Conspectus Heterogeneous catalysis is the workhorse of the chemical industry, and a
heterogeneous catalyst possesses numerous active sites working together to drive the …

Catalytic oxidation and hydrogenation reactions are fundamental and significant processes
in the modern-day chemical industry, necessary for the manufacture of key chemicals and …

Atomic regulation of metal catalysts has emerged as an intriguing yet challenging strategy to
boost product selectivity. Here, we report a density functional theory‐guided atomic design …

Ag catalysts are promising for the selective hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate (DMO) to
methyl glycolate (MG), where the size of Ag nanoparticles strongly dominates their catalytic …

In this study, the support effects on the Pd-catalyzed semi-hydrogenation of acetylene have
been investigated from the structural and kinetic perspectives. According to the results of …

Semihydrogenations of alkynes and alkadienes to light olefins catalyzed by a
heterogeneous catalyst are widely applied in the chemical industry, but it remains …

Ethylene is an important feedstock for various industrial processes, particularly in the
polymer industry. Unfortunately, during naphtha cracking to produce ethylene, there are …

The acidic properties of the support show remarkable effects on Pd-catalyzed reactions
including the semi-hydrogenation of acetylene. Herein, Al 2 O 3 microrods with distinct …

Pd catalyzed selective hydrogenation of acetylene shows remarkable electronic effects. In
this work, a strategy is proposed to tailor the electronic properties of Pd nanoparticles by …

Catalysts are conventionally designed with a focus on enthalpic effects, manipulating the
Arrhenius activation energy. This approach ignores the possibility of designing materials to …