Themed collection Recent Reviews in EES Catalysis

This perspective outlines degradation pathways of reversible O₂ catalysts. New experimental data on NiCo₂O₄ provide a model framework for understanding activity and stability of oxide catalysts.

There is a non-local energy wave reality that rules our local observable experiences, which is non-observable directly using quantum mechanics based on continuous functions in space-time.

In this paper, we describe the critical limitations towards plasma–catalyst synergy and suggest possible solutions.

In this perspective we analyze copper and copper-based electrocatalysts with high ethylene selectivities from the literature to identify global catalyst formulation trends that allow for making catalysts with improved ethylene performance.

Perovskite materials have garnered significant attention in oxygen electrocatalysis. Here, we summarize strategies for disassembling and reassembling perovskites to enhance their oxygen electrocatalytic performance.

Plasma-driven methane conversion provides a CO_x-free route to H₂, CNTs, and C₂ products. This review emphasizes mechanistic understanding, catalyst design principles, and membrane-integrated plasma reactor concepts for efficient CDM and NOCM.

This review examines the latest progress of carbon-supported Pt-based materials for alkaline hydrogen evolution and concludes with current challenges and potential solutions for advancing Pt-based electrocatalysts for practical hydrogen production.

This review presents a comprehensive overview of interfacial water in electrocatalysis.

This review presents the synthesis, evaluation, and characterization of non-TiO₂-based photoanodes for photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) wastewater treatment, revealing the synthesis–structure–mechanism–activity relationship.

This review highlights emerging low-carbon methods for N₂ activation—biological, electrochemical, plasma, and thermochemical—enabled by advances in catalysis, modeling, and spectroscopy. These innovations support a circular nitrogen economy.

Advances in improving solid-phase hydrogen storage properties of light main group metals and their tetrahydroborates and tetrahydroaluminates for mobile applications are reviewed and discussed.

In this review, the main achievements on carbonylative transformations involve organocopper intermediate have been summarized and discussed.

Besides Cu, various metals have catalytic potential for CO₂/CO electroreduction to C₃₊ products.

The construction and expansion of the coupling catalytic strategy drive continuous advancements in the direct conversion of CO₂ to aromatics.

This paper reviews publications on 5-hydroxymethylfurfural oxidation to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid over heterogenous catalysts and provides guidelines to improve activity. It covers noble and non-noble metal catalysts in aqueous and organic solvents.

This review highlights the key aspects in cell design from electrode to configuration for H₂O₂ electrosynthesis, and the integration of H₂O₂ electrosynthesis in tandem systems for high-value chemical production.

A review highlighting the current progress, challenges, and opportunities in integrated electrochemical CO₂ capture and conversion for the direct reduction of the captured CO₂-adduct.

Introducing a built-in electric field/external stimuli is an efficient strategy to promote the nitrate reduction reaction for ammonia production.