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 …

Fundamental, application and opportunities of single atom catalysts for Li-S batteries

T Zhou, J Liang, S Ye, Q Zhang, J Liu - Energy Storage Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Li-S batteries are regarded as promising energy storage devices for future electric vehicles
(EVs) due to the advantages of high energy density and low cost. However, their practical …

Single-atom catalysts designed and prepared by the atomic layer deposition technique

J Fonseca, J Lu - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
The atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique allows the synthesis of materials at the atomic
scale to be controlled. ALD has been adapted to design and prepare single-atom catalysts …

Recent developments in the synthesis of supported catalysts

P Munnik, PE De Jongh, KP De Jong - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
1. INTRODUCTION Heterogeneous catalysis, whereby a gas-or liquid-phase reaction is
performed over a solid catalyst, is at the heart of the modern energy and chemical industries …

Catalyst design with atomic layer deposition

BJ O'Neill, DHK Jackson, J Lee, C Canlas, PC Stair… - Acs …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) has emerged as an interesting tool for the atomically precise
design and synthesis of catalytic materials. Herein, we discuss examples in which the atomic …

Crystallinity of inorganic films grown by atomic layer deposition: Overview and general trends

V Miikkulainen, M Leskelä, M Ritala… - Journal of Applied …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is gaining attention as a thin film deposition method, uniquely
suitable for depositing uniform and conformal films on complex three-dimensional …

Heterogeneously Catalyzed Hydrothermal Processing of C5–C6 Sugars

X Zhang, K Wilson, AF Lee - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Biomass has been long exploited as an anthropogenic energy source; however, the 21st
century challenges of energy security and climate change are driving resurgence in its …

Synergistic catalysis over bimetallic alloy nanoparticles

AK Singh, Q Xu - ChemCatChem, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Bimetallic nanoparticles (NPs) have emerged as an important class of catalysts. In many
cases, bimetallic alloy NPs have higher catalytic efficiencies than their monometallic …

Nanoparticle shape, thermodynamics and kinetics

LD Marks, L Peng - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Nanoparticles can be beautiful, as in stained glass windows, or they can be ugly as in wear
and corrosion debris from implants. We estimate that there will be about 70 000 papers in …

Nanocatalysis: size-and shape-dependent chemisorption and catalytic reactivity

BR Cuenya, F Behafarid - Surface Science Reports, 2015 - Elsevier
In recent years, the field of catalysis has experienced an astonishing transformation, driven
in part by more demanding environmental standards and critical societal and industrial …