Single-atom catalysts across the periodic table

SK Kaiser, Z Chen, D Faust Akl, S Mitchell… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
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 …

Single-atom catalysts based on the metal–oxide interaction

R Lang, X Du, Y Huang, X Jiang, Q Zhang… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal atoms dispersed on the oxide supports constitute a large category of single-atom
catalysts. In this review, oxide supported single-atom catalysts are discussed about their …

Interface dynamics of Pd–CeO2 single-atom catalysts during CO oxidation

V Muravev, G Spezzati, YQ Su, A Parastaev… - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
In recent years, noble metals atomically dispersed on solid oxide supports have become a
frontier of heterogeneous catalysis. In pursuit of an ultimate atom efficiency, the stability of …

The effect of coordination environment on the activity and selectivity of single-atom catalysts

Y Zhang, J Yang, R Ge, J Zhang, JM Cairney… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Traditional heterogeneous catalysts with noble metals as active sites only have surface-
active substances involved in the catalytic reactions, which greatly reduces the material …

Engineering a homogeneous alloy-oxide interface derived from metal-organic frameworks for selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2, 5-furandicarboxylic …

YT Liao, N Ishiguro, AP Young, CK Tsung… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2020 - Elsevier
The selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid
(FDCA) is an important biomass conversion reaction. However, the multiple intermediates of …

Revealing the Crystal Facet Effect of Ceria in Pd/CeO2 Catalysts toward the Selective Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol

L Zhang, R Chen, Y Tu, X Gong, X Cao, Q Xu, Y Li… - Acs …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ceria is an excellent catalyst or support for various oxidation reactions due to its abundant
oxygen vacancies and strong metal–support interactions. In this study, ceria nanocrystals …

CeO2 supported Pd dimers boosting CO2 hydrogenation to ethanol

Y Lou, W Zhu, L Wang, T Yao, S Wang, B Yang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogenation of CO 2 into valuable chemicals is of great significance but very challenging
due to its chemical inertness and selectivity controlling. Here, we report that CeO 2 …

Inner-pore reduction nucleation of palladium nanoparticles in highly conductive wurster-type covalent organic frameworks for efficient oxygen reduction …

W Wang, L Zhang, T Wang, Z Zhang, X Wang… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as a class of promising supports for
electrocatalysis because of their advantages including good crystallinity, highly ordered …

Dual Pd2+ and Pd0 sites on CeO2 for benzyl alcohol selective oxidation

Z Wang, B Zhang, S Yang, X Yang, F Meng, L Zhai… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solvent-free aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohol is a green approach for synthesizing fine
chemicals. Pd-based catalysts are extensively investigated due to their excellent catalytic …

Surface Engineering Protocol To Obtain an Atomically Dispersed Pt/CeO2 Catalyst with High Activity and Stability for CO Oxidation

J Chen, Y Wanyan, J Zeng, H Fang, Z Li… - ACS Sustainable …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Atomically dispersed metal catalysts often exhibit superior performance compared to that of
nanoparticle catalysts in many catalysis processes. However, these so-called “single-atom” …