Molecular views on Fischer–Tropsch synthesis

KT Rommens, M Saeys - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
For nearly a century, the Fischer–Tropsch (FT) reaction has been subject of intense debate.
Various molecular views on the active sites and on the reaction mechanism have been …

Achieving theory–experiment parity for activity and selectivity in heterogeneous catalysis using microkinetic modeling

W **e, J Xu, J Chen, H Wang, P Hu - Accounts of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Microkinetic modeling based on density functional theory (DFT) energies plays
an essential role in heterogeneous catalysis because it reveals the fundamental chemistry …

Machine learning in chemical reaction space

S Stocker, G Csanyi, K Reuter, JT Margraf - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Chemical compound space refers to the vast set of all possible chemical compounds,
estimated to contain 1060 molecules. While intractable as a whole, modern machine …

[HTML][HTML] Direct conversion of CO2 to a jet fuel over CoFe alloy catalysts

L Zhang, Y Dang, X Zhou, P Gao, AP van Bavel… - The Innovation, 2021 - cell.com
The direct conversion of carbon dioxide (CO 2) using green hydrogen is a sustainable
approach to jet fuel production. However, achieving a high level of performance remains a …

Tripodal Pd metallenes mediated by Nb2C MXenes for boosting alkynes semihydrogenation

Z Wei, Z Zhao, C Qiu, S Huang, Z Yao, M Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract 2D metallene nanomaterials have spurred considerable attention in heterogeneous
catalysis by virtue of sufficient unsaturated metal atoms, high specific surface area and …

Dynamics of heterogeneous catalytic processes at operando conditions

X Shi, X Lin, R Luo, S Wu, L Li, ZJ Zhao, J Gong - JACS Au, 2021 - ACS Publications
The rational design of high-performance catalysts is hindered by the lack of knowledge of
the structures of active sites and the reaction pathways under reaction conditions, which can …

Perspective on computational reaction prediction using machine learning methods in heterogeneous catalysis

J Xu, XM Cao, P Hu - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Heterogeneous catalysis plays a significant role in the modern chemical industry. Towards
the rational design of novel catalysts, understanding reactions over surfaces is the most …

Synergistic effect of doped nitrogen and oxygen-containing functional groups on electrochemical synthesis of hydrogen peroxide

Z Bao, J Zhao, S Zhang, L Ding, X Peng… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by 2e− oxygen reduction (ORR) is
a clean on-site method. Although doped carbon materials have been widely used in …

CATKINAS: a large‐scale catalytic microkinetic analysis software for mechanism auto‐analysis and catalyst screening

J Chen, M Jia, P Hu, H Wang - Journal of Computational …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As an effective method to analyze complex catalytic reaction networks, microkinetic
modeling is gaining increasing popularity in the catalytic activity evaluation and rational …

Quantitative studies of the key aspects in selective acetylene hydrogenation on Pd (111) by microkinetic modeling with coverage effects and molecular dynamics

W **e, J Xu, Y Ding, P Hu - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Selective acetylene hydrogenation as a vital industrial reaction has been studied for
decades. However, some key issues remain elusive. Herein, a detailed microkinetic model …