of the work published.
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Gas/water purification by photoassisted catalytic processes
This Special Issue seeks to highlight relevant and recent studies in the field of gas purification or water streams, employing novel catalysts in photoinduced technologies using different types of light sources. Emphasis will be placed on new type of photocatalysts, the identification of degradation intermediates, the determination of the radical species involved in the reaction, the effect of the operation parameters, and/or the proposal of a plausibledegradation mechanism.
Full length, regular and review papers are welcome. We look forward to receiving your submissions.
Guest editors:
Carolina Belver, PhD
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid,Madrid, Spain
[email protected]
Maria Jose Sampaio, PhD
Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
[email protected]
Manuscript submission information:
Submissions are made at: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/catalysis-communications
When submitting, please select “VSI: Photoassisted processes ” when you reach the “Issue – Select Issue Type” step at the start of the submission process. To ensure high-quality contributions, all articles will be subject to the usual peer-review process of Catalysis Communications, and will be evaluated on the basis of originality, quality and relevance to this Special Issue.
We look forward to your paper submission.
The first submission date: September 15, 2022
The closing date for submission: March 22, 2023
Keywords:
Water and air treatmentPhotocatalytic materials
Photocatalytic Reaction Engineering
Kinetic and mechanistic studies
New photoreactors and light sources
Why publish in this Special Issue?
- Special Issue articles are published together on ScienceDirect, making it incredibly easy for other researchers to discover your work.
- Special content articles are downloaded on ScienceDirect twice as often within the first 24 months than articles published in regular issues.
- Special content articles attract 20% more citations in the first 24 months than articles published in regular issues.
- All articles in this special issue will be reviewed by no fewer than two independent experts to ensure the quality, originality and novelty of the work published.
Learn more about the benefits of publishing in a special issue: https://www.elsevier.com/authors/submit-your-paper/special-issues
Interested in becoming a guest editor? Discover the benefits of guest editing a special issue and the valuable contribution that you can make to your field: https://www.elsevier.com/editors/role-of-an-editor/guest-editors