Efficient valorization of biomass to biofuels with bifunctional solid catalytic materials

H Li, Z Fang, RL Smith Jr, S Yang - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2016 - Elsevier
Mono-functional catalytic materials are used for many types of chemical transformations, but
are tedious for delivering products from multiple-step reactions required for the valorization …

Transition metal carbide-based materials: synthesis and applications in electrochemical energy storage

Y Xiao, JY Hwang, YK Sun - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Transition metal carbides have attracted vast interest over the past years due to their
appealing properties such as high conductivity, high chemical stability and thermal stability …

Low-temperature hydrogen production from water and methanol using Pt/α-MoC catalysts

L Lin, W Zhou, R Gao, S Yao, X Zhang, W Xu, S Zheng… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) running on hydrogen are attractive
alternative power supplies for a range of applications,,, with in situ release of the required …

Maximizing the synergistic effect of CoNi catalyst on α-MoC for robust hydrogen production

Y Ge, X Qin, A Li, Y Deng, L Lin, M Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We report the syntheses of highly dispersed CoNi bimetallic catalysts on the surface of α-
MoC based on the strong metal support interaction (SMSI) effect. The interaction between …

Highly Dispersed Copper over β-Mo2C as an Efficient and Stable Catalyst for the Reverse Water Gas Shift (RWGS) Reaction

X Zhang, X Zhu, L Lin, S Yao, M Zhang, X Liu… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Cu-oxide catalysts have a tendency to deactivate dramatically in reverse water gas shift
(RWGS) reaction, because of the aggregation of supported copper particles at high …

Multi‐Path Electron Transfer in 1D Double‐Shelled Sn@Mo2C/C Tubes with Enhanced Dielectric Loss for Boosting Microwave Absorption Performance

X Qian, Y Zhang, Z Wu, R Zhang, X Li, M Wang, R Che - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 1D tubular micro‐nano structural materials have been attracting extensive attention
in the microwave absorption (MA) field for their anisotropy feature, outstanding impedance …

Selectivity control for cellulose to diols: dancing on eggs

M Zheng, J Pang, R Sun, A Wang, T Zhang - Acs Catalysis, 2017 - ACS Publications
Catalytic conversion of cellulose to ethylene glycol (EG) or 1, 2-propylene glycol (1, 2-PG)
represents an attractive approach in the valorization of biomass, due to the high atom …

Sheet-like MoSe 2/C composites with enhanced Li-ion storage properties

Y Liu, M Zhu, D Chen - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon–transition-metal dichalcogenide composites have demonstrated favourable
properties for lithium-ion batteries. Herein, a sheet-like MoSe2/C composite was …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the promoter effect of Cu and Cs over highly effective β-Mo2C catalysts for the reverse water-gas shift reaction

Q Zhang, L Pastor-Pérez, W Jin, S Gu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Mo 2 C is an effective catalyst for chemical CO 2 upgrading via reverse water-gas shift
(RWGS). In this work, we demonstrate that the activity and selectivity of this system can be …

Rational control of nano-scale metal-catalysts for biomass conversion

Y Wang, S De, N Yan - Chemical Communications, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Nano-scale metal particles have huge potential due to their wide range of diverse catalytic
applications. Recently, they have found numerous applications in the field of biomass …