Main Topics

Innovative approaches in catalyst preparation for specific performance

- Air and water depollution processes

- Biomass conversion and biorefinery processes

- Petroleum refinery, petrochemistry and natural gas conversion

- Green chemicals and fine chemicals

- Electrocatalytic and photocatalytic processes

- Artificial photosynthesis

Advanced preparations of catalysts and supports

- MOFs, COFs, PMOs, zeolites and ordered mesoporous materials

- Hierarchical materials

- Clays and layered catalysts

- Heterogenized homogeneous catalysts

- Nanotubes, nanofibers and nanoparticles

- Immobilised enzymes

- Hybrid and composite catalysts

- Solid chiral catalysts

- Aerogels, xerogels and foams

- Core shell and egg shell structures

- Thin film and membrane catalysts

Key concepts and tools in catalyst preparation

- Upscaling and downscaling

- Shaping and structuring

- Rejuvenation of spent catalysts

- Eco-friendly catalyst preparation

- Biomimicking and biomorphism

- Surfactant and template assisted preparations

- Mechanochemical preparations

- Flame and combustion synthesis

- Preparations using ultrasound and electromagnetic radiation

- Plasma assisted preparations

- Synthesis in supercritical conditions

- Photo- and electrodeposition

- Atomic layer deposition

- High-throughput and robotic approaches

- In-situ spectroscopies, imaging

- Numerical and theoretical approaches in catalyst preparation

The main topics given are not exclusive, but aim at inspiring contributors.