Single-atom-site catalysts (SASCs) featuring maximized atom utilization and isolated active
sites have progressed tremendously in recent years as a highly prosperous branch of …

Controlling the electronic structure of transition-metal single-atom heterogeneous catalysts
(SACs) is crucial to unlocking their full potential. The ability to do this with increasing …

Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have attracted tremendous research interests in various
energy-related fields because of their high activity, selectivity and 100% atom utilization …

Activated carbons are one of the most important classes of high‐surface‐area porous
materials. Owing to their unique structure, low price, and large‐scale production technology …

Controlling the precise atomic architecture of supported metals is central to optimizing their
catalytic performance, as recently exemplified for nanostructured platinum and ruthenium …

It remains challenging to achieve nanoparticles with uniform size and dispersion or single
atoms with identical coordination structure, although various methods have been developed …

Ru single-atom catalysts have great potential to replace toxic mercuric chloride in acetylene
hydrochlorination. However, long-term catalytic stability remains a grand challenge due to …

Copper catalysts are attractive candidates for Hg‐free vinyl chloride monomer (VCM)
production via acetylene hydrochlorination due to their non‐toxic nature and high stability …

In heterogeneous catalysis, synergies between the metal active phase and oxide support
can enhance the catalytic activity through electronic metal–support interactions (EMSI). Such …

Carbon supports are ubiquitous components of heterogeneous catalysts for acetylene
hydrochlorination to vinyl chloride, from commercial mercury-based systems to more …