Advanced Catalysis for Renewable Carbon Conversion

The sustainable chemical manufacturing requires transformative advances in catalytic processes that enable the efficient conversion of renewable carbon sources such as carbon dioxide (CO?) and biomass-derived intermediates into fuels, chemicals, and materials. This symposium will bring together academic researchers, industrial scientists, and technology developers to discuss cutting-edge catalytic innovations and the collaborative frameworks needed to accelerate their deployment from laboratory to industry. The session will highlight multi-scale catalytic design strategies from atomic-level tuning of active sites and elucidation of dynamic reaction mechanisms to reactor engineering, process integration, and life-cycle assessment that guide sustainable implementation. Emphasis will be placed on the synergy between experimental discovery and computational insight, showcasing how theory, simulation, and data-driven modeling are accelerating catalyst innovation across scales. Topics will include, but are not limited to: Electrocatalysis, thermocatalysis, photocatalysis and their intersections for CO? reduction and C-C coupling, including mechanistic studies of multi-electron and multi-proton transfer pathways; Heterogeneous and biocatalytic upgrading of biomass feedstocks, with attention to hybrid catalytic systems that merge biological selectivity and inorganic robustness; Computational catalysis, machine learning, and digital design frameworks for predicting active sites, optimizing reaction environments, and guiding experimental synthesis; Design and development of advanced catalyst materials and systems to improve durability, selectivity, and compatibility with renewable energy inputs; To reflect the rapidly evolving frontier of this field, this symposium will emphasize fundamental insights into catalytic reaction mechanisms, novel material architectures such as single-atom and high-entropy catalysts, and in situ/operando characterization coupled with computational modeling for predictive catalyst design. By integrating these emerging scientific advances with process intensification and sustainable engineering principles, the symposium aims to inspire next-generation solutions for circular carbon utilization.

Hanno Erythropel, Ph.D., Yale University

Lars Ratjen

Paul Anastas, Yale University

Peter Licence, The University of Nottingham

Hanno Erythropel, Ph.D., Yale University

Lars Ratjen

Paul Anastas, Yale University

Peter Licence, The University of Nottingham