31P NMR Chemical Shifts of Phosphorus Probes as Reliable and Practical Acidity Scales for Solid and Liquid Catalysts

A Zheng, SB Liu, F Deng - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Acid–base catalytic reaction, either in heterogeneous or homogeneous systems, is one of
the most important chemical reactions that has provoked a wide variety of industrial catalytic …

A review on the synthesis and applications of sustainable copper-based nanomaterials

AD Kute, RP Gaikwad, IR Warkad, MB Gawande - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, scientists have focused significant attention on the effective and potential
design of nanomaterial catalysts for advanced applications as well as sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and structural properties of niobium pentoxide powders: a comparative study of the growth process

AM Raba, J Bautista-Ruíz, MR Joya - Materials Research, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Powders Nb2 O5 were prepared by two different synthesis method, Sol-Gel and polymeric
precursors (Pechini). In the Pechini method before adding the citric acid in the process, four …

Optical super-resolution imaging of surface reactions

T Chen, B Dong, K Chen, F Zhao, X Cheng… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Optical super-resolution imaging has gained momentum in investigations of heterogeneous
and homogeneous chemical reactions at the single-molecule level. Thanks to its exceptional …

Acidic surface niobium pentoxide is catalytic active for CO2 photoreduction

GTST da Silva, AE Nogueira, JA Oliveira… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, we report for the first time the significant photocatalytic activity of Nb-based
materials for CO 2 reduction. Nb 2 O 5 catalysts were prepared through a modified peroxide …

[HTML][HTML] Thermochemical activation of CO2 into syngas over ceria-supported niobium oxide catalyst: An integrated experimental-DFT study

K Razmgar, T Shittu, I Oluwoye, A Khaleel… - Journal of CO2 …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermochemical splitting of a mixture of CO 2 and water into syngas (and methane) remains
a viable approach toward an industrial-scale treatment of CO 2 emission. However, most …

Heterogeneous photocatalytic click chemistry

B Wang, J Durantini, J Nie, AE Lanterna… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Copper-doped semiconductors are designed to photoassist the alkyne–azide cycloaddition
catalysis by Cu (I). Upon irradiation, injection of electrons from the semiconductor into …

Design of nickel supported on water-tolerant Nb2O5 catalysts for the hydrotreating of lignin streams obtained from lignin-first biorefining

GF Leal, S Lima, I Graça, H Carrer, DH Barrett… - Iscience, 2019 - cell.com
In biomass conversion, Nb 2 O 5 has attracted increasing attention as a catalyst support
presenting water-tolerant Lewis acid sites. Herein, we address the design of Ni/Nb 2 O 5 …

Acidity modulation of Pt-supported catalyst enhances CO bond cleavage over acetone hydrodeoxygenation

GB Strapasson, LS Sousa, GB Báfero, DS Leite… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding how to tune the properties of metal oxides, eg, controlling and manipulating
defects and catalytic sites, and establishing a clear understanding of metal support …

One-pot direct conversion of levulinic acid into high-yield valeric acid over a highly stable bimetallic Nb-Cu/Zr-doped porous silica catalyst

N Karanwal, D Verma, P Butolia, SM Kim, J Kim - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The direct conversion of levulinic acid (LA) to valeric biofuel is highly promising for the
development of biorefineries. Herein, LA is converted into valeric acid (VA) via one-pot direct …