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 …

Insights on catalytic mechanism of CeO2 as multiple nanozymes

Y Ma, Z Tian, W Zhai, Y Qu - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
CeO2 with the reversible Ce3+/Ce4+ redox pair exhibits multiple enzyme-like catalytic
performance, which has been recognized as a promising nanozyme with potentials for …

Comparative study of α-, β-, γ-and δ-MnO2 on toluene oxidation: Oxygen vacancies and reaction intermediates

W Yang, Z Su, Z Xu, W Yang, Y Peng, J Li - Applied Catalysis B …, 2020 - Elsevier
The structure-performance relationship of α-, β-, γ-and δ-MnO 2 catalysts were studied. The
four samples exhibited different activities of toluene oxidation in terms of distinct tunnel …

Single atomic cerium sites anchored on nitrogen-doped hollow carbon spheres for highly selective electroreduction of nitric oxide to ammonia

W Zhang, X Qin, T Wei, Q Liu, J Luo, X Liu - Journal of Colloid and Interface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrocatalytic nitric oxide reduction reaction (NORR) at ambient environments not only
offers a promising strategy to yield ammonia (NH 3) but also degrades the NO contaminant; …

Single atomic cerium sites with a high coordination number for efficient oxygen reduction in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells

M Zhu, C Zhao, X Liu, X Wang, F Zhou, J Wang… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Fe–N–C electrocatalysts, as a representative of platinum group metal-free (PGM-free)
catalysts, exhibit a comparable oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity but insufficient …

Two steps synthesis of CeTiOx oxides nanotube catalyst: Enhanced activity, resistance of SO2 and H2O for low temperature NH3-SCR of NOx

Z Zhang, R Li, M Wang, Y Li, Y Tong, P Yang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cerium and titanium oxides are considered as promising alternative catalysts for selective
catalytic reduction with NH 3 (NH 3-SCR) to remove NO x. However, the poor SO 2 or H 2 O …

A CeO2 Semiconductor as a Photocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic Material for the Remediation of Pollutants in Industrial Wastewater: A Review

E Kusmierek - Catalysts, 2020 - mdpi.com
The direct discharge of industrial wastewater into the environment results in serious
contamination. Photocatalytic treatment with the application of sunlight and its enhancement …

An overview of advanced methods for the characterization of oxygen vacancies in materials

K Ye, K Li, Y Lu, Z Guo, N Ni, H Liu, Y Huang… - TrAC Trends in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Oxygen vacancy plays an important role in many fields, such as photocatalysis, energy
storages, electro-catalysis, which has been widely investigated both by experiment and …

Oxygen Vacancy Promoting Dimethyl Carbonate Synthesis from CO2 and Methanol over Zr-Doped CeO2 Nanorods

B Liu, C Li, G Zhang, X Yao, SSC Chuang, Z Li - ACS Catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
The synthesis of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) from CO2 and methanol by Zr-doped CeO2
nanorods with different ratios of Zr/Ce has been studied at 6.8 MPa and 140° C. The …

Fundamentals and Catalytic Applications of CeO2-Based Materials

T Montini, M Melchionna, M Monai… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Cerium dioxide (CeO2, ceria) is becoming an ubiquitous constituent in catalytic systems for
a variety of applications. 2016 sees the 40th anniversary since ceria was first employed by …