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 …

Progress and key challenges in catalytic combustion of lean methane

X Feng, L Jiang, D Li, S Tian, X Zhu, H Wang… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a primary type of clean energy, methane is also the second most important greenhouse
gas after CO 2 due to the high global warming potential. Large quantities of lean methane …

Electronically engineering water resistance in methane combustion with an atomically dispersed tungsten on PdO catalyst

Z Hou, L Dai, J Deng, G Zhao, L Jing… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Improving the low‐temperature water‐resistance of methane combustion catalysts is of
importance for industrial applications and it is challenging. A stepwise strategy is presented …

Operando Methods in Electrocatalysis

Y Yang, Y Xiong, R Zeng, X Lu, M Krumov… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalysis has been the cornerstone for enhancing energy efficiency, minimizing
environmental impacts and carbon emissions, and enabling a more sustainable way of …

Approaches for understanding and controlling interfacial effects in oxide-supported metal catalysts

I Ro, J Resasco, P Christopher - ACS Catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous supported metal catalysts are critical for a wide range of chemical
conversion technologies. While the fundamental properties of extended metal surfaces are …

Mechanistic understanding and the rational design of sinter-resistant heterogeneous catalysts

ED Goodman, JA Schwalbe, M Cargnello - ACS Catalysis, 2017 - ACS Publications
The activity and selectivity of heterogeneous catalysts are strong functions of the
morphology of the catalytic active phase, which governs both the density and type of active …

Atomic layer deposition—Sequential self-limiting surface reactions for advanced catalyst “bottom-up” synthesis

J Lu, JW Elam, PC Stair - Surface Science Reports, 2016 - Elsevier
Catalyst synthesis with precise control over the structure of catalytic active sites at the atomic
level is of essential importance for the scientific understanding of reaction mechanisms and …

Encapsulation methods for control of catalyst deactivation: a review

HO Otor, JB Steiner, C Garcia-Sancho… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
One of the most significant challenges in the use of heterogeneous catalysts is the loss of
activity and/or selectivity with time on stream, and researchers have explored different …

Engineering metal-oxide interface by depositing ZrO2 overcoating on Ni/Al2O3 for dry reforming of methane

B Jin, S Li, Y Liu, X Liang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Zirconium oxide (ZrO 2) was deposited onto Ni/Al 2 O 3 catalyst as overcoating by atomic
layer deposition (ALD) for dry reforming of methane (DRM). High-temperature heating …

Pentacoordinated Al3+‐Stabilized Active Pd Structures on Al2O3‐Coated Palladium Catalysts for Methane Combustion

H Duan, R You, S Xu, Z Li, K Qian… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Supported Pd catalysts are active in catalyzing the highly exothermic methane combustion
reaction but tend to be deactivated owing to local hyperthermal environments. Herein we …