
The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Catalysis Sciences
Part of the International Electronic Conference on Catalysis Sciences series
23–25 April 2025
Enzyme, Catalytic Reactions, Catalytic Processes, Catalytic Mechanisms, Green and Sustainable, Homogeneous Catalysis, Heterogeneous Catalysis
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- Book of Abstracts
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ECCS2025 is about to START!
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Book of Abstracts: https://sciforum.net/event/ECCS2025?section=#abstractbook.
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Welcome from the Chairs
A. Catalytic Materials;
We are confident that these sessions will provide an excellent opportunity to engage with distinguished experts, gain new insights, and establish valuable connections that will drive future research and innovation in the field of catalysis. We look forward to your active participation and contributions, which will undoubtedly enrich the scientific discourse and propel the field forward.
Prof. Dr. Evangelos Topakas
School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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Program Overview
23 April - Morning | 24 April - Morning | 25 April - Morning |
Session A. Catalytic Materials |
Session F. Biomass Catalysis & Session D. Electrocatalysis |
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23 April - Afternoon | 24 April - Afternoon | 25 April - Afternoon |
Session C. Photocatalysis |
Session B. Environmental Catalysis & Session G. Industrial Catalysis |
Session E. Biocatalysis & |
ECCS 2025 Program (DAY 1)
A. Catalytic Materials
Date: 23 April 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
09:00-09:10 | Prof. Dr. Evangelos Topakas & Prof. Dr. Keith Hohn Conference Chairs |
Welcome from the Conference Chairs |
09:10-09:20 | Prof. Dr. Narendra Kumar Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
09:20-09:40 |
Prof. Dr. Narendra Kumar |
Metal Modified Extrudate Shaped Catalytic Materials for Production of Fuel Components |
09:40-10:10 |
Prof. Dr. Sónia Carabineiro |
Metal Oxide-Based Catalysis for the Removal of Air Pollutants |
10:10-10:25 | Pradeep R. Varadwaj Selected Oral Presenter |
Ammonia Synthesis and the Role of Promoters in Designing Efficient Transition Metal Catalysts |
10:25-10:40 |
Monica Pavel |
Tailoring the structural and electronic properties of RbLaTa2O7 double-layered perovskite by the rapid molten-flux synthesis route |
10:40-10:55 | Luca Calantropo Selected Oral Presenter |
Synthesis of new LDH-derived composites with enhanced photo-thermal properties exploited in photo-thermocatalytic processes for CO2 conversion |
10:55-11:10 | Jȩdrzej Piątek Selected Oral Presenter |
Catalytic hydrogen production from boranes on metal-based catalysts |
11:10-11:25 | Elena Spennati Selected Oral Presenter |
Promotion of Ni/alumina catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation |
11:25-11:40 | Ruben Mas-Ballesté Selected Oral Presenter |
Quinoline-based porous organic polymers with divergent photocatalytic properties |
11:40-11:55 | Oluchukwu Virginia Igboenyesi Selected Oral Presenter |
Single-Step Oxidation of Methane to Methanol over Superhydrophobic Modified NiO-Ce/Al2O3 Catalyst |
11:55-12:10 |
Richard C. Holz |
Degradation of Chlorothalonil by Catalytic Biomaterials |
12:10-14:00 |
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C. Photocatalysis
Date: 23 April 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
14:00-14:10 | Prof. Dr. Jingrun Ran & Prof. Dr. Ioannis Konstantinou Session Chairs |
Welcome from the Session Chairs |
14:10-14:30 |
Haibo Ge |
Remote Functionalization via Transition Metal Catalysis |
14:30-14:45 |
Monir Uzzaman |
Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen production under Visible Light using Ammonia-Treated Graphene Oxide/ZnIn₂S₄ |
14:45-15:00 | Shoaib Mukhtar Selected Oral Presenter |
Synthesis of metal sulfide/g-C3N4 nanocomposite for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants under visible light |
15:00-15:15 |
Christos Lykos |
Thermally exfoliated urea-derived g-C3N4/Ti3C2TX MXene 2D/2D Schottky junctions as photocatalysts for the removal of pharmaceutical pollutants in aquatic matrices |
15:15-15:30 | Salah Eddine Stiriba Selected Oral Presenter |
Merging decatungstate photocatalysis and a copper-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition reaction for the sustainable formation of 1,2,3-triazoles in water |
15:30-15:45 | Mst. Farhana Afrin Selected Oral Presenter |
Enhanced Photocatalytic Cr(VI) Reduction in Aqueous Solution with Black TiO2 Under Visible Light Irradiation |
15:45-16:00 | Gregor Žerjav Selected Oral Presenter |
Influence of Pt loading on the Schottky barrier height and the photothermal activity of TiO2/Pt catalysts |
16:00-16:15 | Maria Teresa Armeli Iapichino Selected Oral Presenter |
Sustainable carbon-based photocatalysts for solar H2 production by photoreforming of plastic materials |
16:15-16:30 | Yuri Okuno Selected Oral Presenter |
Photocatalytic methane production from acetic acid solution with S-doped g-C3N4 under visible light irradiation |
ECCS 2025 Program (DAY 2)
Session F. Biomass Catalysis
Session D. Electrocatalysis
Date: 24 April 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
09:00-09:10 | Prof. Dr. Francesco Mauriello Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair (Session F) |
09:10-09:40 | Dr. Sergio Nogales Delgado Keynote Speaker |
Catalytic conversion of biogas in a biorefinery context: prospectives and challenges |
09:40-09:55 |
Dominique Agustin |
Grafted polyoxometalates as recoverable catalysts for biomass valorisation |
09:55-10:10 |
Haliru Abdullahi |
Effects of Precipitation Variables on Phenolic Hydroxyl Group Content of Lignin Recovered from Black Liquor |
10:10-10:25 | Marco Chiocchini Selected Oral Presenter |
Hydrothermal carbonization as a pre-treatment to selectively remove ashes from bamboo |
10:25-10:40 |
Meghana H K |
Strategic Design of Copper Nanoparticles on Modified Clay as Catalyst for Efficient Domino Synthesis of γ-Valerolactone from Furfural via Transfer Hydrogenation |
10:40-10:50 | Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Baglio & Prof. Dr. Donald Tryk Session Chairs |
Welcome from the Session Chairs (Session D) |
10:50-11:20 | Dr. Sambhaji S. Shinde Keynote Speaker |
Design strategies practical Zn-air batteries using advanced electrocatalysts |
11:20-11:35 | Antonella Castro Selected Oral Presenter |
Development and Characterization of a Bismuth-based MOF Electrode for the Electrophoto-catalytic Degradation of Rhodamine |
11:35-11:50 | Elmira Hadian Rasanani Selected Oral Presenter |
CuCo2O4 as Catalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis |
11:50-12:05 | Donald Tryk Selected Oral Presenter |
Theoretical insights into how to inhibit an undesirable reaction while catalyzing a desirable reaction: hydrogen peroxide production during the hydrogen oxidation reaction in a proton-exchange membrane fuel cell |
12:05-12:20 |
Sergey A. Grigoriev |
Electrocatalytic layers for medium-temperature polymer membrane water electrolysis |
12:20-12:35 |
Diana Fernandes |
Juniperus brevifolia as a potential biomass source for the construction of efficient oxygen (electro)catalysts |
12:35-12:50 |
Diego Ramón Lobato-Peralta |
NiFe-LDH and Manganese-Based Catalysts for Advanced Metal–Air Battery Applications |
12:50-13:10 |
Dr. Dominic R. Alfonso |
Optimization of Ag electrocatalyst performance for CO2 to CO conversion: Pairing Atomistic Simulations with Experiments |
13:10-14:00 |
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Session B. Environmental Catalysis
Session G. Industrial Catalysis
Date: 24 April 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
14:00-14:10 | Prof. Dr. Jean-François Lamonier & Prof. Dr. Albin Pintar Session Chairs |
Welcome from the Session Chairs (Session B) |
14:10-14:40 | Prof. Dr. Satu Ojala Keynote Speaker |
Alternative catalyst raw materials and environmental applications |
14:40-14:55 |
Giusy Dativo |
Photothermocatalytic valorization of CO2 using natural and artificial modified phyllosilicates |
14:55-15:10 |
Chaitra N. Mallannavar |
Enhancing activity of HAP catalyst by hydrothermal in situ Zn incorporation for transformation of CO2 to produce cyclic urea from diamine |
15:10-15:25 | Melissandre Richard Selected Oral Presenter |
Impact of Periodic Rich/Lean Switching and Metal Zone-Coating on Three-Way Catalyst Performance |
15:25-15:40 |
Eleonora La Greca |
Hydrogen from Methane: new ground with Chemical Looping Technology |
15:40-15:55 | Bishal Hamal Selected Oral Presenter |
Facile synthesis of Aluminum-doped Bi2WO6 and enhanced remediation of aqueous Methylene Blue and Rhodamine B |
15:55-16:10 | Ana Júlia Briganti Bezerra Selected Oral Presenter |
Oxidative denitrogenation of quinoline using cobalt ferrite catalysts |
16:10-16:25 | Souha Denguezli Selected Oral Presenter |
The recycling of polyethylene by means of catalytic pyrolysis: The Effect of contaminants on the products from the catalytic pyrolysis of polyethylene |
16:25-16:35 |
Prof. Dr. Guido Busca |
Welcome from the Session Chairs (Session G) |
16:35-17:05 | Dr. Gerhard Mestl Keynote Speaker |
Clariant's catalyst for Linde‘s EDHOX process: much more than developing a simple recipe |
17:05-17:25 |
Professor Gabriella Garbarino |
Carbon as catalysts support: current opportunities and challenges |
17:25-17:40 |
Chamssane Issouffou |
Structural Insights and Bioactive Potential of Coconut Shell Lignin from acid-assisted Organosolv process |
17:40-17:55 |
Kriti Mehta |
Organocatalysis originating from 1,1-Diaminoazines |
ECCS 2025 Program (DAY 3)
Session E. Biocatalysis
Session H. Computational Catalysis
Date: 25 April 2025 (Friday)
Time: 13:00 (CEST, Basel) | 07:00 (EDT, New York) | 19:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
13:00-13:10 | Prof. Dr. Frank Hollmann Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
13:10-13:40 | Dr. Juan M. Bolivar Keynote Speaker |
Biocatalytic reaction intensification in bioprocessing: from waste valorization to platform chemicals. |
13:40-14:00 |
Professor Cong Zhiqi |
Engineering water tunnel to generate an efficient P450 peroxygenase biocatalyst |
14:00-14:15 |
Omar Boualam |
Oxidation of Malachite Green by Illite Impregnated with Iron/Indium |
14:15-14:30 | Leticia Lafuente Selected Oral Presenter |
Use of DERA in Development of Novel N-heterocycle-based Statin Precursors |
14:30-14:40 |
Dr. Dominic R. Alfonso |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
14:40-15:10 | Prof. Dr. Haoxiang Xu Keynote Speaker |
Structural descriptor for rational design of transition metal catalysts |
15:10-15:40 | Prof. Dr. Gregori Ujaque Perez Keynote Speaker |
Binding and Reactivity in the Pockets of Supramolecular Structures |
15:40-15:55 | Poater Albert Selected Oral Presenter |
From Predictive Chemistry to Machine Learning in Applied Chemistry |
15:55-16:10 | Basil Raju Selected Oral Presenter |
A Novel Approach for First-principles Calculations of Charged Adsorbates in Periodic Metallic Systems |
16:10-16:25 | Pradeep R. Varadwaj Selected Oral Presenter |
Dinitrogen Activation by Transition Metal Catalysts: Paving the Way for Future Energy and Sustainability |
16:25-16:40 | Manh Tien Nguyen Selected Oral Presenter |
Theoretical study of CO2 capture mechanisms of SrO and Sr(OH)2×nH2O (n=0,1,8) |
Book of Abstracts
The online version of the ECCS 2025 book of abstracts including program and all abstracts is available to browse and download!
Event Chairs

School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Dr. Topakas holds a distinguished degree in Chemistry from Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece, and earned his Ph.D. in Industrial Biotechnology from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in 2004. His academic journey includes impactful roles such as a Research Associate at the Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, and the Biotechnology Laboratory at NTUA. In 2010, he served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Chalmers University, followed by his appointment as a Lecturer in January 2012 and subsequent promotions to Assistant Professor in November 2014 and Associate Professor in July 2019. As of December 2023, he holds the prestigious position of Professor in Industrial Biotechnology at the School of Chemical Engineering, Department of Synthesis and Development of Industrial Processes, NTUA. Since March 2015, Dr. Topakas has concurrently served as a Visiting Associate Professor in the Chemical Engineering Division of the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Natural Resources Engineering at Lulea University of Technology, Sweden. This dual role has expanded his collaborative efforts and enriched his experiences in Northern Europe.

Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
Dr. Keith Hohn is the Editor-in-Chief of Catalysts, an open access journal published by MDPI, and Associate Dean for Academic and Administrative Affairs and Professor in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering at Kansas State University. He received his PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1999. He then joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at Kansas State University, where he worked for 20 years before moving to Miami University in 2019 as Department Chair and Professor in the Department of Chemical, Paper, and Biomedical Engineering. He returned to Kansas State University in 2024. Dr. Hohn’s research interests are in heterogeneous catalysis, with an emphasis on energy applications. In particular, he has researched the conversion of hydrocarbons and alcohols to hydrogen and catalytic processes for converting biomass to fuels and chemicals.
Session Chairs

Prof. Dr. Guido Busca
Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Genova, Genova, Italy

Prof. Dr. Jean-François Lamonier
Faculty of Science and Technology, Université de Lille, Lille, France

Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Baglio
CNR-ITAE Institute for Advanced Energy Technologies “N. Giordano”, Messina, Italy

Prof. Dr. José R. B. Gomes
Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Santiago University Campus, Aveiro, Portugal

Dr. Dominic R. Alfonso
Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, USA

Prof. Dr. Albin Pintar
Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Technology, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Prof. Dr. Donald Tryk
Fuel Cell Nanomaterials Center, University of Yamanashi, Japan

Prof. Dr. Narendra Kumar
Faculty of Science and Engineering, Industrial Chemistry and Reaction Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland

Prof. Dr. Jingrun Ran
School of Chemical Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

Prof. Dr. Ioannis Konstantinou
Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece

Prof. Dr. Frank Hollmann
Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

Prof. Dr. Francesco Mauriello
Università degli Studi di Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Event Committee

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Department of Environment and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”, Moscow, Russia

Faculty of Science and Engineering, Industrial Chemistry and Reaction Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Turku/Åbo, Finland

Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials, Environment of Sapienza - University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China

Organic Chemistry, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Polytechnique Institute of Bragança, Bragança, Portugal

Faculty of Physics, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Department of Applied Physics, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain

Department of Chemistry Provost, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, USA

Department of Chemistry, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain

Istituto Di Tecnologie Avanzate Per L'energia, Messina, Italy

Institute of Electronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnology (IEMN) UMR CNRS-8520, University of Lille, Lille, France

Department of Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy

Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, United States

Department of Physics, Hamline University, Saint Paul, United States

Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fujian, China

Energy Technology and Renewable Sources Department (TERIN)—ENEA—Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Portici, Italy

Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, University of Technology, Budapest, Hungary

Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics, Institute of Integrative and Systems Biology, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada

Particles and Catalysis Research Group, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Laboratory of General and Agricultural Microbiology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Structural Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Keynote Speakers

Institute of Technical Chemistry Leibniz Universität, Hannover, Germany

Department of Chemical Engineering, School of chemical Sciences,Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, Republic of Korea

Clariant AG, Bruckmühl, Germany

Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

Department of Chemistry, NOVA University Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
Invited Speakers

Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Qingdao, China

Department of Chemical Engineering and Physical Chemistry, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain

Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, USA

Department of Civil Enginnering, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

Department of Chemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
Registration
The registration for ECCS 2025 will be free of charge! The registration includes attendance to all conference sessions.
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Please note that the submission and registration are two separate parts. Only scholars who registered can receive a link to access the conference live streaming. The deadline for registration is 20 April 2025.
Instructions for Authors
ECCS 2025 will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.
Important Deadlines
- Deadline for abstract submission: 16 December 2024 20 January 2025.
- Announcement of oral and poster abstract results: 17 January 2025 17 February 2025. the Abstract Acceptance Notification will be postponed until 27 February 2025.
You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral/poster presentation in a separate email.
Certificates of Participation are available in your logged-in area of Sciforum.net, under “My Certificates” after the conference.
1. The abstract structure should include the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions sections of about 200–300 words in length.
2. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
3. You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
Detailed Requirements:
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2. Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.
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The slot for the oral presentation is 15 mins. We advise that your presentation lasts for a maximum of 12 mins, leaving at least 3 mins for the Q&A session. Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software, to be displayed online along with the abstract. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly on the website using the proprietary slide viewer at Sciforum.net. Slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results are presented. Slides should be converted to PDF format prior to submission so that they can be converted for online display.
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You can use our free template to create your poster. The poster template can be downloaded HERE.
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Publication Opportunities
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to the conference's Special Issue "Catalysis for the Future", published in Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344, Impact Factor 3.8), with a 10% discount on the publication fee. Please note that no other discounts are applicable. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.
All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference report of the 3rd international electronic conference on catalysis sciences in journal Chemistry Proceedings (ISSN: 2673-4583); if you wish to publish an extended proceeding paper (4-8 pages), please submit it to the same journal after the conference. There will be no additional fees.
Proceedings submission deadline: 6 June 2025.
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
Title
Full author names
Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
Methods
Results and Discussion
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References.
ECCS 2025 Proceeding Paper Template
Event Awards
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 6
The Best Poster Awards are given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference.
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A. Catalytic Materials
Exploring the synthesis, characterization, and application of novel catalytic materials. Discussions will cover advancements in catalyst design, including nanomaterials and porous structures, and their roles in enhancing catalytic performance.
Session Chair
Prof. Dr. Narendra Kumar, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Industrial Chemistry and Reaction Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
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B. Environmental Catalysis
Focusing on catalytic processes aimed at addressing environmental challenges. Topics will include the development of catalysts for pollution control, water treatment, and sustainable chemical processes that minimize environmental impact.
Session Chairs
Prof. Dr. Jean-François Lamonier, Faculty of Science and Technology, Université de Lille, Lille, France
Prof. Dr. Albin Pintar, Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Technology, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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C. Photocatalysis
Exploring mechanisms and applications of photocatalysts. This session will cover light-driven catalytic reactions, advancements in semiconductor photocatalysts, and their applications in energy conversion and environmental remediation.
Session Chairs
Prof. Dr. Jingrun Ran, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Prof. Dr. Ioannis Konstantinou, Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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D. Electrocatalysis
Examining the role of catalysts in electrochemical reactions. Key areas of discussion will include fuel cells, electrolyzers, and batteries, with a focus on improving efficiency and developing new materials for electrocatalytic applications.
Session Chairs
Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Baglio, CNR-ITAE Institute for Advanced Energy Technologies “N. Giordano”, Messina, Italy
Prof. Dr. Donald Tryk, Fuel Cell Nanomaterials Center, University of Yamanashi, Japan
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E. Biocatalysis
Exploring the use of natural catalysts, such as enzymes and microorganisms, in chemical processes. Sessions will address advancements in enzyme engineering, applications in synthetic biology, and the integration of biocatalysis into industrial processes.
Session Chair
Prof. Dr. Frank Hollmann, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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F. Biomass Catalysis
Discussing the catalytic conversion of biomass into valuable chemicals and fuels. Topics will include the development of catalysts for bio-refining, the valorization of bio-based feedstocks, and the role of catalysis in sustainable energy production.
Session Chair
Prof. Dr. Francesco Mauriello, Università degli Studi di Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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G. Industrial Catalysis
Focusing on the application of catalysis in industrial processes. This session will highlight advancements in catalyst design for large-scale chemical production, process optimization, and the development of more sustainable industrial practices.
Session Chair
Prof. Dr. Guido Busca, Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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H. Computational Catalysis
Exploring the use of computational methods to understand and predict catalytic behavior. Discussions will include modeling and simulation techniques, data-driven approaches, and the integration of computational tools in catalyst design and optimization.
Session Chairs
Prof. Dr. José R. B. Gomes, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Santiago University Campus, Aveiro, Portugal
Prof. Dr. Dominic R. Alfonso, Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, USA
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