Heterogeneous catalysis plays a pivotal role in chemical industry and refinery production, which employ catalysts in numerous industrial processes. Heterogeneous catalysis is also undergoing a significant transition phase, driven by a combination of pull and push factors. On one hand (pull factors), new objectives have been established in order to meet sustainability criteria, especially due to a new scenario in the chemistry and energy sectors, which will be discussed below. On the other hand (push factors), new tools have been developed to further understand synthesis procedures and catalyst properties. Thus, catalysis is rapidly evolving, as outlined in the recent “Science and Technology Roadmap of Catalysis for Europe”. In this context, the targets of catalysis science and technology must be reassessed to define new research directions and to focus on open problems, particularly in refinery production, which is primarily based on catalysts involved in these industrial processes. By combining theoretical, in situ and operando approaches and by creating new reactor types, among other strategies, we will be able to unlock the potential of new materials and to establish new catalyst synthesis methods. Ultimately, these new guidelines will ensure the balanced development of this dynamic field of research.

New catalytic materials for energy and chemistry in transition

Centi, Gabriele.
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2018-01-01

Abstract

Heterogeneous catalysis plays a pivotal role in chemical industry and refinery production, which employ catalysts in numerous industrial processes. Heterogeneous catalysis is also undergoing a significant transition phase, driven by a combination of pull and push factors. On one hand (pull factors), new objectives have been established in order to meet sustainability criteria, especially due to a new scenario in the chemistry and energy sectors, which will be discussed below. On the other hand (push factors), new tools have been developed to further understand synthesis procedures and catalyst properties. Thus, catalysis is rapidly evolving, as outlined in the recent “Science and Technology Roadmap of Catalysis for Europe”. In this context, the targets of catalysis science and technology must be reassessed to define new research directions and to focus on open problems, particularly in refinery production, which is primarily based on catalysts involved in these industrial processes. By combining theoretical, in situ and operando approaches and by creating new reactor types, among other strategies, we will be able to unlock the potential of new materials and to establish new catalyst synthesis methods. Ultimately, these new guidelines will ensure the balanced development of this dynamic field of research.
2018
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