Magnetically recoverable nanocatalysts

V Polshettiwar, R Luque, A Fihri, H Zhu… - Chemical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Catalysis is becoming a strategic field of science because it represents a new way to meet
the challenges of energy and sustainability. These challenges are becoming the main …

Green chemistry by nano-catalysis

V Polshettiwar, RS Varma - Green Chemistry, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Nano-materials are important in many diverse areas, from basic research to various
applications in electronics, biochemical sensors, catalysis and energy. They have emerged …

Nanocatalysts for Suzuki cross-coupling reactions

A Fihri, M Bouhrara, B Nekoueishahraki… - Chemical Society …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
This critical review deals with the applications of nanocatalysts in Suzuki coupling reactions,
a field that has attracted immense interest in the chemical, materials and industrial …

Nanocrystal bilayer for tandem catalysis

Y Yamada, CK Tsung, W Huang, Z Huo, SE Habas… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
Supported catalysts are widely used in industry and can be optimized by tuning the
composition and interface of the metal nanoparticles and oxide supports. Rational design of …

Advancing the frontiers in nanocatalysis, biointerfaces, and renewable energy conversion by innovations of surface techniques

GA Somorjai, H Frei, JY Park - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
The challenge of chemistry in the 21st century is to achieve 100% selectivity of the desired
product molecule in multipath reactions (“green chemistry”) and develop renewable energy …

Review on platinum nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization, and applications

MAR Khan, MS Al Mamun, MH Ara - Microchemical Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has become a fundamental and innovative sector in technological
discipline. Nano refers to the small sized particles (10− 9 m) with wide range of applications …

Molecular factors of catalytic selectivity

GA Somorjai, JY Park - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Selectivity—the production of one molecule out of many other thermodynamically feasible
product molecules—is the key concept in develo** clean processes that do not produce …

Sub-10 nm platinum nanocrystals with size and shape control: catalytic study for ethylene and pyrrole hydrogenation

CK Tsung, JN Kuhn, W Huang, C Aliaga… - Journal of the …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Platinum nanocubes and nanopolyhedra with tunable size from 5 to 9 nm were synthesized
by controlling the reducing rate of metal precursor ions in a one-pot polyol synthesis. A two …

Sum frequency generation and catalytic reaction studies of the removal of organic cap** agents from Pt nanoparticles by UV− ozone treatment

C Aliaga, JY Park, Y Yamada, HS Lee… - The Journal of …, 2009 - ACS Publications
We report the structure of the organic cap** layers of platinum colloid nanoparticles and
their removal by UV− ozone exposure. Sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy …

Platinum nanoparticles using wood nanomaterials: eco-friendly synthesis, shape control and catalytic activity for p-nitrophenol reduction

X Lin, M Wu, D Wu, S Kuga, T Endo, Y Huang - Green Chemistry, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a one-step and environment-friendly synthesis of platinum nanoparticles with
controlled shapes and sizes using wood nanomaterials in aqueous phase without …