Selective catalytic hydrogenation has wide applications in both petrochemical and fine
chemical industries, however, it remains challenging when two or multiple functional groups …

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 …

Post-transition elements, together with zinc-group metals and their alloys belong to an
emerging class of materials with fascinating characteristics originating from their …

Topological quantum materials (TQMs) have symmetry-protected band structures with useful
electronic properties that have applications in information, sensing, energy and other …

Propylene production via propane dehydrogenation (PDH) requires high reaction
temperatures to obtain sufficient propylene yields, which results to prominent catalyst …

Intermetallic alloying of one active metal to another inert metal provides not only the
improved dispersion of active centers but also a unique and homogeneous ensemble of …

Metal/oxide interface is of fundamental significance to heterogeneous catalysis because the
seemingly “inert” oxide support can modulate the morphology, atomic and electronic …

The surface of liquid metals plays a critical role in establishing thermodynamic equilibria
(both mass and energy) at the interface between liquid metal and air. The exploration on the …

Hydrogen dissociation is a critical step in many hydrogenation reactions central to industrial
chemical production and pollutant removal. This step typically utilizes the favorable band …

A strategy to develop improved catalysts is to create systems that merge the advantages of
heterogeneous and molecular catalysis. One such system involves supported liquid-phase …