TiO 2-based materials have been extensively studied and explored in the field of catalysis.
However, pristine TiO 2 exhibits a wide energy band gap and fast charge recombination …

Halogen chemistry plays a central role in the industrial manufacture of various important
chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and polymers. It involves the reaction of halogens or halides …

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

With the start of the industrial production of acetaldehyde by acetylene hydration in 1916,
acetylene became one of the most important raw materials for coal-based chemistry in the …

After the long-held assumption of the unreactivity of gold, numerous reactions catalyzed by
this noble metal have been increasingly emerging in the literature over the past 2 decades …

Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) is a major chemical intermediate for the manufacture of
polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which is the third most important polymer in use today …

Gold has been used for coinage, jewelry, and other arts for thousands of years due to its
stability in air. Catalytic researchers were long misled by this common sense until the …

Heterogeneous catalysis is immensely important, providing access to materials essential for
the well-being of society, and improved catalysts are continuously required. New catalysts …

Alternative palladium (Pd)-based catalysts to toxic mercuric chloride catalysts in vinyl
chloride manufacture via acetylene hydrochlorination is currently limited by the lack of …

With the increasing serious water pollutions, an increasing interest has given for the
nanocomposites as environmental catalysts. To date, noble metals-based nanocomposites …