Designing sites in heterogeneous catalysis: are we reaching selectivities competitive with those of homogeneous catalysts?

F Zaera - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
A critical review of different prominent nanotechnologies adapted to catalysis is provided,
with focus on how they contribute to the improvement of selectivity in heterogeneous …

Towards the development of the emerging process of CO 2 heterogenous hydrogenation into high-value unsaturated heavy hydrocarbons

J Wei, R Yao, Y Han, Q Ge, J Sun - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The emerging process of CO2 hydrogenation through heterogenous catalysis into important
bulk chemicals provides an alternative strategy for sustainable and low-cost production of …

Propane to olefins tandem catalysis: a selective route towards light olefins production

M Monai, M Gambino, S Wannakao… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
On-purpose synthetic routes for propylene production have emerged in the last couple of
decades in response to the increasing demand for plastics and a shift to shale gas …

Molecular enhancement of heterogeneous CO2 reduction

DH Nam, P De Luna, A Rosas-Hernández… - Nature materials, 2020 - nature.com
The electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) addresses the need for
storage of renewable energy in valuable carbon-based fuels and feedstocks, yet challenges …

Nickel and palladium catalysis: Stronger demand than ever

VM Chernyshev, VP Ananikov - Acs Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Key similarities and differences of Pd and Ni in catalytic systems are discussed. Overall, Ni
and Pd catalyze a vast number of similar C–C and C–heteroatom bond-forming reactions …

A general strategy for heterogenizing olefin polymerization catalysts and the synthesis of polyolefins and composites

C Zou, G Si, C Chen - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
The heterogenization of homogeneous metal complexes on solid supports presents an
efficient strategy for bridging homogeneous catalysts with industrially-preferred …

Mechanochemical synthesis of catalytic materials

AP Amrute, J De Bellis, M Felderhoff… - … –A European Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The mechanochemical synthesis of nanomaterials for catalytic applications is a growing
research field due to its simplicity, scalability, and eco‐friendliness. Besides, it provides …

Green synthesis and photocatalytic dye degradation activity of CuO nanoparticles

S Aroob, SAC Carabineiro, MB Taj, I Bibi, A Raheel… - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
The degradation of dyes is a difficult task due to their persistent and stable nature; therefore,
develo** materials with desirable properties to degrade dyes is an important area of …

Identifying and avoiding dead ends in the characterization of heterogeneous catalysts at the gas–solid interface

A Beck, V Paunović, JA van Bokhoven - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
The goal of catalyst characterization is to understand the structure and properties of a
catalytic material and how they ultimately affect catalytic performance. However, pitfalls in …

Mechanochemical kilogram-scale synthesis of noble metal single-atom catalysts

X He, Y Deng, Y Zhang, Q He, D **ao, M Peng… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2020 - cell.com
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have attracted broad interest recently due to their superior
catalytic properties. However, a facile fabrication method for the large-scale synthesis of …