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 …

Catalysis of alloys: classification, principles, and design for a variety of materials and reactions

Y Nakaya, S Furukawa - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Alloying has long been used as a promising methodology to improve the catalytic
performance of metallic materials. In recent years, the field of alloy catalysis has made …

Engineering heterogeneous catalysis with strong metal–support interactions: characterization, theory and manipulation

T Pu, W Zhang, M Zhu - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Strong metal–support interactions (SMSI) represent a classic yet fast‐growing area in
catalysis research. The SMSI phenomenon results in the encapsulation and stabilization of …

Why do Single‐Atom Alloys Catalysts Outperform both Single‐Atom Catalysts and Nanocatalysts on MXene?

S Guan, Z Yuan, Z Zhuang, H Zhang, H Wen… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Single‐atom alloys (SAAs), combining the advantages of single‐atom and
nanoparticles (NPs), play an extremely significant role in the field of heterogeneous …

Propane dehydrogenation: catalyst development, new chemistry, and emerging technologies

S Chen, X Chang, G Sun, T Zhang, Y Xu… - Chemical SOCIETY …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Propylene is an important building block for enormous petrochemicals including
polypropylene, propylene oxide, acrylonitrile and so forth. Propane dehydrogenation (PDH) …

Characterization of MXenes at every step, from their precursors to single flakes and assembled films

M Shekhirev, CE Shuck, A Sarycheva… - Progress in Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
The MXene field continues to grow and expand as more research groups begin to study this
fascinating and very large class of 2D materials. While synthesis and applications of …

Bias-free solar NH3 production by perovskite-based photocathode coupled to valorization of glycerol

A Tayyebi, R Mehrotra, MA Mubarok, J Kim, M Zafari… - Nature Catalysis, 2024 - nature.com
Photoelectrochemical production of ammonia (NH3) is potentially eco-friendly but suffers
from a low solar-to-ammonia productivity (SAP) and requires a high additional bias for the …

MXene/0D nanocomposite architectures: Design, properties and emerging applications

P Das, S Ganguly, A Rosenkranz, B Wang, J Yu… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
MXenes, including transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides, are highly versatile
materials because of their adjustable structure and rich surface chemistry. They are …

Control of metal-support interactions in heterogeneous catalysts to enhance activity and selectivity

TW Van Deelen, C Hernández Mejía, KP de Jong - Nature Catalysis, 2019 - nature.com
Metal nanoparticles stabilized on a support material catalyse many major industrial
reactions. Metal-support interactions in these nanomaterials can have a substantial …

Engineering the Cu/Mo2CTx (MXene) interface to drive CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

H Zhou, Z Chen, AV López, ED López, E Lam… - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Development of efficient catalysts for the direct hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol is
essential for the valorization of this abundant feedstock. Here we show that a silica …