Selective catalytic hydrogenation has wide applications in both petrochemical and fine
chemical industries, however, it remains challenging when two or multiple functional groups …

The catalytic activity of metal nanoparticles (MNPs) is highly dependent on the nature of the
support. In addition to the role of particle size stabilization in decreasing the spontaneous …

The selective hydrogenation of unsaturated aldehydes (UAL) to saturated aldehydes (SAL)
and unsaturated alcohols (UOL) is an important industrial process for producing fine …

Graphene-based nanomaterials are promising in a wide range of applications due to their
unique structural, chemical and physical properties that have recently led to their …

Rational design of the heterogeneous micro-environment with subtle engineering in catalyst
preparation is crucial for inorganic materials to boost catalytic efficiency. Here, we designed …

Graphene, a two dimensional (2D) material bearing a single layer of an sp2 carbon atom
network densely packed in a honeycomb structure, has attracted worldwide attention since …

The application of advanced nanomaterials for catalysis has attracted much attention as it
offers many benefits due to their unique physicochemical properties. Nevertheless, the …

The selective hydrogenation of resorcinol (RES) to 1, 3-cyclohexanedione (1, 3-CHD)
without the addition of alkali is a big challenge. In this article, a novel reduced graphene …

Tetravalent metal oxides, such as ceria and zirconia, are widely used as support materials in
a broad range of heterogeneous catalytic processes. Herein, high-surface-area CeO 2-ZrO 2 …

Pt nanoparticles supported on sheetlike mixed metal oxides (MMO) derived from layered
double hydroxides are found to be highly efficient catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of …