Heterogeneous catalysis played, plays, and will continue to play a major key role in industrial processes for the large-scale synthesis of commodity chemicals of global importance [ , ] and in catalytic systems that possess a critical role in energy generation [ , , , , , ] and environmental protection approaches [ , , , , ]. As a result of the ongoing progress in materials science, nanotechnology, and characterization methods, great advances have been currently recorded in heterogeneous catalysis by nanomaterials, the so-called “nanocatalysis” [ , , ]. Efficient approaches and advanced methods for the design of nanostructured composite materials (up to atomic level) [ , , , , ], subject to specific nanomorphologies with enhanced metal–metal and metal–support interactions that are favorable for catalysis (that enable fine-tuning of the critical physicochemical properties of the designed catalysts) [ ], provide optimized catalytic systems with outstanding performances in numerous eco-friendly and cost-effective applications. Under this line, great progress has been achieved in many applications of heterogeneous catalysis involving, for example, emissions control catalysis, waste treatment, photocatalytic, biorefinery, CO utilization, and fuel cells applications, as well as hydrocarbon processing for H , added-value chemicals, and liquid fuels production, among several others [ , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ].
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