Selective hydrogenation over supported metal catalysts: from nanoparticles to single atoms

L Zhang, M Zhou, A Wang, T Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Selective catalytic hydrogenation has wide applications in both petrochemical and fine
chemical industries, however, it remains challenging when two or multiple functional groups …

Natural polyphenols as versatile platforms for material engineering and surface functionalization

LQ Xu, KG Neoh, ET Kang - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Polyphenols, the ubiquitous secondary metabolites of plants, are an important part of human
diet and are essential for plant functions. They have attracted considerable interest due to …

[HTML][HTML] Biomass valorisation over metal-based solid catalysts from nanoparticles to single atoms

C Mondelli, G Gözaydın, N Yan… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Heterogeneous catalysts are vital to unlock superior efficiency, atom economy, and
environmental friendliness in chemical conversions, with the size and speciation of the …

Solvent tunes the selectivity of hydrogenation reaction over α-MoC catalyst

Y Deng, R Gao, L Lin, T Liu, XD Wen… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Selective activation of chemical bonds in multifunctional oxygenates on solid catalysts is a
crucial challenge for sustainable biomass upgrading. Molybdenum carbides and nitrides …

Ruthenium based with carbon supported catalysts for the catalytic transfer hydrogenation of furfural: a review

M Akram, SUA Bhutto, S Aftab, F Wang, X Xu, M Xia - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to its deterrence of high-pressure fossil-derived H 2 and possible reduction in process
costs, catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) has subsequently risen to prominence as a …

One-pot self-assembly synthesis of Ni-doped ordered mesoporous carbon for quantitative hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol

Y Tang, M Qiu, J Yang, F Shen, X Wang, X Qi - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Ni-Doped ordered mesoporous carbon (Ni@ OMC) was prepared by a one-pot solvent
evaporation-induced self-assembly (EISA) process with sustainable biomass-derived gallic …

Engineering of yolk/core–shell structured nanoreactors for thermal hydrogenations

RP Ye, X Wang, CAH Price, X Liu, Q Yang, M Jaroniec… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Heterogeneous hydrogenation reactions are of great importance for chemical upgrading
and synthesis, but still face the challenges of controlling selectivity and long‐term stability …

Carbon-encapsulated Ni catalysts derived from citrate complexes for highly efficient hydrogenation of furfural to tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol

Y Sheng, F Tian, X Wang, N Jiang, X Zhang, X Chen… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of highly dispersed non-precious metal nanocatalysts is of great
importance for the biomass hydrogenation. In this work, a precursor of Ni-citrate complex …

Nitrogen-doped carbon-stabilized Ru nanoclusters as excellent catalysts for hydrogen production

H Wang, C Xu, Q Chen, M Ming, Y Wang… - ACS Sustainable …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The synthesis of ruthenium nanoclusters (NCs) is crucially important but challenging for
hydrogen production. By taking advantage of confinement effect of nanopores in 3D porous …

Ultrafine Pd on a La Metal–Organic Framework for Selective Hydrogenation of Furfural via a Metal–Support Electronic Effect

X Zhao, Y Wang, Z Zhai, C Zhuang, D Tian… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
It is challenging to synthesize a stable ultrafine Pd catalyst with high selectivity and activity at
low temperatures toward hydrogenation of furfural (FF). We report an approach of applying …