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 …

Isolated Metal Sites in Cu–Zn–Y/Beta for Direct and Selective Butene-Rich C3+ Olefin Formation from Ethanol

J Zhang, EC Wegener, NR Samad, JW Harris… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Direct and selective production of C3+ olefins from bioethanol remains a critical challenge
and important for the production of renewable transportation fuels such as aviation biofuels …

Dynamically formed active sites on liquid boron oxide for selective oxidative dehydrogenation of propane

J Tian, G Collinge, SF Yuk, J Lin, VA Glezakou… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Boron oxide-based catalysts have been shown to be both active and selective for driving the
oxidative dehydrogenation of propane (ODHP) without the use of metal promoters. However …

Self-Organization of 1-Propanol at H-ZSM-5 Brønsted Acid Sites

S Kim, MS Lee, DM Camaioni, OY Gutiérrez… - JACS Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
In situ Al K-edge X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) and Extended X-ray
absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy in conjunction with ab initio molecular …

Synergy of Extraframework Al3+ Cations and Brønsted Acid Sites on Hierarchical ZSM-5 Zeolites for Butanol-to-Olefin Conversion

S Zhao, W Yang, KD Kim, L Wang, Z Wang… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
ZSM-5 zeolite catalyzed dehydration of biobutanol has been widely used for the sustainable
production of butene. Brønsted acid sites (BASs) in zeolites usually act as catalytically active …

Direct 2,3-Butanediol Conversion to Butene-Rich C3+ Olefins over Copper-Modified 2D Pillared MFI: Consequence of Reduced Diffusion Length

S Adhikari, J Zhang, K Unocic… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
2, 3-Butanediol (2, 3-BDO), a critical C4 platform chemical derived from biomass, syngas, or
CO2, can be converted to C3+ olefins, serving as important renewable feedstocks for …

Influence of Acid‐Base Characteristics of Different Structural‐Type Zeolites (FER, MFI, FAU, BEA) on Their Activity and Selectivity in Isobutanol Dehydration

OV Zikrata, OV Larina, DY Balakin… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The different structural‐type zeolites (FER, MFI, FAU, BEA) are investigated as catalysts in
(bio) isobutanol conversion into linear butenes. The zeolites' structure and morphology are …

Evidence for nitrogen binding to surface defects for topological insulator Bi2Se3

M Gottschalk, MS Lee, E Goodwin, C Mikolas… - Solid State …, 2023 - Elsevier
Using scanning tunneling spectroscopy and theoretical simulations we have studied the
effects of nitrogen gas exposure on the electronic density of states of Bi 2 Se 3, a well …

Assessing entropy for catalytic processes at complex reactive interfaces

L Kollias, G Collinge, D Zhang, SI Allec… - Annual Reports in …, 2022 - Elsevier
When chemical reactions are accelerated by a catalyst, entropy differences between
reactants and their transient intermediates can be the driving force behind the promotion or …

Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol to Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Presence of Zeolite Catalysts

VA Koveza, OV Potapenko, AV Lavrenov - Catalysis in Industry, 2024 - Springer
Results of studying ethanol conversion to aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene, toluene,
xylenes) that are currently available in the scientific literature are discussed and …