Metal–organic framework-based catalysts with single metal sites

YS Wei, M Zhang, R Zou, Q Xu - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of distinctive porous crystalline materials
constructed by metal ions/clusters and organic linkers. Owing to their structural diversity …

Recent progress in heterogeneous metal and metal oxide catalysts for direct dehydrogenation of ethane and propane

Y Dai, X Gao, Q Wang, X Wan, C Zhou… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Catalytic non-oxidative direct dehydrogenation of light alkanes serves as an effective
reinforcement to selectively produce the corresponding olefins, and the heterogeneous …

A selective Au-ZnO/TiO2 hybrid photocatalyst for oxidative coupling of methane to ethane with dioxygen

S Song, H Song, L Li, S Wang, W Chu, K Peng… - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
Direct oxidation of methane to valuable chemicals is a great challenge as catalysts with both
high activity and selectivity for the activation of inert C–H bonds are required. Here, we …

Peripheral-nitrogen effects on the Ru1 centre for highly efficient propane dehydrogenation

Y Zhou, F Wei, H Qi, Y Chai, L Cao, J Lin, Q Wan… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Single-atom catalysts with uniform metal active sites show potential for selectivity control.
However, their application to high-temperature propane dehydrogenation remains …

Enhanced oxygen activation achieved by robust single chromium atom-derived catalysts in aerobic oxidative desulfurization

W Jiang, X An, J Xiao, Z Yang, J Liu, H Chen, H Li… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Oxidative desulfurization (ODS) plays critical roles in the production of high-quality sulfur
impurity-free fuels, especially procedures using molecular oxygen as the sole oxidant …

Current status and perspectives in oxidative, non-oxidative and CO 2-mediated dehydrogenation of propane and isobutane over metal oxide catalysts

T Otroshchenko, G Jiang, VA Kondratenko… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Conversion of propane or butanes from natural/shale gas into propene or butenes, which
are indispensable for the synthesis of commodity chemicals, is an important environmentally …

Room-Temperature Photooxidation of CH4 to CH3OH with Nearly 100% Selectivity over Hetero-ZnO/Fe2O3 Porous Nanosheets

K Zheng, Y Wu, J Zhu, M Wu, X Jiao, L Li… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The huge challenge for CH4 photooxidation into CH3OH lies in the activation of the inert C–
H bond and the inhibition of CH3OH overoxidation. Herein, we design two-dimensional in …

C–H bond activation in light alkanes: a theoretical perspective

Y Wang, P Hu, J Yang, YA Zhu, D Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Alkanes are the major constituents of natural gas and crude oil, the feedstocks for the
chemical industry. The efficient and selective activation of C–H bonds can convert abundant …

Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane: catalytic and mechanistic aspects and future trends

S Najari, S Saeidi, P Concepcion… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Ethene is a commodity chemical of great importance for manufacturing diverse consumer
products, whose synthesis via crude oil steam cracking is one of the most energy-intensive …

Direct and Selective Photocatalytic Oxidation of CH4 to Oxygenates with O2 on Cocatalysts/ZnO at Room Temperature in Water

H Song, X Meng, S Wang, W Zhou… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Direct conversion of methane into methanol and other liquid oxygenates still confronts
considerable challenges in activating the first C–H bond of methane and inhibiting …