Bimetallic sites for catalysis: from binuclear metal sites to bimetallic nanoclusters and nanoparticles

L Liu, A Corma - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous bimetallic catalysts have broad applications in industrial processes, but
achieving a fundamental understanding on the nature of the active sites in bimetallic …

Atomically precise control in the design of low-nuclearity supported metal catalysts

S Mitchell, J Pérez-Ramírez - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Nanostructured catalysts incorporating supported metal atoms or small clusters of defined
size and chemical composition attract considerable attention because of their potential to …

Advances in single-atom-catalyzed acetylene hydrochlorination

Z Chen, S Wang, J Zhao, R Lin - ACS Catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
The growing demand for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) calls for a cleaner technology for its
production. Nonetheless, acetylene hydrochlorination, an industrially relevant technology for …

Recognizing the best catalyst for a reaction

A Lazaridou, LR Smith, S Pattisson… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Heterogeneous catalysis is immensely important, providing access to materials essential for
the well-being of society, and improved catalysts are continuously required. New catalysts …

Asymmetric Ru-In atomic pairs promote highly active and stable acetylene hydrochlorination

Y Fan, H Xu, G Gao, M Wang, W Huang, L Ma… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Ru single-atom catalysts have great potential to replace toxic mercuric chloride in acetylene
hydrochlorination. However, long-term catalytic stability remains a grand challenge due to …

Reaction‐Induced Formation of Stable Mononuclear Cu (I) Cl Species on Carbon for Low‐Footprint Vinyl Chloride Production

D Faust Akl, G Giannakakis… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Copper catalysts are attractive candidates for Hg‐free vinyl chloride monomer (VCM)
production via acetylene hydrochlorination due to their non‐toxic nature and high stability …

Dual‐Active‐Sites Single‐Atom Catalysts for Advanced Applications

S Zhang, M Hou, Y Zhai, H Liu, D Zhai, Y Zhu, L Ma… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Dual‐Active‐Sites Single‐Atom catalysts (DASs SACs) are not only the
improvement of SACs but also the expansion of dual‐atom catalysts. The DASs SACs …

A comprehensive study on heterogeneous single atom catalysis: Current progress, and challenges☆

S Swain, A Altaee, M Saxena, AK Samal - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The production of suitable catalytic materials has expanded considerably in recent years.
Now a days, single atom catalysts (SACs) are becoming a new fundamental research area …

Excess copper chloride induces active sites over Cu-ligand catalysts for acetylene hydrochlorination

T Zhang, B Wang, Y Nian, M Liu, Y Jia, J Zhang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Active sites on ligand-enhanced Cu-based catalysts for acetylene hydrochlorination have
not been clearly identified yet due to their complex nature and dynamic evolution under …

[HTML][HTML] Electron-deficient Cu site catalyzed acetylene hydrochlorination

B Wang, C **, S Shao, Y Yue, Y Zhang, S Wang… - Green Energy & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rational design of catalytic sites to activate the Ctriple bondC bond is of paramount
importance to advance acetylene hydrochlorination. Herein, Cu sites with electron-rich and …