Interest in nanomaterials and especially nanoparticles has exploded in the past decades
primarily due to their novel or enhanced physical and chemical properties compared to bulk …

Exciting new opportunities are emerging in the field of catalysis based on nanotechnology
approaches. A new understanding and mastery of catalysis could have broad societal …

Noble metals comprise any of several metallic chemical elements that are outstandingly
resistant to corrosion and oxidation, even at elevated temperatures. This group is not strictly …

The current status of knowledge regarding the surfaces of the iron oxides, magnetite (Fe 3 O
4), maghemite (γ-Fe 2 O 3), haematite (α-Fe 2 O 3), and wüstite (Fe 1− x O) is reviewed. The …

Ni-based mesoporous mixed CeO 2-Al 2 O 3 oxide catalysts prepared by one pot
Evaporation Induced Self Assembly (EISA) were tested in dry reforming of methane. The …

Au is usually viewed as an inert metal, but surprisingly it has been found that Au
nanoparticles less than 3–5 nm in diameter are catalytically active for several chemical …

Methane and carbon dioxide can be converted into syngas using the prospective dry
reforming of methane technology. Carbon deposition is a major cause of catalyst …

Gold has traditionally been regarded as inactive as a catalytic metal. However, the advent of
nanoparticulate gold on high surface area oxide supports has demonstrated its high catalytic …

Due to increasing concern about environmental impact, there has been tremendous recent
interest in develo** new processes that both reduce energy consumption and minimize …

Numerous experimental and theoretical studies are currently being performed which are
aimed at understanding why gold starts to catalyse these reactions when its dimensions go …