The 8^th World Congress on Oxidation Catalysis (http://8wcoc.icsc.pl) took place in Krakow from the 3^rd to the 8^th of September. During 5 intense days multiple sessions and presentations were conducted, with topics on many innovations in selective oxidation, but not limited to, Photo- and electrocatalysis, Oxidation reactions in fine and green chemistry, Reactors: from nano to industrial scale and Novel catalysts: design and testing.

Oral presentation by Pawel Lisowski on: “Preparation and characterization of highly functional biochar-based support for TiO₂ sustainable gaseous selective oxidative esterification of methanol to methyl formate”.

We want to thank the National Science Centre (NCN) in Poland within research project 2015/17/N/ST5/03330. The authors gratefully acknowledge support from COST Action FP1306 for networking and possibilities for meetings and future students exchange.