(ISSN 2771-490X)
Catalysis Research is an international peer-reviewed Open Access journal published quarterly online by LIDSEN Publishing Inc. This periodical is devoted to publishing high-quality papers that describe the most significant and cutting-edge research in all areas of catalysts and catalyzed reactions. Its aim is to provide timely, authoritative introductions to current thinking, developments and research in carefully selected topics.
Topics contain but are not limited to:
- Photocatalysis
- Electrocatalysis
- Environmental catalysis
- Biocatalysis, enzymes, enzyme catalysis
- Catalysis for biomass conversion
- Organocatalysis, catalysis in organic and polymer chemistry
- Nanostructured catalysts
- Catalytic materials
- Computational catalysis
- Kinetics of catalytic reactions
The journal publishes a variety of article types: Original Research, Review, Communication, Opinion, Comment, Conference Report, Technical Note, Book Review, etc.
There is no restriction on paper length, provided that the text is concise and comprehensive. Authors should present their results in as much detail as possible, as reviewers are encouraged to emphasize scientific rigor and reproducibility.
Special Issue
Catalytic Technologies for Hydrogen Generation and Fuel Conversion
Submission Deadline: November 15, 2027 (Open) Submit Now
Guest Editor
Vladislav A. Sadykov, Professor
Chief scientist/Professor. Federal Research Center, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; Department of Natural Sciences, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
Research Interests: Heterogeneous catalysis of red-ox processes for the energy production (including solid oxide fuel cells, transformation of biofuels into syngas and hydrogen) and environment protection; catalytic processes at short contact times, advanced technologies of nanophase and nanocomposite materials synthesis; design of structured functionally graded materials for solid oxide fuel cells; monolithic catalysts for fuels combustion and transformation into syngas and hydrogen; oxygen separation membranes; hydrogen separation membranes
About This Topic
These topics are related to vital hydrogen and renewable energy field including catalytic transformation of biogas/biofuels into syngas and hydrogen on structured catalysts for feeding fuel cells and synfuels production; hydrogen and syngas generation in catalytic reactors equipped with hydrogen/oxygen separation membranes or in solid oxide electrolysers. Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:
- Design of new types of nanocomposite active components for catalysts of syngas and hydrogen generation;
- Design of structured heat-conducting catalysts for biogas/biofuels; transformation into syngas by partial oxidation, steam/dry or autothermal reforming;
- Internal reforming of biofuels in SOFC;
- Design and testing of asymmetric supported nanocomposite membranes for oxygen separation from air (to be used for biofuels oxidation into syngas in membrane reactor) or hydrogen separation from syngas;
- Design and testing of structured catalysts for water gas shift reaction and preferential CO oxidation in hydrogen feeds;
- Design and testing of SOE for transformation of water-CO2 feeds into syngas;
- Mathematical modeling of structured catalysts, catalytic membrane, SOFC and SOE performance;
- Syngas and hydrogen generation in redox cycles for complex oxide/metal systems with a high oxygen mobility and storage capacity;
- Performance stability to coking and sintering
Keywords
- Hydrogen and syngas generation
- Structured catalysts
- Hydrogen or oxygen separation membranes
- Nanocomposites with high oxygen/hydrogen mobility
- Biofuels
- Partial oxidation, steam reforming, dry reforming, autothermal reforming
- Stability to coking
- Energy storage system
- Renewable energy
- Mathematical modeling
- SOFC, SOE
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