Quo vadis multiscale modeling in reaction engineering?–A perspective

GD Wehinger, M Ambrosetti, R Cheula, ZB Ding… - … Research and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
This work reports the results of a perspective workshop held in summer 2021 discussing the
current status and future needs for multiscale modeling in reaction engineering. This …

The application of QM/MM simulations in heterogeneous catalysis

GA Bramley, OT Beynon, PV Stishenko… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The QM/MM simulation method is provenly efficient for the simulation of biological systems,
where an interplay of extensive environment and delicate local interactions drives a process …

Advances in understanding the selective hydrogenolysis of biomass derivatives

YS Yun, CE Berdugo-Díaz, DW Flaherty - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Biomass has attracted great attention as an alternative to petrochemicals for the production
of valuable chemicals and fuels. Hydrogenolysis reactions over heterogeneous catalysts …

Effect of collective dynamics and anharmonicity on entropy in heterogenous catalysis: Building the case for advanced molecular simulations

G Collinge, SF Yuk, MT Nguyen, MS Lee… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We present a perspective on the computational determination of entropy and its effects and
consequences on heterogeneous catalysis. Special attention is paid to the role of …

Understanding the adsorption of imidazole corrosion inhibitor at the copper/water interface by ab initio molecular dynamics

X Guo, X Zhang, L Ma, Y Li, J Le, Z Fu, L Lu, D Zhang - Corrosion Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the adsorption mechanisms of organic corrosion inhibitors at metal/water
interfaces is crucial for designing corrosion inhibitors. Imidazole adsorption at copper/water …

Substantial improvement of electrocatalytic predictions by systematic assessment of solvent effects on adsorption energies

A Rendón-Calle, S Builes, F Calle-Vallejo - Applied Catalysis B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Electrocatalytic activities are largely determined by the interplay of adsorbates with
substrates and solvents. Although capturing the interactions of those three components is …

Liquid-phase effects on adsorption processes in heterogeneous catalysis

M Zare, MS Saleheen, N Singh, MJ Uline, M Faheem… - JACS Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
Aqueous solvation free energies of adsorption have recently been measured for phenol
adsorption on Pt (111). Endergonic solvent effects of∼ 1 eV suggest solvents dramatically …

Solvation free energies and adsorption energies at the metal/water interface from hybrid quantum-mechanical/molecular mechanics simulations

P Clabaut, B Schweitzer, AW Gotz… - Journal of Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Modeling adsorption at metal/water interfaces is a cornerstone toward an improved
understanding in a variety of fields from heterogeneous catalysis to corrosion. We propose …

Understanding the influence of solvents on the Pt-catalyzed hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol

M Saleheen, O Mamun, AM Verma, D Sahsah… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bio-oil derived from fast pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass needs to be deoxygenated to
become a substitute for petroleum fuels. Here, we study the hydrodeoxygenation …

Investigation of solvent effects on the hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol over Ru catalysts

M Saleheen, AM Verma, O Mamun, J Lu… - Catalysis Science & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The effects of a liquid phase environment on the hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol, a
prototypical lignin derived compound, have been investigated over a Ru catalyst from first …