Bimetallic nanoparticles of noble metals are of high interest in imaging, biomedical devices,
including nanomedicine, and heterogeneous catalysis. Synthesis, properties …

As one of the substitute power sources with low environmental impact and high energy
density, direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) show great potentials in applications of portable …

Cyclohexanols are widely used chemicals, which are mainly produced by oxidation of fossil
feedstocks. Selective hydrodeoxygenation of lignin derivatives has great potential for …

Proliferating energy consumption, particularly of fossil fuels, has led to an increasing
generation of pollutants; many of these harmful products have been of serious …

Since the first description by Fievet, Lagier and Figlarz in 1989, the synthesis of
nanoparticles in high-boiling, multivalent alcohols–so-called polyols–has been developed …

Strategies to capture and sequester ever-increasing anthropogenic CO2 emissions include
adsorbing CO2 onto inorganic substrates and then storing it in reservoirs, changing land use …

PtRu bimetal is of particularly attractive in various electrocatalytic reactions owing to its
synergistic effect, ligand effect and strain effect. Here, PtRu nanoalloy supported on porous …

With more than 170 billion barrels of estimated oil sands reserves in Canada, Canada has
the third largest oil reserves in the world. However, more than 80% of oil sand's reserves are …

Ultrafine Pd nanoparticles monodispersed on graphene oxide (GO) surfaces were
successfully prepared by the redox reaction between PdCl42− and GO. The as-made …

Interest in catalysis by metal nanoparticles (NPs) is increasing dramatically, as reflected by
the large number of publications in the last five years. This field,“semi‐heterogeneous …