Single-atom catalysts: In search of the holy grails in catalysis

S Wang, XT Min, B Qiao, N Yan, T Zhang - Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2023 - Elsevier
This perspective assesses the recent progress using single-atom catalysts for five “holy
grail” reactions, including partial methane oxidation to methanol, non-oxidative methane …

[HTML][HTML] A conceptual approach for the design of new catalysts for ammonia synthesis: A metal—support interactions review

J Arroyo-Caire, MA Diaz-Perez, MA Lara-Angulo… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The growing interest in green ammonia production has spurred the development of new
catalysts with the potential to carry out the Haber–Bosch process under mild pressure and …

Theoretical screening of single-atom electrocatalysts of MXene-supported 3d-metals for efficient nitrogen reduction

JN Hu, LC Tian, H Wang, Y Meng, JX Liang… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) with metal atoms embedded in MXenes are potentially low-
cost, highly efficient, and environment-friendly electrocatalysts for ammonia production due …

Three-dimensional dual-site catalysts for industrial ammonia synthesis at dramatically decreased temperatures and pressures

X Lv, J Liu, L Kou, KW Ng, S Wang, T Frauenheim… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Industrial ammonia (NH3) production via the Haber–Bosch (H–B) process is a great
achievement of the 20th century, but its energy-intensive character renders NH3 production …

Ultrastable nickel single-atom catalysts with high activity and selectivity for electrocatalytic CO2 methanation

LC Tian, JN Hu, Y Meng, JX Liang, C Zhu, J Li - Nano Research, 2023 - Springer
Electrochemical conversion of CO2 into valuable hydrocarbon fuel is one of the key steps in
solving carbon emission and energy issue. Herein, we report a non-noble metal catalyst …

Computational Screening of Pt1@Ti3C2T2 (T = O, S) MXene Catalysts for Water–Gas Shift Reaction

Y Meng, H Wang, JX Liang, C Zhu, J Li - Precision Chemistry, 2024 - ACS Publications
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) provide an opportunity to elucidate the catalytic mechanism of
complex reactions in heterogeneous catalysis. The low-temperature water–gas shift (WGS) …

Ammonia Synthesis on Ternary LaSi‐based Electrides: Tuning the Catalytic Mechanism by the Third Metal

H Li, Y Gong, H Yang, X Yang, K Li, J Wang… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Intermetallic electrides have recently drawn considerable attention due to their unique
electronic structure and high catalytic performance for the activation of inert chemical bonds …

CeNix Alloys as Catalysts for Ammonia Synthesis: Insights on Ni–CeN Surface Layer Formation and Its Impact

J Arroyo-Caire, Y Jiang, MA Diaz-Perez… - Acs …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ammonia, which is widely used for the production of fertilizers, is becoming increasingly
important as a hydrogen-containing energy vector. Typically, the ammonia synthesis activity …