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 …

Dilute alloys based on Au, Ag, or Cu for efficient catalysis: from synthesis to active sites

JD Lee, JB Miller, AV Shneidman, L Sun… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The development of new catalyst materials for energy-efficient chemical synthesis is critical
as over 80% of industrial processes rely on catalysts, with many of the most energy-intensive …

Atomically precise electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

L Yan, P Li, Q Zhu, A Kumar, K Sun, S Tian, X Sun - Chem, 2023 - cell.com
Challenges in developing fuel cells provide strong stimulation to develop efficient
electrocatalysts for the sluggish cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Among various …

The critical impacts of ligands on heterogeneous nanocatalysis: A review

L Lu, S Zou, B Fang - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Ligand utilization is a necessary and powerful technique for the colloidal synthesis of
nanoparticles (NPs) with controllable sizes and regulated morphologies. For catalysis …

Templated encapsulation of platinum-based catalysts promotes high-temperature stability to 1,100 C

A Aitbekova, C Zhou, ML Stone, JS Lezama-Pacheco… - Nature materials, 2022 - nature.com
Stable catalysts are essential to address energy and environmental challenges, especially
for applications in harsh environments (for example, high temperature, oxidizing atmosphere …

Steam-created grain boundaries for methane C–H activation in palladium catalysts

W Huang, AC Johnston-Peck, T Wolter, WCD Yang… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Defects may display high reactivity because the specific arrangement of atoms differs from
crystalline surfaces. We demonstrate that high-temperature steam pretreatment of palladium …

Unraveling the coordination structure-performance relationship in Pt1/Fe2O3 single-atom catalyst

Y Ren, Y Tang, L Zhang, X Liu, L Li, S Miao… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Heterogeneous single-atom catalyst (SAC) opens a unique entry to establishing structure–
performance relationship at the molecular level similar to that in homogeneous catalysis …

Universal low-temperature oxidative thermal redispersion strategy for green and sustainable fabrication of oxygen-rich carbons anchored metal nanoparticles for …

Y Peng, Y Zhang, A Guo, M Mao, Y Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Supported metal nanoparticles (MNPs) have shown great promise in catalytic hydrogen
evolutions because of the highly efficient utilization of metal atoms, while the low binding …

Well-defined Cu 2 O photocatalysts for solar fuels and chemicals

S Rej, M Bisetto, A Naldoni, P Fornasiero - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The shape-controlled synthesis of cuprous oxide (Cu2O) photocatalysts with both low or
high index crystal planes has received increasing attention due to their unique facet …

Catalyst deactivation via decomposition into single atoms and the role of metal loading

ED Goodman, AC Johnston-Peck, EM Dietze… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
In the high-temperature environments needed to perform catalytic processes, supported
precious metal catalysts lose their activity severely over time. Generally, loss of catalytic …