Metal-Free Catalysts

For the production of materials, the generation and storage of clean energy, as well as numerous other crucial industrial processes, metals and metal oxides are frequently used as catalysts. Metal-based catalysts, on the other hand, are more expensive, less selective, less durable, more prone to gas poisoning, and worse for the environment. As a productive, affordable, and metal-free substitute for platinum for oxygen reduction in fuel cells, a new class of catalyst based on earth-abundant carbon materials was discovered in 2009. Since then, significant advancements have been made, and an expanding number of catalytic processes have shown to benefit from carbon-based, metal-free catalysts. In the fields of polymer and material sciences, novel polymerizations based on alkyne monomers are developing into a potent tool to create polymers with distinctive structures and cutting-edge functions, and in recent decades, scientists have become interested in creating a variety of novel polymerizations. In this context, catalytic systems are crucial for influencing the effectiveness of polymerization and the properties of the resulting polymers.

Committee Members
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Stanislaw Dzwigaj

Stanislaw Dzwigaj

Sorbonne University, France
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Dai Yeun Jeong

Dai Yeun Jeong

Asia Climate Change Education Center, Korea, Republic of
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Enrico Paris

Enrico Paris

CREA-IT & DIAEE, Italy
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Hanna Kierzkowska Pawlak

Hanna Kierzkowska Pawlak

Lodz University of Technology, Poland
CAT 2026 Speakers
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Ling Yin

Ling Yin

Cornell University, United States
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Tsitsishvili Vladimer

Tsitsishvili Vladimer

Petre Melikishvili Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry at the Tbilisi State University, Georgia
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Rafia Ahmad

Rafia Ahmad

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Eun Han Lee

Eun Han Lee

Korea Institute of Energy Research, Korea, Republic of
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Neul Ha

Neul Ha

Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, Republic of
Speaker at Catalysis & Reaction Engineering 2026 - Shailza Sharma

Shailza Sharma

RMIT University, Australia

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