Advanced support materials and interactions for atomically dispersed noble‐metal catalysts: from support effects to design strategies

X Sui, L Zhang, J Li, K Doyle‐Davis, R Li… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Indisputably, noble‐metal single atom catalysts (SACs) are one of the most popular research
topics in the field of catalysis because of their low cost, ultrahigh atomic utilization, and …

Catalytic conversion of chitin as a nitrogen-containing biomass

H Kobayashi, T Sagawa, A Fukuoka - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The conversion of chitin enables the utilisation of naturally-fixed nitrogen in addition to
carbon toward establishing a sustainable carbon and nitrogen cycle. Chitin is an abundant …

Rapid Joule heating synthesis of Pt clusters on C3N4 with abundant nitrogen vacancies for highly-efficiently photocatalytic H2 production

Z Zhao, G Ren, Z Zhang, X Meng, Z Li - Separation and Purification …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar-driven photocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen production was an essential way to
simultaneously solve the energy crisis and environmental pollution problems. C 3 N 4 was a …

Intermetallic Palladium–Zinc Nanoparticles for the Ultraselective Hydrogenative Rearrangement of Furan Compounds

L Zhang, Y Zhong, J Wang, Z Zeng, S Deng… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The tandem hydrogenative rearrangement of furan aldehydes/ketones into cyclopentanones
is crucial for synthesizing biobased fine chemicals but remains challenging because of the …

Hydrogen-catalyzed acid transformation for the hydration of alkenes and epoxy alkanes over Co–N frustrated lewis pair surfaces

Q Deng, X Li, R Gao, J Wang, Z Zeng… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen (H2) is widely used as a reductant for many hydrogenation reactions; however, it
has not been recognized as a catalyst for the acid transformation of active sites on solid …

Efficient hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol to phenol over Ru/Ti–SiO 2 catalysts: the significance of defect-rich TiO x species

X Wang, Z Wang, L Zhou, Y Liu, Y Yang, L Zhang… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Selective hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived phenolics to value-added aromatic products
such as phenol with high efficiency and low energy consumption remains an important …

Catalytic Cleavage of the C–O Bond in Lignin and Lignin-Derived Aryl Ethers over Ni/AlPyOx Catalysts

L Jiang, G Xu, Y Fu - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
The conversion of lignin into value-added chemicals is one of the important ways for
sustainable development. Herein, phytic acid, a biomass-derived chemical, was used as the …

H+−H Pairs in Partially Oxidized MAX Phases for Bifunctional Catalytic Conversion of Furfurals into Linear Ketones

Q Deng, R Zhou, YC Zhang, X Li, J Li, S Tu… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, less favorable C= O hydrogenation and weak concerted acid catalysis cause
unsatisfactory catalytic performance in the upgrading of biomass‐derived furfurals (ie …

Toward value-added arenes from lignin-derived phenolic compounds via catalytic hydrodeoxygenation

M Lang, H Li - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2022 - ACS Publications
Arenes are an important class of intermediates in the chemical industry that have been
widely applied in pharmaceuticals, fuels, synthetic resins, and so on. Given the growing …

Catalytic Hydrodehydroxylation of Biomass-Related Chemicals via Water-Mediated Hydrogen Heterolysis over a Pd–S Interface

Q Deng, J Lu, G Sheng, YC Zhang, J Wang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Traditionally partial sulfur-poisoned Pd is used to enhance selectivity in hydrogenation
reactions. Herein, we report that this type of catalyst can also display ultraselective …