Special Thematic Issue for Current Catalysis (Bentham) "Surface Studies in Heterogeneous Catalysis"

Heterogeneous catalysis is a surface phenomenon. One of the most basic steps in Heterogeneous catalysis is adsorption. Any changes occurred on catalyst surface like surface charge, strength of acidic/ basic sites, availability of active sites, percent metal dispersion in case of supported metal catalysis, etc. affect the catalytic activity. Few other factors like degree of surface defects, SMSI and presence of subsurface species also contribute for altered catalytic activity of the material. Techniques like SEM, TEM, XPS, etc. help to understand surface of the material but operated under UHV condition. In nutshell there is great room for understanding of surface in real time catalysis. Combination of UHV techniques for surface analysis, surface models and experimental proof, collectively can help in better understanding of the subject. This special issue is focused on all the types of catalysis with some covered aspects of surface science. Submission to this special issue on "Surface Studies in Heterogeneous Catalysis" are welcome in the form of original research articles, short review articles reflecting glimpse of surface science in following topics. Topics: Catalytic organic transformation; photocatalysis; catalytic abatements of SOx, NOx, CO2; mechanistic investigation studies.

Subtopics: Material synthesis and characterization and other related topics.

 Manuscript submission deadline: 30th June 2019

 Peer Review Due: 1 st August 2019

 Revision Due: 30th August 2019

 Announcement of acceptance by the Guest Editors: 10th September 2019

 Final manuscripts due: 25th September 2019

Guest Editor Dr. Anand S. Burange

Email: [email protected] ; [email protected]

Any queries should be addressed to [email protected]

Regards,

Anand Burange