Oxygen Evolution/Reduction Reaction Catalysts: From In Situ Monitoring and Reaction Mechanisms to Rational Design

Y Zhao, DP Adiyeri Saseendran, C Huang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are core steps of
various energy conversion and storage systems. However, their sluggish reaction kinetics …

Single‐atom catalysis in organic synthesis

VB Saptal, V Ruta, MA Bajada… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atom catalysts hold the potential to significantly impact the chemical sector, pushing
the boundaries of catalysis in new, uncharted directions. These materials, featuring isolated …

Engineering the electronic structure of single‐atom iron sites with boosted oxygen bifunctional activity for zinc–air batteries

Z Li, S Ji, C Xu, L Leng, H Liu, JH Horton… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable zinc–air batteries typically require efficient, durable, and inexpensive
bifunctional electrocatalysts to support oxygen reduction/evolution reactions (ORR/OER) …

Geometric and Electronic Engineering of Atomically Dispersed Copper‐Cobalt Diatomic Sites for Synergistic Promotion of Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysis in Zinc …

Z Li, S Ji, C Wang, H Liu, L Leng, L Du… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The development of rechargeable zinc–air batteries is heavily dependent on bifunctional
oxygen electrocatalysts to offer exceptional oxygen reduction/evolution reaction (ORR/OER) …

[HTML][HTML] Modulating adsorbed hydrogen drives electrochemical CO2-to-C2 products

J Feng, L Zhang, S Liu, L Xu, X Ma, X Tan, L Wu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction is a typical reaction involving two reactants (CO2 and H2O).
However, the role of H2O dissociation, which provides active* H species to multiple …

[HTML][HTML] Cu-based high-entropy two-dimensional oxide as stable and active photothermal catalyst

Y Li, X Bai, D Yuan, C Yu, X San, Y Guo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cu-based nanocatalysts are the cornerstone of various industrial catalytic processes.
Synergistically strengthening the catalytic stability and activity of Cu-based nanocatalysts is …

In situ synthesized S-type heterojunction Bi2O2CO3/CuBi2O4 enable efficient NIR light-driven H2O2 activation for water purification

J Qu, D Zhang, Y Li, P Wang, Y Mao, T Zhang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) was the most commonly used oxidant in advanced
oxidation processes to degrade emerging organic pollutants. However, photoactivation of H …

Bottom–Up Design of Photoactive Chiral Covalent Organic Frameworks for Visible-Light-Driven Asymmetric Catalysis

T He, R Liu, S Wang, IKW On, Y Wu… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The development of chiral covalentorganic framework catalysts (CCOFs) to synthesize
enantiopure organic compounds is crucial and highly desirable in synthetic chemistry …

Spotlighting graphene-based catalysts for the mitigation of environmentally hazardous pollutants to cleaner production: a review

Y Vasseghian, SW Joo, EN Dragoi, H Kamyab… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, population growth and industrial development have raised concerns about
environmental pollution and had negative effects on the entire ecosystem. Cleaner …

The Role of In Situ/Operando IR Spectroscopy in Unraveling Adsorbate-Induced Structural Changes in Heterogeneous Catalysis

E Groppo, S Rojas-Buzo, S Bordiga - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous catalysts undergo thermal-and/or adsorbate-induced dynamic changes
under reaction conditions, which consequently modify their catalytic behavior. Hence, it is …