We present here a critical review of several technologically important electrocatalytic
systems operating in alkaline electrolytes. These include the oxygen reduction reaction …

Analysis of the surface is paramount to understanding the reactivity, selectivity, and catalytic
ability of substances. In particular, this understanding is required to make an efficient use of …

Most of the world's hydrogen supply is currently obtained by reforming hydrocarbons.'
Reformate'hydrogen contains significant quantities of CO that poison current hydrogen fuel …

We report a combined X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), cyclic voltammetry (CV), and
chronoamperometry (CA) study of formic acid electrooxidation on unsupported palladium …

The synthesis of high‐efficiency and low‐cost catalysts for hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of
waste lignin to advanced biofuels is crucial for enhancing current biorefinery processes …

A comprehensive structural/architectural evaluation of the PtRu (1: 1) alloy and Ru@ Pt
core− shell nanoparticles (NPs) provides spatially resolved structural information on sub-5 …

Abstract Three periods of Pt–Ru research are considered step-by-step: the initial period after
discovery (1963–1970); observation and classification of basic tendencies (like the effects of …

The catalytic hydrogenation of levulinic acid (LA) with formic acid (FA) as a hydrogen source
into γ-valerolactone (GVL) is considered as one of the crucial sustainable processes in …

Theoretical DFT calculations suggest that chemisorption energy, activation barrier, and
energy of dissociation of small molecules on metal surface can be correlated to the d-band …

This study seeks to explore the effects of the electronic structure of Pt/Ru alloy nanoparticles
on reactivity of small organic molecules of relevance to fuel cell applications through the …