Combustion, chemistry, and carbon neutrality

K Kohse-Höinghaus - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Combustion is a reactive oxidation process that releases energy bound in chemical
compounds used as fuels─ energy that is needed for power generation, transportation …

First-generation organic reaction intermediates in zeolite chemistry and catalysis

X Gong, M Caglayan, Y Ye, K Liu, J Gascon… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Zeolite chemistry and catalysis are expected to play a decisive role in the next decade (s) to
build a more decentralized renewable feedstock-dependent sustainable society owing to the …

Elucidation of radical-and oxygenate-driven paths in zeolite-catalysed conversion of methanol and methyl chloride to hydrocarbons

A Cesarini, S Mitchell, G Zichittella, M Agrachev… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding hydrocarbon generation in the zeolite-catalysed conversions of methanol
and methyl chloride requires advanced spectroscopic approaches to distinguish the …

Selectivity descriptors for the direct hydrogenation of CO2 to hydrocarbons during zeolite-mediated bifunctional catalysis

A Ramirez, X Gong, M Caglayan, SAF Nastase… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Cascade processes are gaining momentum in heterogeneous catalysis. The combination of
several catalytic solids within one reactor has shown great promise for the one-step …

Photoelectron photoion coincidence spectroscopy provides mechanistic insights in fuel synthesis and conversion

P Hemberger, A Bodi, T Bierkandt, M Köhler… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Clean combustion, ie, the reduction of NOx and soot emissions, and carbon neutrality,
achieved in part by biofuel synthesis, are major milestones in the transition to a sustainable …

Evaluating the role of descriptor-and spectator-type reaction intermediates during the early phases of zeolite catalysis

X Gong, Y Ye, AD Chowdhury - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
The philosophy of “Ikigai”─ a reason for being─ could be extended to rationalize the role of
organic reaction intermediates in zeolite catalysis. Each reaction intermediate's ikigai is …

Isomer-dependent catalytic pyrolysis mechanism of the lignin model compounds catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone

Z Pan, A Puente-Urbina, A Bodi, JA van Bokhoven… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The catalytic pyrolysis mechanism of the initial lignin depolymerization products will help us
develop biomass valorization strategies. How does isomerism influence reactivity, product …

Continuous pyrolysis microreactors: Hot sources with little cooling? New insights utilizing cation velocity map imaging and threshold photoelectron spectroscopy

P Hemberger, X Wu, Z Pan, A Bodi - The Journal of Physical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Resistively heated silicon carbide microreactors are widely applied as continuous sources to
selectively prepare elusive and reactive intermediates with astrochemical, catalytic, or …

Recent advances in mass spectrometric studies on the reaction process of biomass pyrolysis

P Liu, H Zhuang, Y Qian, J Yang, Y Pan, Z Zhou… - Fuel Processing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomass pyrolysis has arisen great attention for producing clean fuels, valuable chemicals,
and advanced materials. Knowledge on the properties of both final products and …

Five-membered ring compounds from the ortho-benzyne + methyl radical reaction under interstellar conditions

J Bouwman, MN McCabe, CN Shingledecker… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Reactive open-shell species, such as radicals and biradicals, are key intermediates in the
formation of (poly) cyclic hydrocarbon species in a variety of interstellar environments …