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 …

Dehydrogenation of light alkanes to mono-olefins

C Li, G Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In the past several decades, light alkane dehydrogenation to mono-olefins, especially
propane dehydrogenation to propylene has gained widespread attention and much …

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 …

Fully exposed metal clusters: fabrication and application in alkane dehydrogenation

X Chen, M Peng, D Xiao, H Liu, D Ma - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Alkanes are the foremost basic energy sources and represent an important basic chemical
material for industrial applications. Highly efficient activation of C–H bonds can convert …

Recent advances of structurally ordered intermetallic nanoparticles for electrocatalysis

W Xiao, W Lei, M Gong, HL Xin, D Wang - ACS Catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
Structurally ordered intermetallic phases have exhibited higher and higher electrocatalytic
activity and stability than disordered alloys in many reactions such as the oxygen reduction …

PdZn intermetallic nanostructure with Pd–Zn–Pd ensembles for highly active and chemoselective semi-hydrogenation of acetylene

H Zhou, X Yang, L Li, X Liu, Y Huang, X Pan… - Acs …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Intermetallic alloying of one active metal to another inert metal provides not only the
improved dispersion of active centers but also a unique and homogeneous ensemble of …

Two-dimensional transition metal carbides as supports for tuning the chemistry of catalytic nanoparticles

Z Li, L Yu, C Milligan, T Ma, L Zhou, Y Cui, Z Qi… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Supported nanoparticles are broadly employed in industrial catalytic processes, where the
active sites can be tuned by metal-support interactions (MSIs). Although it is well accepted …

Zinc promotion of platinum for catalytic light alkane dehydrogenation: insights into geometric and electronic effects

VJ Cybulskis, BC Bukowski, HT Tseng… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Supported metal nanoparticles are vital as heterogeneous catalysts in the chemical
transformation of hydrocarbon resources. The catalytic properties of these materials are …

MOF‐confined sub‐2 nm atomically ordered intermetallic PdZn nanoparticles as high‐performance catalysts for selective hydrogenation of acetylene

M Hu, S Zhao, S Liu, C Chen, W Chen… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Controllable synthesis of ultrasmall atomically ordered intermetallic nanoparticles is a
challenging task, owing to the high temperature commonly required for the formation of …

Changes in Catalytic and Adsorptive Properties of 2 nm Pt3Mn Nanoparticles by Subsurface Atoms

Z Wu, BC Bukowski, Z Li, C Milligan… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Supported multimetallic nanoparticles (NPs) are widely used in industrial catalytic
processes, where the relation between surface structure and function is well-known …