Bimetallic sites for catalysis: from binuclear metal sites to bimetallic nanoclusters and nanoparticles

L Liu, A Corma - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous bimetallic catalysts have broad applications in industrial processes, but
achieving a fundamental understanding on the nature of the active sites in bimetallic …

Multi-atom cluster catalysts for efficient electrocatalysis

L Sun, V Reddu, X Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Multi-atom cluster catalysts have turned out to be novel heterogeneous catalysts with atomic
dispersion for electrochemical energy applications. Beyond a simple combination of single …

Design strategies for markedly enhancing energy efficiency in the electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction reaction

W Lai, Y Qiao, J Zhang, Z Lin, H Huang - Energy & Environmental …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) offers a promising approach to
ameliorate global warming and the energy crisis. On the route to deploying this technology …

Electrochemical Approaches for CO2 Conversion to Chemicals: A Journey toward Practical Applications

S Overa, BH Ko, Y Zhao, F Jiao - Accounts of chemical research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration play an essential role to address
CO2 emissions. Among all carbon utilization technologies, CO2 electroreduction has gained …

Atomically precise alloy nanoclusters: syntheses, structures, and properties

X Kang, Y Li, M Zhu, R ** - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal nanoclusters fill the gap between discrete atoms and plasmonic nanoparticles,
providing unique opportunities for investigating the quantum effects and precise structure …

Hydrogen spillover as a promising strategy for boosting heterogeneous catalysis and hydrogen storage

M Li, W Yin, J Pan, Y Zhu, N Sun, X Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogen spillover, a common active species migration phenomenon, has drawn
tremendous attention in the past few years. The spilled atomic hydrogen can not only …

Metal–organic framework-based catalysts with single metal sites

YS Wei, M Zhang, R Zou, Q Xu - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of distinctive porous crystalline materials
constructed by metal ions/clusters and organic linkers. Owing to their structural diversity …

Chemical synthesis of single atomic site catalysts

S Ji, Y Chen, X Wang, Z Zhang, D Wang, Y Li - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Manipulating metal atoms in a controllable way for the synthesis of materials with the
desired structure and properties is the holy grail of chemical synthesis. The recent …

Recent catalytic routes for the preparation and the upgrading of biomass derived furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

C Xu, E Paone, D Rodríguez-Padrón… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Furans represent one of the most important classes of intermediates in the conversion of non-
edible lignocellulosic biomass into bio-based chemicals and fuels. At present, bio-furan …

Heterogeneous photocatalytic activation of persulfate for the removal of organic contaminants in water: a critical review

S He, Y Chen, X Li, L Zeng, M Zhu - Acs Es&T Engineering, 2022 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous photocatalytic persulfate (PS) activation technologies are being intensively
studied for water treatment due to their friendly environmental benefits and photosynergistic …