Abstract: This special issue of Topics in Catalysis contains 16 articles based on the oral presentations of the XII European Congress on Catalysis, held in Kazan (Russia) from 30 August to 4 September, 2015. The organizing committee chose “Catalysis: Balancing the Use of Fossil and Renewable Resources” as the main subject for the Congress. The “EuropaCat” Congress is traditionally held under the aegis of European Federation of Catalytic Associations (EFCATS) every 2 years in different European countries and has become the top scientific event in Europe in the field of catalysis. The challenging subject of XII European forum on catalysis attracted the keen interest and gathered 837 participants from 44 countries in Kazan. The biggest delegations arrived from Russia (396), Germany (69), Italy (41), Spain (34), China (31), France (31), Belgium, Great Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea (13–16), USA (11), Kazakhstan (10); EFCATS was presented by 37 delegates. The plenary lectures were given by the famous European scientists: Professor Robert Schlögl (Germany), Professor Magnus Skoglund (Sweden), Professor Giuseppe Belussi (Italy), Professor Hans Freund (Germany), and Professor Graham Hutchings (Great Britain). EFCATS President Professor Johannes Lercher presented the memorial François Gault Lecture; Professor Valentin Parmon, President of the Russian Catalysis Society, welcomed the Congress participants. The Congress was focused on the following main topics: 1. New catalytic materials and processing for secure use of basic material; 2. Preparation and catalysts characterization; 3. Energy efficient catalysis; 4. Catalysis for chemical substances synthesis; 5. Catalysis and environmental protection. The XI International Symposium “Selective Oxidation is the Key to New Recourses Valorization” and the International Workshop “Education in the Field of Catalysis” organized within the framework of the Congress attracted a substantial audience of young scientists. The Congress sponsors exhibition took place during the Congress bringing together 22 Russian and some foreign companies. In his closing statement EFCATS President Professor Johannes Lercher emphasized the high scientific level of the EuropaCat Congress, held in Russia for the first time. The participants of the “Catalysis and Environmental Protection” session were invited to submit the manuscripts based on their presentations. Having been rigorously reviewed, the manuscripts have constituted this issue reflecting the state of the art in the Environmental Catalysis field. The following most important topics of this broad field of heterogeneous catalysis have been considered in this issue: Catalyst characterization and identification of active sites; NOx abatement by different methods; Catalytic removal of CO, CH4, and VOC; Diesel particulate filters; Deactivation and regeneration of environmental catalysts. We appreciate the opportunity to publish the Proceedings of the XII European Congress on Catalysis provided by the Editors of Topics in Catalysis. We would also like to thank all authors and referees who contributed to the publication of this special issue.

Cite: Stakheev A.Y. , Kaichev V.V. , Bukhtiyarov V.I.
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Topics in Catalysis. 2017. V.60. N1-2. P.1-1. DOI: 10.1007/s11244-016-0728-2 WOS Scopus РИНЦ AN OpenAlex

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Published online:	Sep 29, 2016
Published print:	Feb 1, 2017

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Web of science:	WOS:000395015100001
Scopus:	2-s2.0-85013964533
Elibrary:	29481464
Chemical Abstracts:	2016:1595617
OpenAlex:	W4230384629

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