Influence of solvent structure and hydrogen bonding on catalysis at solid–liquid interfaces

DS Potts, DT Bregante, JS Adams, C Torres… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Solvent molecules interact with reactive species and alter the rates and selectivities of
catalytic reactions by orders of magnitude. Specifically, solvent molecules can modify the …

High activity and selectivity of single palladium atom for oxygen hydrogenation to H2O2

S Yu, X Cheng, Y Wang, B **ao, Y **ng, J Ren… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Nanosized palladium (Pd)-based catalysts are widely used in the direct hydrogen peroxide
(H2O2) synthesis from H2 and O2, while its selectivity and yield remain inferior because of …

Looking for the “dream catalyst” for hydrogen peroxide production from hydrogen and oxygen

F Menegazzo, M Signoretto, E Ghedini, G Strukul - Catalysts, 2019 - mdpi.com
The reaction between hydrogen and oxygen is in principle the simplest method to form
hydrogen peroxide, but it is still a “dream process”, thus needing a “dream catalyst”. The aim …

Effect of Pd Coordination and Isolation on the Catalytic Reduction of O2 to H2O2 over PdAu Bimetallic Nanoparticles

T Ricciardulli, S Gorthy, JS Adams… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide (H2+ O2→ H2O2) may enable low-cost H2O2
production and reduce environmental impacts of chemical oxidations. Here, we synthesize a …

Unifying concepts in electro-and thermocatalysis toward hydrogen peroxide production

JS Adams, ML Kromer, J Rodríguez-López… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We examine relationships between H2O2 and H2O formation on metal nanoparticles by the
electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the thermochemical direct synthesis …

Isolated Pd sites as selective catalysts for electrochemical and direct hydrogen peroxide synthesis

M Ledendecker, E Pizzutilo, G Malta, GV Fortunato… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Palladium nanoparticles have been studied extensively as catalysts for the direct synthesis
of hydrogen peroxide, where selectivity remains a key challenge. Alloying Pd with other …

Reversed Charge Transfer to Modulate the d-Band Center of Pd for Efficient Direct H2O2 Synthesis

R Liu, C Wang, Y Yan, R Wang, G Chen - ACS Catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
The direct hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) product from H2 and O2 is a promising anthraquinone
replacement because it is environmentally friendly and has a high atom efficiency …

Microkinetic Modeling with Size-Dependent and Adsorbate–Adsorbate Interactions for the Direct Synthesis of H2O2 over Pd Nanoparticles

J Zhao, Z Yao, RJ Bunting, P Hu, J Wang - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
As a bottleneck in the direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide, the development of an efficient
palladium-based catalyst has garnered great attention. However, elusive active centers and …

Catalytic consequences of oxidant, alkene, and pore structures on alkene epoxidations within titanium silicates

DT Bregante, JZ Tan, RL Schultz, EZ Ayla… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Ti atoms incorporated into the framework of zeolite* BEA (Ti-BEA) or grafted onto SBA-15 (Ti-
SBA-15) catalyze alkene epoxidation with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), t-butyl hydrogen …

Quantitative Insights into the Reaction Mechanism for the Direct Synthesis of H2O2 over Transition Metals: Coverage-Dependent Microkinetic Modeling

Z Yao, J Zhao, RJ Bunting, C Zhao, P Hu, J Wang - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
The direct synthesis is the most promising alternative method for the production of hydrogen
peroxide, and the bottleneck is still unsolved. The breakthrough lies in elusive reaction …