Synthesis of graphene-like carbon from biomass pyrolysis and its applications

X Kong, Y Zhu, H Lei, C Wang, Y Zhao, E Huo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Two-dimensional graphene materials attracted much attention worldwide because of their
superior performance in electronic devices, sensors, and energy storage. However, its …

Active sites on graphene-based materials as metal-free catalysts

S Navalon, A Dhakshinamoorthy, M Alvaro… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphenes and related materials have attracted growing interest as metal-free catalysts. The
present review is focused on describing the active sites that have been proposed to be …

Carbocatalysis in liquid‐phase reactions

DS Su, G Wen, S Wu, F Peng… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
There is broad interest in metal‐free catalysis for sustainable chemistry. Carbocatalysis is a
“green” option for catalytic transformations in the gas phase as well as in the liquid phase …

Recent progresses in graphene-based (photo) catalysts for reduction of nitro compounds

M Nasrollahzadeh, Z Nezafat, MG Gorab, M Sajjadi - Molecular Catalysis, 2020 - Elsevier
The rapid progresses in the reduction of nitro compounds represent a potent and extensively
utilized transformation, which allows the introduction of amino compounds. From the …

Porous frustrated Lewis pair catalysts: Advances and perspective

Y Zhang, PC Lan, K Martin, S Ma - Chem Catalysis, 2022 - cell.com
Summary Frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs), well known for the ability to activate small
molecules via the concerted action of Lewis acid and Lewis base, have inspired an ever …

Metal-free supramolecular reduction of nitro compounds into the cucurbit [7] uril cavity: testing the enabling technique in aqueous media

S Mkrtchyan, VB Purohit, S Sarfaraz… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A metal-free strategy for the supramolecular reduction of nitroarenes in a cucurbit [7] uril (CB
[7]) cavity has been developed under blue light (390 nm) irradiation using a mixture of …

Metal-Free H2 Activation for Highly Selective Hydrogenation of Nitroaromatics Using Phosphorus-Doped Carbon Nanotubes

X Chen, Q Shen, Z Li, W Wan, J Chen… - ACS applied materials …, 2019 - ACS Publications
We reported that phosphorus-doped carbon nanotubes (P-CNTs), showing metal-like
properties, can efficiently promote metal-free hydrogenation of nitrobenzene (1a) to aniline …

A review of biomass-derived graphene and graphene-like carbons for electrochemical energy storage and conversion

D Ouyang, L Hu, G Wang, B Dai, F Yu, L Zhang - New Carbon Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Graphene and graphene-like carbons (G-carbons) have many excellent properties, such as
a high specific surface area, and good electrical and thermal conductivities. Recent …

Photoassisted methanation using Cu 2 O nanoparticles supported on graphene as a photocatalyst

D Mateo, J Albero, H García - Energy & Environmental Science, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoassisted CO2 methanation can be carried out efficiently at 250° C using Cu2O
nanoparticles supported on few layer graphene (Cu2O/G) as a photocatalyst. The Cu2O/G …

Advances and mechanistic insights in the catalytic semi-hydrogenation of acetylene over non-metallic catalysts

F Zhang, Q Zhang, Y Chen, L Xu, Z Li, Q Wang… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Acetylene semi-hydrogenation reaction is a critical transformation process for removing
trace levels of acetylene from industrial ethylene streams. Noble metal catalysts are …