Fundamental aspects of catalysis on supported metal clusters

U Heiz, EL Bullock - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2004 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we examine the role of oxide support defects, cluster size-dependence,
cluster structural fluxionality, and impurity do** on the catalytic properties of size-selected …

Carbon monoxide MgO from dispersed solids to single crystals: a review and new advances

G Spoto, EN Gribov, G Ricchiardi, A Damin… - Progress in surface …, 2004 - Elsevier
In this review we describe 30 years of research on the surface properties of magnesium
oxide, considered as the model prototype oxide of cubic structure. The surface properties of …

Factors in gold nanocatalysis: oxidation of CO in the non-scalable size regime

U Landman, B Yoon, C Zhang, U Heiz, M Arenz - Topics in Catalysis, 2007 - Springer
Focusing on size-selected gold clusters consisting of up to 20 atoms, that is, in the size
regime where properties cannot be obtained from those of the bulk material through scaling …

Low-dimensional systems investigated by x-ray absorption spectroscopy: a selection of 2D, 1D and 0D cases

L Mino, G Agostini, E Borfecchia… - Journal of Physics D …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Over the last three decades low-dimensional systems have attracted increasing interest both
from the fundamental and technological points of view due to their unique physical and …

Catalytic conversion of ethanol to 1, 3-butadiene on MgO: A comprehensive mechanism elucidation using DFT calculations

WE Taifan, T Bučko, J Baltrusaitis - Journal of Catalysis, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work, we performed periodic Density Functional Theory calculations and explored
reactive pathways of ethanol catalysis to catalytically form 1, 3-butadiene on undoped MgO …

Mixed-oxide catalysts with vanadium as the key element for gas-phase reactions

A Chieregato, JML Nieto, F Cavani - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
This review deals with an analysis of the main structural and reactivity properties of mixed
oxide systems containing vanadium oxide as the key component in catalysts for gas-phase …

A spectroscopy and catalysis study of the nature of active sites of MgO catalysts: Thermodynamic Brønsted basicity versus reactivity of basic sites

ML Bailly, C Chizallet, G Costentin, JM Krafft… - Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
The relationship between thermodynamic Brønsted basicity and reactivity of basic sites of
MgO samples was investigated by means of methanol deprotonation followed by IR and the …

CO combustion on supported gold clusters

M Arenz, U Landman, U Heiz - ChemPhysChem, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Recent progress in the understanding of the fascinating catalysis of CO combustion by
supported gold particles is summarized. Focusing on size‐selected gold clusters consisting …

Methanol as a clean and efficient H-transfer reactant for carbonyl reduction: Scope, limitations, and reaction mechanism

T Pasini, A Lolli, S Albonetti, F Cavani, M Mella - Journal of catalysis, 2014 - Elsevier
The previously unexplored use of methanol as a H-transfer agent for the Meerwein–
Ponndorf–Verley reduction of aromatic aldehydes and aryl ketones is described. Furfural, 5 …

Surface chemistry of MgO/SiO 2 catalyst during the ethanol catalytic conversion to 1, 3-butadiene: in-situ DRIFTS and DFT study

WE Taifan, GX Yan, J Baltrusaitis - Catalysis Science & Technology, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
1, 3-Butadiene is an important commodity chemical and new, selective routes of catalytic
synthesis using green feedstocks, such as ethanol, is of interest. For this purpose, surface …