A heterogeneous catalyst is a functional material that continually creates active sites with its
reactants under reaction conditions. These sites change the rates of chemical reactions of …

Heterogeneous catalysis in thermal gas-phase and electrochemical liquid-phase chemical
conversion plays an important role in our modern energy landscape. However, many of the …

Heterogeneous metal oxide catalysts are widely studied for the aerobic oxidations of C1–C4
alkanes to form olefins and oxygenates. In this review, we outline the properties of supported …

Maintaining a clean water supply is of utmost importance for human civilization. Human
activities are putting an increasing strain on Earth's freshwater reserves and on the quality of …

In this perspective, we present an overview of the most relevant advances in the selective
oxidation of light paraffins to contribute to the petrochemical decarbonization processes. An …

Cancerous tumors are considered a serious and fatal diseases for both sexes and for all
ages, even fetuses before their birth. Therefore, it has become necessary to find an …

Ethylene is mainly produced by steam cracking of naphtha or light alkanes in the current
petrochemical industry. However, the high-temperature operation results in high energy …

Highly dispersed chromium oxide-modified mesoporous ZrO 2 (xCrsingle bondZrO 2) was
prepared via an acid–base pair pathway and evaporation-induced self-assembly method for …

Mixed oxides composed of the four metals Mo, V, Te, and Nb are known to be efficient
catalysts in selective oxidation of lower alkanes. The outstanding catalytic performance of …

Recent developments of crystalline Mo3VOx catalysts (MoVO), a new type of oxidation
catalysts for selective oxidations of ethane to ethene and of acrolein to acrylic acid, are …