Green Synthesis of Nanostructure CeO2 Using Tea Extract: Characterization and Adsorption of Dye from Aqueous Phase by Chengshun Liu, Xiyao Liu, Yilin Wu, Zhuotong Chen, Zhuanrong Wu, Shumao Wang, Hua Han, Zhenbang Xie, Yixuan Wang, Tzu-Hsing Ko

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Catalytic Transformation of Tall Oil into Biocomponent of Diesel Fuel by Jozef Mikulec, Andrea Kleinová, Ján Cvengroš, L'udmila Joríková, Marek Banič

“…Crude tall oil can be converted to diesel oil component via simultaneous refining with straight-run atmospheric gas oil on NiMo/Al2O3 and NiW/Al2O3-zeolite catalysts. All tested catalysts had very good hydrodenitrogenation activity and high liquid yield were at tested conditions.…”
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Cherry tree gum-derived silver/microporous carbon: Reduction of nitroaromatic compounds by microwave-assisted reaction by Hossein Ghafuri, Fariba Gholipour, Peyman Hanifehnejad, Fatemeh Bijari

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RETRACTED ARTICLE: A novel, bioactive and antibacterial scaffold based on functionalized graphene oxide with lignin, silk fibroin and ZnO nanoparticles by Reza Eivazzadeh-Keihan, Ensiye Zare-Bakheir, Hooman Aghamirza Moghim Aliabadi, Mostafa Ghafori Gorab, Hossein Ghafuri, Ali Maleki, Hamid Madanchi, Mohammad Mahdavi

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Catalytic Cascade Dehydration-Etherification of Fructose into 5-Ethoxymethylfurfural with SO3H-Functionalized Polymers by Hu Li, Qiuyun Zhang, Song Yang

“…A series of SO3H-functionalized polymers were prepared and employed as heterogeneous catalysts for one-pot transformation of fructose into 5-ethoxymethylfurfural (EMF) that is considered to be one of potential liquid biofuels. …”
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Effect of the Mg/Al Ratio on Activated Sol-Gel Hydrotalcites for Photocatalytic Degradation of 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol by Esthela Ramos-Ramírez, Norma L. Gutiérrez-Ortega, Francisco Tzompantzi-Morales, Gloria A. Del Ángel, Claudia Martínez-Gómez, Elizabeth Pabón-Gelves

“…The catalysts are of mesoporous materials and exhibiting large surface areas. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Novel magnetic organic–inorganic hybrids based on aromatic polyamides and ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles with biological activity by Reza Eivazzadeh-Keihan, Mostafa Ghafori Gorab, Hooman Aghamirza Moghim Aliabadi, Mohammad mahdavi, Ali Reza Akbarzadeh, Ali Maleki, Hossein Ghafuri

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Photocatalytic degradation of antibiotic enrofloxacin under solar light using ZnO and Bi2MoO6 materials by Wei Qinzheng, Lam Sze-Mun, Li Haixiang, Sin Jin-Chung

“…Enrofloxacin (ENR) as one of the most commonly used veterinary antibiotic in the aquaculture industry has led to serious water pollution due to its extensive use. In this study, ZnO catalysts were synthesized using a facile precipitation method, while the Bi2MoO6 catalysts were prepared via a solvothermal method. …”
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A new generation of ecocatalysts$^{\text{®}}$—from Invasive Alien Species to sustainable and biosourced glyceryl fatty esters by Lasbleiz, Arthur, Pelissier, Franck, Renault, Jean-Hugues, Grison, Claire M., Legrand, Yves-Marie, Grison, Claude

“…These catalysts were characterized by microwave plasma atomic emission spectrometry (MP-AES) and X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), which revealed basic properties. …”
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Impact of Promoters on the Catalytic Performance of Nanostructured Nickel/Carbon Matrix for the Decomposition of Methane by Adeel Ahmad, Iqra Reyaz Hamdani, Abdul Rasheed Pillantakath, Ahmed Al Shoaibi, Srinivasakannan Chandrasekar, Mohammad Mozahar Hossain

“…It is of paramount importance to develop efficient catalysts for methane decomposition that withstands high operating temperatures, as the reaction is endothermic equilibrium in nature. …”
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Effects of nitrogen vacancy sites of oxynitride support on the catalytic activity for ammonia decomposition by Kazuki Miyashita, Kiya Ogasawara, Masayoshi Miyazaki, Hitoshi Abe, Yasuhiro Niwa, Hideki Kato, Hideo Hosono, Masaaki Kitano

“…Here, we focused on perovskite oxynitrides as air-stable and efficient supports for ammonia decomposition catalysts. Ni-loaded oxynitrides exhibited 2.5–18 times greater catalytic activity than did the corresponding oxide-supported Ni catalysts, even without noticeable differences in the Ni particle size and surface area of the supports. …”
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Advancement of Pt and Pd-based catalysis for green, sustainable energy and bio-medical applications by Nithyadharseni Palaniyandy, Sekhosana Kutloano, Lakshmi Devaraj, Xolile Fuku, Sathish Sundar Dhilip Kumar

“…Similarly, their role as co-catalysts in photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction is discussed for improved efficiency and selectivity. …”
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Engineering triple O-Ti-O vacancy associates for efficient water-activation catalysis by Feng Bi, Qingjie Meng, Yili Zhang, Hao Chen, Boqiong Jiang, Hanfeng Lu, Qinghua Liu, Hongjun Zhang, Zhongbiao Wu, Xiaole Weng

“…Abstract Defect engineering can create various vacancy configurations in catalysts by finely tuning the local electronic and geometric structures of the active sites. …”
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Highly selective deethylation of rhodamine B: Adsorption and photooxidation pathways of the dye on the TiO2/SiO2 composite photocatalyst by Feng Chen, Jincai Zhao, Hisao Hidaka

“…It is confirmed that visible light-induced photocatalytic degradation of dye proceeds on the surface of catalysts rather than in the bulk solution and active oxygen species preferentially attack the molecular portion that connects directly to the surface of catalysts. …”
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Synthesis of acrylonitrile functionalized hydroxymethylfurfural derivatives with Mg(OH)$_{{2}}$ under solvent-free conditions by Mancipe, Sonia, Coca, Valentina, Castillo, Juan-Carlos, Rojas, Hugo, Brijaldo, María Helena, Castañeda, Claudia, Martínez, José Jobanny, Romanelli, Gustavo Pablo

“…Specifically, we evaluated the Knoevenagel reaction between HMF and malononitrile as a test reaction under solvent-free conditions. The fresh and used catalysts were evaluated using various techniques. …”
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Ultrasound Promoted Synthesis of 3-Carboxycoumarins in Aqueous Media by Jian-Long Du, Li-Jun Li, Da-Hai Zhang

“…An efficient and green procedure has been developed for synthesis of 3-carboxycoumarins, the reaction can be carried out in water under ultrasound irradiation, avoiding addition of catalyst…”
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Hydrogen production by methane decomposition over Ni-doped activated carbons: effect of the activation method by Mahmoudi, Marwa, Dufour, Anthony, Bettahar, Mohammed El-Miloud, Medjahdi, Ghouti, Ouederni, Abdelmottaleb, Gadiou, Roger

“…The catalysts showed good initial activities that increased with temperature and nickel load, reactivity decreased with time. …”
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Engineering p‐Orbital States via Molecular Modules in All‐Organic Electrocatalysts toward Direct Water Oxidation by Li‐Hong Yu, Xue‐Feng Zhang, Zi‐Ming Ye, Hong‐Gang Du, Li‐Dong Wang, Ping‐Ping Xu, Yuhai Dou, Li‐Ming Cao, Chun‐Ting He

“…Abstract Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is an indispensable anode reaction for sustainable hydrogen production from water electrolysis, yet overreliance on metal‐based catalysts featured with vibrant d‐electrons. It still has notable gap between metal‐free and metal‐based electrocatalysts, due to lacking accurate and efficient p‐band regulation methods on non‐metal atoms. …”
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Comprehensive Chlorine Suppression: Advances in Materials and System Technologies for Direct Seawater Electrolysis by Cenkai Zhao, Zheyuan Ding, Kunye Zhang, Ziting Du, Haiqiu Fang, Ling Chen, Hao Jiang, Min Wang, Mingbo Wu

“…Highlights Rational design of chlorine-suppressing catalysts based on mechanistic insights. Overview of recent advances in cutting-edge seawater electrolysis systems. …”
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Performance Study of CuO/Cu4O3@C Composites in Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 by ZHANG Jinnan, GUO Tianyu, QI Yu, WANG Hongtao

“…[Conclusions] This study provides a feasible strategy for the synthesis of cost-effective catalysts with high electrochemical performance.…”
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