Unifying views on catalyst deactivation

AJ Martín, S Mitchell, C Mondelli, S Jaydev… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Berzelius stated that catalysts remain unaltered in their reaction environment. However,
catalyst deactivation always becomes noticeable at certain timescales, frequently hindering …

Multi-site catalysis of high-entropy hydroxides for sustainable electrooxidation of glucose to glucaric acid

X Wu, ZJ Zhao, X Shi, L Kang, P Das, S Wang… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The glucose electrooxidation reaction (GOR) is an environmentally benign way to generate
high value-add glucaric acid. However, a lack of suitable catalysts for the GOR limits …

Low-dimensionality carbon-based biosensors: the new era of emerging technologies in bioanalytical chemistry

KPR Castro, RNP Colombo, RM Iost… - Analytical and …, 2023 - Springer
Since the last decade, carbon nanomaterials have had a notable impact on different fields
such as bioimaging, drug delivery, artificial tissue engineering, and biosensors. This is due …

Photocatalytic C–C coupling from carbon dioxide reduction on copper oxide with mixed-valence copper (I)/copper (II)

W Wang, C Deng, S **e, Y Li, W Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
To realize the evolution of C2+ hydrocarbons like C2H4 from CO2 reduction in
photocatalytic systems remains a great challenge, owing to the gap between the relatively …

Mechanical interlocking enhances the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction activity and selectivity of molecular copper complexes

X Mo, Y Deng, SKM Lai, X Gao, HL Yu… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Efficient O2 reduction reaction (ORR) for selective H2O generation enables advanced fuel
cell technology. Nonprecious metal catalysts are viable and attractive alternatives to state-of …

Sustainable power generation from sewage with engineered microorganisms as electrocatalysts

Y Niu, D Xue, X Dai, G Guo, X Yang, L Yang… - Nature Sustainability, 2024 - nature.com
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are an emerging technology that could degrade contaminants
and produce electricity simultaneously with the assistance of microorganisms. However, key …

The action mechanisms and structures designs of F-containing functional materials for high performance oxygen electrocatalysis

G Wang, S Jia, H Gao, Y Shui, J Fan, Y Zhao… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Non-renewable fossil fuels have led to serious problems such as global warming,
environmental pollution, etc. Oxygen electrocatalysis including oxygen reduction reaction …

From enzyme stability to enzymatic bioelectrode stabilization processes

C Beaufils, HM Man, A de Poulpiquet, I Mazurenko… - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bioelectrocatalysis using redox enzymes appears as a sustainable way for biosensing,
electricity production, or biosynthesis of fine products. Despite advances in the knowledge of …

Machine learning-assisted substrate binding pocket engineering based on structural information

X Wang, K Xu, X Zeng, K Linghu, B Zhao… - Briefings in …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Engineering enzyme–substrate binding pockets is the most efficient approach for modifying
catalytic activity, but is limited if the substrate binding sites are indistinct. Here, we developed …

Insights from enzymatic catalysis: A path towards bioinspired high‐performance electrocatalysts

GC Sedenho, RNP Colombo, FN Crespilho - ChemCatChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Enzymes, especially some metalloenzymes, are exceptional catalysts for redox reactions
with technological applications in several fields, including energy conversion systems and …