The coupled green energy and chemical production by photocatalysis represents a
promising sustainable pathway, which poses great challenges for the multifunction …

Given that ethanol can be obtained from abundant biomass resources (eg, crops,
sugarcane, cellulose, and algae), waste, and CO2, its conversion into value‐added …

The determination of catalytically active sites is crucial for understanding the catalytic
mechanism and providing guidelines for the design of more efficient catalysts. However, the …

The direct ethanol-to-butadiene (ETB) reaction is a complex tandem reaction, and the
precise control of multifunctional active sites is the key to improving the production of …

Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as promising materials for efficient
environmental remediation due to their unique properties and high catalytic efficiency. The …

The presence of minerals in the prebiotic environment likely shaped the evolution of organic
matter, thereby contributing to the emergence of prebiotic systems. Records of such systems …

The operando methodology is instrumental in catalysis science to assess catalyst structure,
performance, dynamics, and kinetics under working conditions. This review analyzes the …

Upgrading of sustainable ethanol into C 4 olefins by C–C coupling contributes to alleviating
the dependency towards petroleum. The reaction network consists several key steps …

Catalytic conversion of biomass-derived ethanol into n-butanol through Guerbet coupling
reaction has become one of the key reactions in biomass valorization, thus attracting …

Over 70 years, silica–magnesia catalyst prepared by wet-kneading method has been a
benchmark for one-step ethanol-to-butadiene Lebedev process. Recent studies showed that …