The E factor at 30: a passion for pollution prevention

RA Sheldon - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The introduction of the E Factor in 1992 focussed attention on the problem of waste
generation, defined as everything but the desired product, in chemicals manufacture and …

Advances in heterogeneous single-cluster catalysis

X Li, S Mitchell, Y Fang, J Li, J Perez-Ramirez… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Heterogeneous single-cluster catalysts (SCCs) comprising atomically precise and isolated
metal clusters stabilized on appropriately chosen supports offer exciting prospects for …

Surface and interface coordination chemistry learned from model heterogeneous metal nanocatalysts: from atomically dispersed catalysts to atomically precise …

W **g, H Shen, R Qin, Q Wu, K Liu, N Zheng - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The surface and interface coordination structures of heterogeneous metal catalysts are
crucial to their catalytic performance. However, the complicated surface and interface …

Ligand‐to‐metal charge transfer (LMCT) photochemistry at 3d‐metal complexes: an emerging tool for sustainable organic synthesis

F Juliá - ChemCatChem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the rich photochemistry of 3d‐metal complexes, the utilization of excited‐state
reactivity of these compounds in organic synthesis has been historically overlooked. The …

All-perovskite-based unassisted photoelectrochemical water splitting system for efficient, stable and scalable solar hydrogen production

D Hansora, JW Yoo, R Mehrotra, WJ Byun, D Lim… - Nature Energy, 2024 - nature.com
For practical photoelectrochemical water splitting to become a reality, highly efficient, stable
and scalable photoelectrodes are essential. However, meeting these requirements …

High-entropy materials for catalysis: A new frontier

Y Sun, S Dai - Science advances, 2021 - science.org
Entropy plays a pivotal role in catalysis, and extensive research efforts have been directed to
understanding the enthalpy-entropy relationship that defines the reaction pathways of …

Theoretical modeling of electrochemical proton-coupled electron transfer

RE Warburton, AV Soudackov… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) plays an essential role in a wide range of
electrocatalytic processes. A vast array of theoretical and computational methods have been …

Reduction of precious metal ions in aqueous solutions by contact-electro-catalysis

Y Su, A Berbille, XF Li, J Zhang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Precious metals are core assets for the development of modern technologies in various
fields. Their scarcity poses the question of their cost, life cycle and reuse. Recently, an …

Active learning guides discovery of a champion four-metal perovskite oxide for oxygen evolution electrocatalysis

J Moon, W Beker, M Siek, J Kim, HS Lee, T Hyeon… - Nature Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Multi-metal oxides in general and perovskite oxides in particular have attracted considerable
attention as oxygen evolution electrocatalysts. Although numerous theoretical studies have …

Molecular catalysts with diphosphine ligands containing pendant amines

ES Wiedner, AM Appel, S Raugei, WJ Shaw… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Pendant amines play an invaluable role in chemical reactivity, especially for molecular
catalysts based on earth-abundant metals. As inspired by [FeFe]-hydrogenases, which …