Single-atom catalysts across the periodic table

SK Kaiser, Z Chen, D Faust Akl, S Mitchell… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Isolated atoms featuring unique reactivity are at the heart of enzymatic and homogeneous
catalysts. In contrast, although the concept has long existed, single-atom heterogeneous …

Single-atom catalysis in advanced oxidation processes for environmental remediation

Y Shang, X Xu, B Gao, S Wang, X Duan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Emerging single atom catalysts (SACs), especially carbon-based SACs are appealing
materials in environmental catalysis because of their ultrahigh performances, environmental …

Metal catalysts for heterogeneous catalysis: from single atoms to nanoclusters and nanoparticles

L Liu, A Corma - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Metal species with different size (single atoms, nanoclusters, and nanoparticles) show
different catalytic behavior for various heterogeneous catalytic reactions. It has been shown …

Single-atom catalysts based on the metal–oxide interaction

R Lang, X Du, Y Huang, X Jiang, Q Zhang… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal atoms dispersed on the oxide supports constitute a large category of single-atom
catalysts. In this review, oxide supported single-atom catalysts are discussed about their …

Well-defined materials for heterogeneous catalysis: from nanoparticles to isolated single-atom sites

Z Li, S Ji, Y Liu, X Cao, S Tian, Y Chen, Z Niu… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The use of well-defined materials in heterogeneous catalysis will open up numerous new
opportunities for the development of advanced catalysts to address the global challenges in …

Noble-metal single-atoms in thermocatalysis, electrocatalysis, and photocatalysis

F Zhang, Y Zhu, Q Lin, L Zhang, X Zhang… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Noble metals have received widespread applications in the field of catalysis due to their
unique intrinsic properties and irreplaceable catalytic activities. However, in consideration of …

Carbon-based single atom catalyst: Synthesis, characterization, DFT calculations

Y Shang, X Duan, S Wang, Q Yue, B Gao, X Xu - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon-based single-atom catalysts (SACs) with atomic sizes of active sites have become
the promising candidates for a variety of catalytic systems because of their high atom …

Supported noble‐metal single atoms for heterogeneous catalysis

X Li, X Yang, Y Huang, T Zhang, B Liu - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Single‐atom catalysts (SACs), with atomically distributed active metal sites on
supports, serve as a newly advanced material in catalysis, and open broad prospects for a …

Selective hydrogenation of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural to 5-methylfurfural over single atomic metals anchored on Nb2O5

S Li, M Dong, J Yang, X Cheng, X Shen, S Liu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Methylfurfural (MF) is a very useful chemical. Selective hydrogenation of biomass platform
molecule 5-(hydroxymethyl) furfural (HMF) to MF using H2 as the reducing agent is very …

Stabilizing a Platinum1 Single‐Atom Catalyst on Supported Phosphomolybdic Acid without Compromising Hydrogenation Activity

B Zhang, H Asakura, J Zhang, J Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In coordination chemistry, catalytically active metal complexes in a zero‐or low‐valent state
often adopt four‐coordinate square‐planar or tetrahedral geometry. By applying this …