(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.
Publication Speed (median values for papers published in 2023): Submission to First Decision: 4.1 weeks; Submission to Acceptance: 13.0 weeks; Acceptance to Publication: 9 days (1-2 days of FREE language polishing included)
Special Issue
TiO2-Based Photocatalytic Hybrids: Advances in Fabrication Technologies and Energy/Environment Applications
Submission Deadline: December 31, 2025 (Open) Submit Now
Guest Editor
Mohsen Padervand, PhD
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Maragheh, PO Box 55181-83111, Maragheh, Iran
Research interests: Photocatalysis; multifunctional nanomaterials; environmental pollution
About This Topic
Semiconducting photocatalysts are of great importance in various environmental and energy applications including organic/inorganic pollutants decomposition, clean energy (hydrogen) production from simple reactions like water splitting, carbon dioxide conversion, coatings production, electrochemical sensors, electronic platforms such as laser diodes, solar cells, and photodetectors, and energy-harvesting systems. Among them, TiO2-based hybrids with different junction schemes and doped extra agents (impurity inside the framework, metallic species on the surface, etc.) showed excellent capacity to extend the applications to the practical aspects.
From technoeconomic point of view, it is highly important that photocatalysts act at the visible-light region of the sunlight with high efficiency. We believe that the synthetic technologies of visible-light-driven TiO2-based hybrids with variety of morphologies including nanoparticles, core shells, nanotubes, nanorods, nanofibers, nanocubes, and porous spheres have rapidly and sufficiently progressed over the past years to introduce such constructions eminent candidates for addressing the practical usages of energy and environmental concerns. This Special Issue brights new insights and motivating points for the researchers in the field to make use of economic traditional semiconductors, like titanium dioxide, in constructing the photoactive materials aimed at practical applications, as much as they can.
Keywords
TiO2 photocatalytic hybrids; Synthetic technologies; Environment; Energy
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