Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Catalysts

Catalysts are substances that increase the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed or permanently changed in the process. They work by providing an alternative reaction pathway with a lower activation energy, allowing reactions to proceed faster or under milder conditions. Catalysts are central to chemist…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 7 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 21× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2377-2549 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Catalysts are substances that increase the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed or permanently changed in the process. They work by providing an alternative reaction pathway with a lower activation energy, allowing reactions to proceed faster or under milder conditions. Catalysts are central to chemistry and industry, enabling the efficient production of fuels, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and materials, and they include a wide range of types such as metal complexes, solid heterogeneous catalysts, and biological enzymes. Ongoing research continues to develop new catalysts that improve selectivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Research in this subject area addresses the preparation, characterization, and application of catalysts across many chemical processes. Studies have examined polymer-anchored metal complexes for catalytic use, nitrogen-doped graphene materials for the oxygen reduction reaction, base-catalyzed transesterification for biodiesel production, and the role of enzymes as biological catalysts. Together this work spans both synthetic and applied aspects of catalysis. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to catalysts and their role in advancing chemical synthesis and processing in the broader study of new developments in chemistry.

Research published in this journal

7 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 7 articles above have been cited 21 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in New Developments in Chemistry (ISSN 2377-2549).

Journal editorial board
Annarita Del Gatto · Italy Bharat Gurale · United States Palani ELUMALAI · United Kingdom

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