Design of Single-Atom Catalysts and Tracking Their Fate Using Operando and Advanced X-ray Spectroscopic Tools

BB Sarma, F Maurer, DE Doronkin… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The potential of operando X-ray techniques for following the structure, fate, and active site of
single-atom catalysts (SACs) is highlighted with emphasis on a synergetic approach of both …

Kinetically matched C–N coupling toward efficient urea electrosynthesis enabled on copper single-atom alloy

M Xu, F Wu, Y Zhang, Y Yao, G Zhu, X Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Chemical C–N coupling from CO2 and NO3–, driven by renewable electricity, toward urea
synthesis is an appealing alternative for Bosch–Meiser urea production. However, the …

Perspective on CO2 Hydrogenation for Dimethyl Ether Economy

C Liu, Z Liu - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
The CO2 hydrogenation to dimethyl ether (DME) is a potentially promising process for
efficiently utilizing CO2 as a renewable and cheap carbon resource. Currently, the one-step …

Dependence of copper particle size and interface on methanol and CO formation in CO 2 hydrogenation over Cu@ ZnO catalysts

F Jiang, Y Yang, L Wang, Y Li, Z Fang, Y Xu… - Catalysis Science & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Although Cu-based catalysts have been intensively investigated for methanol synthesis via
CO2 hydrogenation, the active sites for methanol and CO formation are still a subject of …

Boosting the performance of Ni/Al 2 O 3 for the reverse water gas shift reaction through formation of CuNi nanoalloys

E Gioria, P Ingale, F Pohl, RN d'Alnoncourt… - Catalysis Science & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Ni supported on alumina is extensively employed as a catalyst for the reverse water gas shift
reaction. However, the formation of inactive Ni aluminates and the high selectivity to …

Mechanistic study of carbon dioxide hydrogenation over Pd/ZnO‐based catalysts: the role of palladium–zinc alloy in selective methanol synthesis

M Zabilskiy, VL Sushkevich, MA Newton… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Pd/ZnO catalysts show good activity and high selectivity to methanol during catalytic CO2
hydrogenation. The Pd‐Zn alloy phase has usually been considered as the active phase …

Copper–zinc oxide interface as a methanol-selective structure in Cu–ZnO catalyst during catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to methanol

S Saedy, MA Newton, M Zabilskiy, JH Lee… - Catalysis Science & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Detailed structural and catalytic studies of ZnO/Cu/Al2O3 catalysts, aimed at deriving a
better understanding of the methanol selectivity–structure relationship in the Cu–ZnO system …

Drastic Events and Gradual Change Define the Structure of an Active Copper‐Zinc‐Alumina Catalyst for Methanol Synthesis

A Beck, MA Newton, M Zabilskiy… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The copper‐zinc‐alumina (CZA) catalyst is one of the most important catalysts.
Nevertheless, understanding of the complex CZA structure is still limited and hampers …

CO2 Hydrogenation with Cu/ZnO/Al2O3: A Benchmark Study

H Ruland, H Song, D Laudenschleger… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The suitability of a commercial and industrially applied Cu‐based catalyst for the synthesis
of methanol by CO2 hydrogenation was investigated. Unexpectedly, this system showed …

Stabilization by Configurational Entropy of the Cu(II) Active Site during CO Oxidation on Mg0.2Co0.2Ni0.2Cu0.2Zn0.2O

M Fracchia, P Ghigna, T Pozzi… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The mechanisms of CO oxidation on the Mg0. 2Co0. 2Ni0. 2Cu0. 2Zn0. 2O high-entropy
oxide were studied by means of operando soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy. We found that …