Cobalt and cobalt oxide NPs are gaining diverse catalytic and biomedical applications,
because of their unique antimicrobial, anticancer, catalytic, antioxidant, antifungal, and …

Selective oxidation of higher alcohols using heterogeneous catalysts is an important
reaction in the synthesis of fine chemicals with added value. Though the process for primary …

Iron oxides (eg Fe 3 O 4) are ideal support materials for catalytic organic transformations
owing to their sufficient natural abundance, excellent thermal stability and magnetic …

Non-noble metal-based electrocatalysts have been designed for effective electrochemical
oxidation of methanol in basic medium. The catalyst consisting of nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co) …

Palladium nanoparticles are effective catalysts for selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol,
which is a fundamental reaction in fine chemicals production. Herein, an atomic-scale oxide …

Novel core-shell carbon coated-magnetic (Fe 3 O 4@ C g) nanoparticles supported MnO2
nanosheets (with α-and β-type structure)(Fe 3 O 4@ C g/MnO 2) are synthesized through a …

Mesoporous Co3O4 nanostructures, templated from different mesoporous silicas, SBA-3,
SBA-5, and SBA-16, were used as catalysts for the liquid-phase selective oxidation of benzyl …

A heterogeneous catalyst for selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol (BzOH) was synthesized
by immobilization of Pd nanoparticles (Pd NPs, 3 nm) on monodisperse-porous manganese …

Traditional procedures for oxidation processes suffer from a lack of selectivity, the use of
organic solvents, the toxicity of the reagents, and waste production. As a cleaner alternative …

Most heterogeneous catalytic reactions demand high density and yet spatially separated
nanoparticles that are strongly anchored on the oxide surfaces. Such nanoparticles can be …