Computational methods in heterogeneous catalysis

BWJ Chen, L Xu, M Mavrikakis - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The unprecedented ability of computations to probe atomic-level details of catalytic systems
holds immense promise for the fundamentals-based bottom-up design of novel …

Microkinetic modeling: a tool for rational catalyst design

AH Motagamwala, JA Dumesic - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The design of heterogeneous catalysts relies on understanding the fundamental surface
kinetics that controls catalyst performance, and microkinetic modeling is a tool that can help …

Catalytic conversion of solar to chemical energy on plasmonic metal nanostructures

U Aslam, VG Rao, S Chavez, S Linic - Nature Catalysis, 2018 - nature.com
The demonstrations of visible-light-driven chemical transformations on plasmonic metal
nanostructures have led to the emergence of a new field in heterogeneous catalysis known …

The water gas shift reaction: Catalysts and reaction mechanism

E Baraj, K Ciahotný, T Hlinčík - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The water gas shift reaction (WGSR) is a moderately exothermic reaction between carbon
monoxide and steam to form carbon dioxide and hydrogen. In typical industrial applications …

The degree of rate control: a powerful tool for catalysis research

CT Campbell - Acs Catalysis, 2017 - ACS Publications
The “degree of rate control”(DRC) is a mathematical approach for analyzing multistep
reaction mechanisms that has proven very useful in catalysis research. It identifies the “rate …

A comprehensive and critical review on recent progress in anode catalyst for methanol oxidation reaction

A Yuda, A Ashok, A Kumar - Catalysis Reviews, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The synthesis of anode electrocatalyst with high activity and durability for methanol oxidation
reaction has been one of the main focuses of researchers in recent years. Several works are …

Highly Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of Lignin to Naphthenes over Three-Dimensional Flower-like Ni2P Derived from Hydrotalcite

Z Jia, N Ji, X Diao, X Li, Y Zhao, X Lu, Q Liu, C Liu… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A strategy for low-temperature synthesis of hydrotalcite-based nickel phosphide catalysts
(Ni2P-Al2O3) with flower-like porous structures was proposed. The in situ reduction of red …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review on catalyst design for aqueous phase reforming

G Pipitone, G Zoppi, R Pirone, S Bensaid - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aqueous phase reforming (APR) is a catalytic reaction able to produce hydrogen from
oxygenated compounds. The catalytic system plays a pivotal role to permit high conversion …

For more and purer hydrogen-the progress and challenges in water gas shift reaction

L Zhou, Y Liu, S Liu, H Zhang, X Wu, R Shen… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The water gas shift (WGS) reaction is a standard reaction that is widely used in industrial
hydrogen production and removal of carbon monoxide. The improved catalytic performance …

Mechanism of Methanol Synthesis on Cu through CO2 and CO Hydrogenation

LC Grabow, M Mavrikakis - Acs Catalysis, 2011 - ACS Publications
We present a comprehensive mean-field microkinetic model for the methanol synthesis and
water-gas-shift (WGS) reactions that includes novel reaction intermediates, such as formic …