In recent years, the combustion of fossil fuels has resulted in serious environmental and climate problems due to the emissions of soot particles, NOx, HC and CO as the main air pollutants, which also arouses a severe health threat to human beings. Meanwhile, high CO2 emission leads to the greenhouse effect and climate issues. Thus, it is necessary to reduce the pollutant emissions from industries and vehicles as well as to convert CO2 into high-value chemicals. Heterogeneous catalysis is an important chemical route to address environmental and greenhouse issues.
A few catalytic techniques are useful to reduce the emissions of soot particles, NOx, HC and CO, such as catalyzed diesel/gasoline particulate filter (CDPF/CGPF), selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and HC/CO oxidation catalysts. The heterogeneous catalysis in the reduction of pollutant emissions still remains some challenging issues even though many studies have been done in past years. Low-temperature catalytic activity, high stability and low-cost catalysts are necessary for further industrial application. Besides, single-atom catalysts have received much attention in heterogeneous catalysis due to high atom efficiency and low cost, but their high activity and stability still need to be further improved. Moreover, many researches focus on catalytic conversion of CO2 into fuel and high-value chemicals, high catalytic activity and selectivity and low-cost reaction conditions are still a large challenge in heterogeneous catalysis.
The scope of the Research Topic includes every facet of catalyst synthesis, characterization, catalytic mechanisms, and strategies for catalyst activation and regeneration, all tailored for environmental applications. The studies that focus on nanoparticle catalysts, single-atom catalysts, compound metal oxides and zeolite catalysts for pollutant removal and CO2 conversion are encouraged to be published. The types of manuscripts include letters, research articles and reviews. We warmly welcome original works within the realm encompassing thermo-, electro-, and photocatalysis to provide sustainable environmental solutions.
Keywords:
Catalyst materials, Catalytic reaction, Pollutant emissions, CO2 conversion, Environmental problems
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
In recent years, the combustion of fossil fuels has resulted in serious environmental and climate problems due to the emissions of soot particles, NOx, HC and CO as the main air pollutants, which also arouses a severe health threat to human beings. Meanwhile, high CO2 emission leads to the greenhouse effect and climate issues. Thus, it is necessary to reduce the pollutant emissions from industries and vehicles as well as to convert CO2 into high-value chemicals. Heterogeneous catalysis is an important chemical route to address environmental and greenhouse issues.
A few catalytic techniques are useful to reduce the emissions of soot particles, NOx, HC and CO, such as catalyzed diesel/gasoline particulate filter (CDPF/CGPF), selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and HC/CO oxidation catalysts. The heterogeneous catalysis in the reduction of pollutant emissions still remains some challenging issues even though many studies have been done in past years. Low-temperature catalytic activity, high stability and low-cost catalysts are necessary for further industrial application. Besides, single-atom catalysts have received much attention in heterogeneous catalysis due to high atom efficiency and low cost, but their high activity and stability still need to be further improved. Moreover, many researches focus on catalytic conversion of CO2 into fuel and high-value chemicals, high catalytic activity and selectivity and low-cost reaction conditions are still a large challenge in heterogeneous catalysis.
The scope of the Research Topic includes every facet of catalyst synthesis, characterization, catalytic mechanisms, and strategies for catalyst activation and regeneration, all tailored for environmental applications. The studies that focus on nanoparticle catalysts, single-atom catalysts, compound metal oxides and zeolite catalysts for pollutant removal and CO2 conversion are encouraged to be published. The types of manuscripts include letters, research articles and reviews. We warmly welcome original works within the realm encompassing thermo-, electro-, and photocatalysis to provide sustainable environmental solutions.
Keywords:
Catalyst materials, Catalytic reaction, Pollutant emissions, CO2 conversion, Environmental problems
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.