Designing sites in heterogeneous catalysis: are we reaching selectivities competitive with those of homogeneous catalysts?

F Zaera - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
A critical review of different prominent nanotechnologies adapted to catalysis is provided,
with focus on how they contribute to the improvement of selectivity in heterogeneous …

Single-atom alloy catalysis

RT Hannagan, G Giannakakis… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Single-atom alloys (SAAs) play an increasingly significant role in the field of single-site
catalysis and are typically composed of catalytically active elements atomically dispersed in …

Computational methods in heterogeneous catalysis

BWJ Chen, L Xu, M Mavrikakis - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The unprecedented ability of computations to probe atomic-level details of catalytic systems
holds immense promise for the fundamentals-based bottom-up design of novel …

Theory-guided design of catalytic materials using scaling relationships and reactivity descriptors

ZJ Zhao, S Liu, S Zha, D Cheng, F Studt… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
The active sites of heterogeneous catalysts can be difficult to identify and understand, and,
hence, the introduction of active sites into catalysts to tailor their function is challenging …

Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to fuels: progress and opportunities

J Resasco, AT Bell - Trends in Chemistry, 2020 - cell.com
The electrochemical reduction of CO 2 remains an appealing option for storing renewable
energy in a chemical form. In this review, we assess progress in designing catalysts that …

Understanding activity trends in furfural hydrogenation on transition metal surfaces

S Liu, N Govindarajan, K Chan - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Furfural hydrogenation to furfuryl alcohol is an industrially significant reaction for biomass
valorization. The hydrogenation process has been mainly catalyzed by chromite-based …

On the role of Sn segregation of Pt-Sn catalysts for propane dehydrogenation

J Wang, X Chang, S Chen, G Sun, X Zhou, E Vovk… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Bimetallic nanoparticle catalysts attract extensive attention for relevant catalysis processes
due to their flexible structures, while the structure evolution under specific conditions is …

Moderate Surface Segregation Promotes Selective Ethanol Production in CO2 Hydrogenation Reaction over CoCu Catalysts

S Liu, C Yang, S Zha, D Sharapa, F Studt… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cobalt‐copper (CoCu) catalysts have industrial potential in CO/CO2 hydrogenation
reactions, and CoCu alloy has been elucidated as a major active phase during reactions …

Single‐Atom Alloys Materials for CO2 and CH4 Catalytic Conversion

C He, Y Gong, S Li, J Wu, Z Lu, Q Li, L Wang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The catalytic conversion of greenhouse gases CH4 and CO2 constitutes an effective
approach for alleviating the greenhouse effect and generating valuable chemical products …

Restructuring effects of the chemical environment in metal nanocatalysis and single-atom catalysis

L Piccolo - Catalysis Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Metal-based heterogeneous catalysts mostly consist of supported nanoparticles of a few
nanometers in size, since these objects provide a good compromise between exposed …