Surface chemistry of Au/TiO2: Thermally and photolytically activated reactions

DA Panayotov, JR Morris - Surface Science Reports, 2016 - Elsevier
The fascinating particle size dependence to the physical, photophysical, and chemical
properties of gold has motivated thousands of studies focused on exploring the ability of …

Model studies of heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation reactions with gold

M Pan, AJ Brush, ZD Pozun, HC Ham, WY Yu… - Chemical Society …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Supported gold nanoparticles have recently been shown to possess intriguing catalytic
activity for hydrogenation reactions, particularly for selective hydrogenation reactions …

Facilitating hydrogen atom migration via a dense phase on palladium islands to a surrounding silver surface

CR O'Connor, K Duanmu, DA Patel… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The migration of species across interfaces can crucially affect the performance of
heterogeneous catalysts. A key concept in using bimetallic catalysts for hydrogenation is that …

Assembly of evenly distributed Au nanoparticles on thiolated reduced graphene oxide as an active and robust catalyst for hydrogenation of 4-nitroarenes

W Liu, D Sun, J Fu, R Yuan, Z Li - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Thiol-functionalized reduced graphene oxide (SRG) was prepared by coupling the carboxyl
groups on the pre-carboxyl-functionalized graphene oxide (GO) with cysteamines through …

The effects of adsorbed water on gold catalysis and surface chemistry

GM Mullen, J Gong, T Yan, M Pan, CB Mullins - Topics in Catalysis, 2013 - Springer
Water has important effects on several reactions occurring over gold catalysts. In this work,
we review studies demonstrating the interactions of water in surface chemistry and catalysis …

Valorization of Biomass‐derived Small Oxygenates: Kinetics, Mechanisms and Site Requirements of H2‐involved Hydrogenation and Deoxygenation Pathways over …

H Shi - ChemCatChem, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) is a key step in upgrading of biomass‐derived feedstocks to
fuels and valuable chemicals. In this review, I select to discuss the current understanding of …

Efficient low-temperature hydrogenation of acetone on bimetallic Pt-Ru/C catalyst

Z Yang, W Chen, J Zheng, Z Yang, N Zhang… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Carbon supported Pt-Ru nano-alloy with multiple reactive sites exhibits
unprecedentedly efficient performance in acetone hydrogenation at room temperature …

Model studies with gold: a versatile oxidation and hydrogenation catalyst

M Pan, J Gong, G Dong, CB Mullins - Accounts of Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Historically, scientists have considered gold an inert catalyst constituent. However, in recent
decades, chemists have discovered that nanoscale gold shows exceptional activity for many …

Highly Selective, Facile NO2 Reduction to NO at Cryogenic Temperatures on Hydrogen Precovered Gold

M Pan, HC Ham, WY Yu, GS Hwang… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - ACS Publications
We have discovered that NO2 is reduced to NO at 77 K by hydrogen precovered gold in
vacuum. Here, we investigate the partial reduction of NO2 to NO on an atomic-hydrogen …

Selective formation of propan-1-ol from propylene via a chemical loo** approach

ARP Harrison, EJ Marek - Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel chemical loo** approach for propan-1-ol production from propylene was
investigated. Silver-and gold-based catalysts were prepared, with SrFeO3− δ perovskite as …