Tuning/exploiting strong metal-support interaction (SMSI) in heterogeneous catalysis

CJ Pan, MC Tsai, WN Su, J Rick, NG Akalework… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2017 - Elsevier
Interactions between metals and supports are of fundamental interest in heterogeneous
catalysis. The electronic, geometric and bifunctional effects originating from Strong Metal …

Nickel niobate anodes for high rate lithium‐ion batteries

R Xia, K Zhao, LY Kuo, L Zhang… - Advanced energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fast charging is one of the key requirements for next‐generation lithium‐ion batteries,
however, lithium‐ion diffusion rates of typical electrode materials are limited. Nanosizing of …

More than a support: the unique role of Nb 2 O 5 in supported metal catalysts for lignin hydrodeoxygenation

N Ji, J Yin, Y Rong, H Li, Z Yu, Y Lei, S Wang… - Catalysis Science & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Nb2O5-supported metal materials are a vital class of green catalysts with excellent lignin
hydrodeoxygenation activity and reusability in an aqueous catalytic system, in which the …

Fischer–Tropsch synthesis of olefin-rich liquid hydrocarbons from biomass-derived syngas over carbon-encapsulated iron carbide/iron nanoparticles catalyst

Y Lu, Q Yan, J Han, B Cao, J Street, F Yu - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
Olefins are extensively used in the chemical industry as building blocks for manufacturing a
wide range of products such as polymers, drugs, cosmetics, solvents, and detergents …

In situ study of low-temperature dry reforming of methane over La2Ce2O7 and LaNiO3 mixed oxides

AP Ramon, X Li, AH Clark, OV Safonova… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dry reforming of methane (DRM) is a promising process to generate synthetic gas with a low
H 2/CO ratio. The main issues in DRM are the deposition of carbon over the catalyst and …

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis nanostructured catalysts: understanding structural characteristics and catalytic reaction

P Zhai, G Sun, Q Zhu, D Ma - Nanotechnology Reviews, 2013 - degruyter.com
One key goal of heterogeneous catalysis study is to understand the correlation between the
catalyst structure and its corresponding catalytic activity. In this review, we focus on recent …

Substituting chromium in iron-based catalysts for the high-temperature water–gas shift reaction

MI Ariëns, LGA Van de Water, AI Dugulan, E Bruck… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A set of doped iron oxides (chromium, aluminum, gallium, indium, manganese, zinc,
niobium) were prepared by a one-step coprecipitation/calcination approach evaluated for …

Recent advances in the application of Mössbauer spectroscopy in heterogeneous catalysis

K Liu, AI Rykov, J Wang, T Zhang - Advances in catalysis, 2015 - Elsevier
Mößbauer spectroscopy is a high-resolution spectroscopic technique suitable for
investigating solid catalysts that contain nuclei which exhibit the Mößbauer effect. As integral …

Heterobimetallic Complexes Comprised of Nb and Fe: Isolation of a Coordinatively Unsaturated NbIII/Fe0 Bimetallic Complex Featuring a NbFe Triple Bond

G Culcu, DA Iovan, JP Krogman… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Heterometallic multiple bonds between niobium and other transition metals have not been
reported to date, likely owing to the highly reactive nature of low-valent niobium centers …

Effect of niobia and alumina as support for Pt catalysts in the hydrogenolysis of glycerol

R Rodrigues, N Isoda, M Gonçalves… - Chemical engineering …, 2012 - Elsevier
Catalysts of Pt/x% Nb2O5/Al2O3 (where x= 0, 1, 5, 10, 20 or 100)+ Amberlyst 15 were
evaluated through the reaction of glycerol hydrogenolysis in a batch system at 413K and …