Perceptions on the treatment of apparent isotope effects during the analyses of reaction rate and mechanism

X Gao, XY Yu, CR Chang - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Isotope substitution, a fascinating tool of physical chemistry, has been broadly applied in the
research field of heterogeneous catalysis. In general, due to the differences in the mass …

Advances in understanding the selective hydrogenolysis of biomass derivatives

YS Yun, CE Berdugo-Díaz, DW Flaherty - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Biomass has attracted great attention as an alternative to petrochemicals for the production
of valuable chemicals and fuels. Hydrogenolysis reactions over heterogeneous catalysts …

Multiscale modeling of (hemi) cellulose hydrolysis and cascade hydrotreatment of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, furfural, and levulinic acid

R Šivec, M Grilc, M Huš… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Numerous research studies have recently demonstrated a huge physical potential of the
cascade companies' utilization of the renewable waste ligno-cellulosic biomass sources by …

Kinetic Insights into the Tandem and Simultaneous Mechanisms of Propylene Epoxidation by H2 and O2 on Au–Ti Catalysts

W Du, Z Zhang, Y Tang, Q Wang, N Song, X Duan… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Au–Ti proximity is thought to be responsible for propylene epoxidation by H2 and O2 to PO
formation (HOPO). However, we find that the Ti sites intimate with Au accounts for small …

A universal descriptor for the entropy of adsorbed molecules in confined spaces

PJ Dauenhauer, OA Abdelrahman - ACS central science, 2018 - ACS Publications
Confinement of hydrocarbons in nanoscale pockets and pores provides tunable capability
for controlling molecules in catalysts, sorbents, and membranes for reaction and separation …

Resonance-promoted formic acid oxidation via dynamic electrocatalytic modulation

J Gopeesingh, MA Ardagh, M Shetty, ST Burke… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
It is a truth universally acknowledged that faster catalysts enable more efficient
transformation of molecules to useful products and enhance the utilization of natural …

Valorization of Biomass‐derived Small Oxygenates: Kinetics, Mechanisms and Site Requirements of H2‐involved Hydrogenation and Deoxygenation Pathways over …

H Shi - ChemCatChem, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) is a key step in upgrading of biomass‐derived feedstocks to
fuels and valuable chemicals. In this review, I select to discuss the current understanding of …

Investigation of solvent effects in the hydrodeoxygenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone over Ru catalysts

O Mamun, M Saleheen, JQ Bond, A Heyden - Journal of Catalysis, 2019 - Elsevier
Liquid phase, reductive deoxygenation of biomass derived platform chemicals over
transition metal surfaces constitutes an efficient scheme for upgrading lignocellulosic …

Kinetic significance of proton–electron transfer during condensed phase reduction of carbonyls on transition metal clusters

J Shangguan, YHC Chin - ACS Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Kinetic measurements, competitive hydrogenation, and H–D kinetic isotopic studies confirm
the prevalence of proton–electron transfer events during the catalytic reduction of aliphatic …

Kinetic analysis of dibenzyltoluene hydrogenation on commercial Ru/Al2O3 catalyst for liquid organic hydrogen carrier

S Park, MM Abdullah, K Seong, S Lee - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The hydrogenation kinetics of dibenzyltoluene was studied to utilize LOHC (Liquid Organic
Hydrogen Carriers) as a hydrogen storage medium. The hydrogenation of dibenzyltoluene …