Selective catalytic hydrogenation has wide applications in both petrochemical and fine
chemical industries, however, it remains challenging when two or multiple functional groups …

Selective hydrogenation of α, β-unsaturated aldehydes to unsaturated alcohols is a
challenging class of reactions, yielding valuable intermediates for the production of …

We reported here a strategy to use a defective nanodiamond-graphene (ND@ G) to prepare
an atomically dispersed metal catalyst, ie, in the current case atomically dispersed palladium …

Acetylene semihydrogenation is a key technology for producing polymer‐grade ethylene
from crude ethylene. Ni‐based catalysts are promising alternatives to noble‐metals for this …

Ensemble control has been intensively pursued for decades to identify sustainable
alternatives to the Lindlar catalyst (PdPb/CaCO3) applied for the partial hydrogenation of …

The selective hydrogenation of acetylene has been studied over AgPd and CuPd catalysts.
Controlled surface reactions were used to synthesize these bimetallic nanoparticles on both …

Precisely tailoring the distance between adjacent metal sites to match adsorption
configurations of key species for the targeted reaction pathway is a great challenge in …

Rational catalyst design is crucial toward achieving more energy-efficient and sustainable
catalytic processes. Understanding and modeling catalytic reaction pathways and kinetics …

Mechanism driven catalyst design with atomically uniform ensemble sites is an important yet
challenging issue in heterogeneous catalysis associated with breaking the activity-selectivity …

Selective hydrogenation of acetylene in excess ethylene is an important reaction in both
fundamental study and practical application. Pd-based catalysts with high intrinsic activity …