Designing sites in heterogeneous catalysis: are we reaching selectivities competitive with those of homogeneous catalysts?

F Zaera - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
A critical review of different prominent nanotechnologies adapted to catalysis is provided,
with focus on how they contribute to the improvement of selectivity in heterogeneous …

Single-atom (iron-based) catalysts: synthesis and applications

B Singh, MB Gawande, AD Kute, RS Varma… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Supported single-metal atom catalysts (SACs) are constituted of isolated active metal
centers, which are heterogenized on inert supports such as graphene, porous carbon, and …

Titania supported synergistic palladium single atoms and nanoparticles for room temperature ketone and aldehydes hydrogenation

L Kuai, Z Chen, S Liu, E Kan, N Yu, Y Ren… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Selective reduction of ketone/aldehydes to alcohols is of great importance in green
chemistry and chemical engineering. Highly efficient catalysts are still demanded to work …

Formation, characteristics, and applications of environmentally persistent free radicals in biochars: a review

X Ruan, Y Sun, W Du, Y Tang, Q Liu, Z Zhang… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to abundant biomass and eco-friendliness, biochar is exemplified as one of the most
promising candidates to mediate the degradation of environmental contaminants. Recently …

Highly Active and Selective Hydrogenation of CO2 to Ethanol by Ordered Pd–Cu Nanoparticles

S Bai, Q Shao, P Wang, Q Dai, X Wang… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Carbon dioxide (CO2) hydrogenation to ethanol (C2H5OH) is considered a promising way
for CO2 conversion and utilization, whereas desirable conversion efficiency remains a …

Pd Nanocubes@ ZIF‐8: integration of plasmon‐driven photothermal conversion with a metal–organic framework for efficient and selective catalysis

Q Yang, Q Xu, SH Yu, HL Jiang - Angewandte Chemie, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Composite nanomaterials usually possess synergetic properties resulting from the
respective components and can be used for a wide range of applications. In this work, a Pd …

New horizon of nanoparticle and cluster catalysis with dendrimers

K Yamamoto, T Imaoka, M Tanabe, T Kambe - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Among various approaches synthesizing metal nanoparticles and tiny clusters, a template
method using dendrimers has significant advantages over other chemical approaches with …

Copper catalysts in semihydrogenation of acetylene: from single atoms to nanoparticles

X Shi, Y Lin, L Huang, Z Sun, Y Yang, X Zhou… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal particle size plays essential roles in metal-catalyzed heterogeneous reactions.
Reducing the particle size from a few nanometers down to atomically dispersed single …

Size-dependent catalytic activity and dynamics of gold nanoparticles at the single-molecule level

X Zhou, W Xu, G Liu, D Panda… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticles are important catalysts for petroleum processing, energy conversion, and
pollutant removal. As compared to their bulk counterparts, their often superior or new …

Colloidal metal nanoparticles as a component of designed catalyst

CJ Jia, F Schüth - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent advances in the synthesis of collidal metal nanoparticles of controlled sizes and
shapes that are relevant for catalyst design are reviewed. Three main methods, based on …