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 …

Single atom catalysts (SACs) offer unprecedented opportunities for high-efficiency reactions
taking place in many important fields of catalytic processes, electrochemistry, and …

Direct propane dehydrogenation (PDH) to propylene is a desirable commercial reaction but
is highly endothermic and severely limited by thermodynamic equilibrium. Routes that …

Tandem catalysis couples multiple reactions and promises to improve chemical processing,
but precise spatiotemporal control over reactive intermediates remains elusive. We used …

Bottom-up nanofabrication by area-selective atomic layer deposition (ALD) is currently
gaining momentum in semiconductor processing, because of the increasing need for …

Supported metal nanoparticles are widely used as catalysts in the industrial production of
chemicals, but still suffer from deactivation because of metal leaching and sintering at high …

1. INTRODUCTION Heterogeneous catalysis, whereby a gas-or liquid-phase reaction is
performed over a solid catalyst, is at the heart of the modern energy and chemical industries …

Atomic layer deposition (ALD) has emerged as an interesting tool for the atomically precise
design and synthesis of catalytic materials. Herein, we discuss examples in which the atomic …

Catalyst synthesis with precise control over the structure of catalytic active sites at the atomic
level is of essential importance for the scientific understanding of reaction mechanisms and …

Supported metal nanoparticles are among the most important cata-lysts for many practical
reactions, including petroleum refining, automobile exhaust treatment, and Fischer–Tropsch …