Carbon‐based single‐atom catalysts (SACs) are considered to be a perfect platform for
studying the structure–activity relationship of different reactions due to the adjustability of …

Isolated atoms featuring unique reactivity are at the heart of enzymatic and homogeneous
catalysts. In contrast, although the concept has long existed, single-atom heterogeneous …

Noble metals nanoparticles (NPs) and single atoms (SAs) supported on nitrogen-doped
carbon (NC) materials display remarkable activity and selectivity in a wide variety of …

Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have become the most attractive frontier research field in
heterogeneous catalysis. Since the atomically dispersed metal atoms are commonly …

Almost a quarter of the energy consumed globally is directly or indirectly related to the use of
a catalytic process. Conventional nanoparticle-based catalysts recently witnessed the dawn …

Controlling the precise atomic architecture of supported metals is central to optimizing their
catalytic performance, as recently exemplified for nanostructured platinum and ruthenium …

The worldwide replacement of the toxic mercuric chloride catalyst in vinyl chloride
manufacture via acetylene hydrochlorination is slowed by the limited durability of alternative …

The growing demand for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) calls for a cleaner technology for its
production. Nonetheless, acetylene hydrochlorination, an industrially relevant technology for …

Ru single-atom catalysts have great potential to replace toxic mercuric chloride in acetylene
hydrochlorination. However, long-term catalytic stability remains a grand challenge due to …

Many industrial processes such transesterification of fatty acid for biodiesel production, soap
manufacturing and biosynthesis of ethanol generate glycerol as a major by‐product that can …