Homogeneous catalysis for sustainable energy: hydrogen and methanol economies, fuels from biomass, and related topics

A Kumar, P Daw, D Milstein - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
As the world pledges to significantly cut carbon emissions, the demand for sustainable and
clean energy has now become more important than ever. This includes both production and …

The transition metal-catalysed hydroboration reaction

SJ Geier, CM Vogels, JA Melanson… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of transition metals to catalyse the addition of hydridoboranes to unsaturated
organic molecules was initially realised several decades ago. Although this area of …

Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts for hydrogenation of CO 2 to methanol under mild conditions

ST Bai, G De Smet, Y Liao, R Sun, C Zhou… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In the context of a carbon neutral economy, catalytic CO2 hydrogenation to methanol is one
crucial technology for CO2 mitigation providing solutions for manufacturing future fuels …

Homogeneous catalysis for sustainable hydrogen storage in formic acid and alcohols

K Sordakis, C Tang, LK Vogt, H Junge… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen gas is a storable form of chemical energy that could complement intermittent
renewable energy conversion. One of the main disadvantages of hydrogen gas arises from …

Metal@ zeolite hybrid materials for catalysis

H Wang, L Wang, FS Xiao - ACS Central Science, 2020 - ACS Publications
The fixation of metal nanoparticles into zeolite crystals has emerged as a new series of
heterogeneous catalysts, giving performances that steadily outperform the generally …

New strategies for the preparation of sinter‐resistant metal‐nanoparticle‐based catalysts

L Wang, L Wang, X Meng, FS Xiao - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Supported metal nanoparticles are widely used as catalysts in the industrial production of
chemicals, but still suffer from deactivation because of metal leaching and sintering at high …

Selective catalytic synthesis using the combination of carbon dioxide and hydrogen: catalytic chess at the interface of energy and chemistry

J Klankermayer, S Wesselbaum… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The present Review highlights the challenges and opportunities when using the
combination CO2/H2 as a C1 synthon in catalytic reactions and processes. The …

Recycling of carbon dioxide to methanol and derived products–closing the loop

A Goeppert, M Czaun, JP Jones… - Chemical Society …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Starting with coal, followed by petroleum oil and natural gas, the utilization of fossil fuels has
allowed the fast and unprecedented development of human society. However, the burning of …

Sustainable conversion of carbon dioxide: the advent of organocatalysis

G Fiorani, W Guo, AW Kleij - Green Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2), an abundant renewable carbon reagent, into
chemicals of academic and industrial interest is of imminent importance to create a higher …

Catalytic hydroboration of carbonyl derivatives, imines, and carbon dioxide

CC Chong, R Kinjo - ACS Catalysis, 2015 - ACS Publications
Organoborane compounds present a class of versatile synthetic intermediate for myriad
organic transformations. The direct addition of a B–H bond across unsaturated bond …