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 …

Intermetallic nanocrystals: syntheses and catalytic applications

Y Yan, JS Du, KD Gilroy, D Yang, Y Xia… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
At the forefront of nanochemistry, there exists a research endeavor centered around
intermetallic nanocrystals, which are unique in terms of long‐range atomic ordering, well …

Pd single‐atom catalysts on nitrogen‐doped graphene for the highly selective photothermal hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene

S Zhou, L Shang, Y Zhao, R Shi… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The selective hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene in an ethylene‐rich gas stream is an
important process in the chemical industry. Pd‐based catalysts are widely used in this …

Heterogeneous catalysis

R Schlögl - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A heterogeneous catalyst is a functional material that continually creates active sites with its
reactants under reaction conditions. These sites change the rates of chemical reactions of …

Catalytic applications of layered double hydroxides: recent advances and perspectives

G Fan, F Li, DG Evans, X Duan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
This review surveys recent advances in the applications of layered double hydroxides
(LDHs) in heterogeneous catalysis. By virtue of the flexible tunability and uniform distribution …

[HTML][HTML] Pd/ZnO catalysts for direct CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

H Bahruji, M Bowker, G Hutchings, N Dimitratos… - Journal of catalysis, 2016 - Elsevier
The direct hydrogenation of CO 2 into methanol is crucial for providing a means of CO 2
fixation and a way to store cleanly produced hydrogen in a more energy-dense and …

Fundamental aspects of alkyne semi-hydrogenation over heterogeneous catalysts

Z Wang, Q Luo, S Mao, C Wang, J Xiong, Z Chen… - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
Alkyne semi-hydrogenation is extremely significant for the production of polymer-grade
ethylene and lots of fine chemicals in modern industry. Many efforts had been devoted to …

Recent advances of structurally ordered intermetallic nanoparticles for electrocatalysis

W Xiao, W Lei, M Gong, HL Xin, D Wang - ACS Catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
Structurally ordered intermetallic phases have exhibited higher and higher electrocatalytic
activity and stability than disordered alloys in many reactions such as the oxygen reduction …

Chemicals from alkynes with palladium catalysts

R Chinchilla, C Najera - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
The carbon− carbon triple bond of alkynes is one of the basic functional groups, its reactions
belonging to the foundations of organic chemistry. In the past decades, acetylene chemistry …

Mesoporous nitrogen‐doped carbon‐nanosphere‐supported isolated single‐atom Pd catalyst for highly efficient semihydrogenation of acetylene

Q Feng, S Zhao, Q Xu, W Chen, S Tian… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Semihydrogenation of acetylene in the ethylene feed is a vital step for the industrial
production of polyethylene. Despite their favorable reaction activity and ethylene selectivity …