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 …

Green carbon science: efficient carbon resource processing, utilization, and recycling towards carbon neutrality

M He, Y Sun, B Han - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Green carbon science is defined as the “study and optimization of the transformation of
carbon‐containing compounds and the relevant processes involved in the entire carbon …

Electrocatalytic refinery for sustainable production of fuels and chemicals

C Tang, Y Zheng, M Jaroniec… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Compared to modern fossil‐fuel‐based refineries, the emerging electrocatalytic refinery (e‐
refinery) is a more sustainable and environmentally benign strategy to convert renewable …

A unified view on catalytic conversion of biomass and waste plastics

K Lee, Y **g, Y Wang, N Yan - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Originating from the desire to improve sustainability, producing fuels and chemicals from the
conversion of biomass and waste plastic has become an important research topic in the …

Progress and perspectives in photo‐and electrochemical‐oxidation of biomass for sustainable chemicals and hydrogen production

H Luo, J Barrio, N Sunny, A Li, L Steier… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biomass is recognized as an ideal CO2 neutral, abundant, and renewable resource
substitute to fossil fuels. The rich proton content in most biomass derived materials, such as …

Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural Promoted by a Ru1Cu Single‐Atom Alloy Catalyst

K Ji, M Xu, SM Xu, Y Wang, R Ge, X Hu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical reduction of biomass‐derived 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) represents an
elegant route toward sustainable value‐added chemicals production that circumvents the …

Circumventing challenges: design of anodic electrocatalysts for hybrid water electrolysis systems

HY Wang, ML Sun, JT Ren… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Water electrolysis, driven by renewable energy resources, is a promising energy conversion
technology that has gained intensive interest in recent years. However, conventional water …

Catalytic processing of plastic waste on the rise

AJ Martín, C Mondelli, SD Jaydev, J Pérez-Ramírez - Chem, 2021 - cell.com
Summary Approximately 80% of the> 350 Mt of plastics produced annually is turned into
waste, which equals 30% of the European electricity consumption. Chemocatalytic …

Furfural–a versatile, biomass-derived platform chemical for the production of renewable chemicals

A Jaswal, PP Singh, T Mondal - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
For years, fossil fuels have been the predominant feedstock for the production of chemicals,
resulting in their overexploitation and widespread environmental degradation, prompting a …

Recent progress in cyclic aryliodonium chemistry: syntheses and applications

X Peng, A Rahim, W Peng, F Jiang, Z Gu… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hypervalent aryliodoumiums are intensively investigated as arylating agents. They are
excellent surrogates to aryl halides, and moreover they exhibit better reactivity, which allows …