This review provides a synthetic overview of the recent research advancements addressing
the topic of catalysis with colloidal ruthenium metal nanoparticles through the last five years …

In this topical review we catagorise all ambient pressure x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
publications that have appeared between the 1970s and the end of 2018 according to their …

Abstract Ruthenium nanoparticles (Ru NPs) supported on reduced-graphene oxide doped
with N (NH 2-rGO) was synthesized and used for the selective hydrogenation of fatty acids to …

Conspectus Although there has been for the past 20 years great interest in the synthesis and
use of metal nanoparticles, little attention has been paid to the complexity of the surface of …

Composition (metal or metal oxide core and organic coating), size, shape and structure are
the main parameters governing the properties of nano-objects. Driven by their huge …

The use of atmospheric pressure plasma to enhance catalytic chemical reactions involves
complex surface processes induced by the interactions of plasma-generated fluxes with …

Abstract New Rh-NPs stabilised by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (NHC) were synthesized by
decomposition of [Rh (η 3-C 3 H 5) 3] under H 2 atmosphere and fully characterized. Surface …

The synthesis and catalytic activity of long-chain NHC-stabilized RuNPs are presented. Full
characterization of these novel nanostructures including surface state studies show that the …

The second‐generation Grubbs catalyst, RuCl2 (H2IMes)(PCy3)(= CHPh)[GII; H2IMes= 1, 3‐
bis (2, 4, 6‐trimethylphenyl)‐4, 5‐dihydroimidazol‐2‐ylidene, Cy= cyclohexyl], is shown to …

In the field of heterogeneous catalysis research, in situ and operando characterization
techniques, ie characterization techniques which can be applied under realistic reaction …