Towards operando computational modeling in heterogeneous catalysis

L Grajciar, CJ Heard, AA Bondarenko… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
An increased synergy between experimental and theoretical investigations in
heterogeneous catalysis has become apparent during the last decade. Experimental work …

Advances in the design of nanostructured catalysts for selective hydrogenation

G Vilé, D Albani, N Almora‐Barrios, N López… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Selective hydrogenations lay at the heart of many industrial processes. The archetypal
catalysts for this class of reactions are generally prepared by 'metal poisoning'strategies: the …

Theoretical insights into the surface physics and chemistry of redox-active oxides

R Rousseau, VA Glezakou, A Selloni - Nature Reviews Materials, 2020 - nature.com
Redox-active oxides find use in many applications, including catalysts, photovoltaic devices,
self-cleaning glasses, chemical sensors and electronic components. Their utility derives …

Oxidation of reduced ceria by incorporation of hydrogen

Z Li, K Werner, K Qian, R You… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The interaction of hydrogen with reduced ceria (CeO2− x) powders and CeO2− x (111) thin
films was studied using several characterization techniques including TEM, XRD, LEED …

Metal-free ceria catalysis for selective hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde

Z Zhang, ZQ Wang, Z Li, WB Zheng, L Fan… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Selective hydrogenation of α, β-unsaturated aldehydes to unsaturated alcohols is important
for the synthesis of fine chemicals, yet very challenging. Herein, we reported a metal-free …

Direct neutron spectroscopy observation of cerium hydride species on a cerium oxide catalyst

Z Wu, Y Cheng, F Tao, L Daemen, GS Foo… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Ceria has recently shown intriguing hydrogenation reactivity in catalyzing alkyne selectively
to alkenes. However, the mechanism of the hydrogenation reaction, especially the activation …

CO Oxidation on Au/TiO2: Condition-Dependent Active Sites and Mechanistic Pathways

YG Wang, DC Cantu, MS Lee, J Li… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We present results of ab initio electronic structure and molecular dynamics simulations
(AIMD), as well as a microkinetic model of CO oxidation catalyzed by TiO2 supported Au …

Toward an Understanding of Selective Alkyne Hydrogenation on Ceria: On the Impact of O Vacancies on H2 Interaction with CeO2(111)

K Werner, X Weng, F Calaza, M Sterrer… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Ceria (CeO2) has recently been found to be a promising catalyst in the selective
hydrogenation of alkynes to alkenes. This reaction occurs primarily on highly dispersed …

Ab initio molecular dynamics with enhanced sampling in heterogeneous catalysis

GM Piccini, MS Lee, SF Yuk, D Zhang… - Catalysis Science & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations combined with enhanced sampling techniques are
becoming widespread methods to investigate chemical phenomena in catalytic systems …

Reactivity descriptors for ceria in catalysis

M Capdevila-Cortada, G Vilé, D Teschner… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ceria has been very successfully employed in oxidation catalysis, whereas its application in
other reactions has been less intensively investigated. The catalytic activity of ceria can be …