Designing sites in heterogeneous catalysis: are we reaching selectivities competitive with those of homogeneous catalysts?

F Zaera - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
A critical review of different prominent nanotechnologies adapted to catalysis is provided,
with focus on how they contribute to the improvement of selectivity in heterogeneous …

Graphene in photocatalysis: a review

X Li, J Yu, S Wageh, AA Al‐Ghamdi, J **e - Small, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, heterogeneous photocatalysis has received much research interest because
of its powerful potential applications in tackling many important energy and environmental …

Waltzing with the versatile platform of graphene to synthesize composite photocatalysts

N Zhang, MQ Yang, S Liu, Y Sun, YJ Xu - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The efficient and cost-effective direct conversion of solar energy to chemical energy and
solar fuels has been considered as one of the most perspective strategies to solve the …

Fe-based Fenton-like catalysts for water treatment: Preparation, characterization and modification

J Wang, J Tang - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Fenton reaction based on hydroxyl radicals (Image 1) is effective for environment
remediation. Nevertheless, the conventional Fenton reaction has several disadvantages …

Occurrence of radical and nonradical pathways from carbocatalysts for aqueous and nonaqueous catalytic oxidation

X Duan, Z Ao, L Zhou, H Sun, G Wang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2016 - Elsevier
Metal-free activation of superoxides provides an efficient and environmentally benign
strategy for heterogeneous catalytic oxidation. In this study, nanocarbons with varying …

Metal-free carbonaceous electrocatalysts and photocatalysts for water splitting

Y Xu, M Kraft, R Xu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Water splitting driven by sunlight or renewable resource-derived electricity has attracted
great attention for sustainable production of hydrogen from water. Current research interest …

Nanocarbon-based catalytic ozonation for aqueous oxidation: engineering defects for active sites and tunable reaction pathways

Y Wang, X Duan, Y **e, H Sun, S Wang - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
Catalytic ozonation relies on the direct oxidation by ozone (O3) and indirect oxidation by
reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced from activated ozone molecules, and the …

Palladium nanoparticles on assorted nanostructured supports: applications for Suzuki, Heck, and Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions

K Hong, M Sajjadi, JM Suh, K Zhang… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Palladium (Pd) has been the key element for several C–C bond-forming reactions,
especially the Nobel-acclaimed Suzuki, Heck, and Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions …

Recent advances in graphene‐based materials for fuel cell applications

H Su, YH Hu - Energy Science & Engineering, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The unique chemical and physical properties of graphene and its derivatives (graphene
oxide, heteroatom‐doped graphene, and functionalized graphene) have stimulated …

Carbon quantum dots: synthesis, structure, properties, and catalytic applications for organic synthesis

PK Yadav, S Chandra, V Kumar, D Kumar, SH Hasan - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs), also known as carbon dots (CDs), are novel zero-
dimensional fluorescent carbon-based nanomaterials. CQDs have attracted enormous …