A critical review of different prominent nanotechnologies adapted to catalysis is provided,
with focus on how they contribute to the improvement of selectivity in heterogeneous …

Nanoparticle (NP)/polymer nanocomposites received considerable attention because of
their important applications including catalysis. Metal and metal oxide NPs may impart …

The field of nanocatalysis (in which nanoparticles are used to catalyze reactions) has
undergone an exponential growth during the past decade. Two types of studies have been …

The notion of “green chemistry” has encouraged even synthetic organic chemists to include
water as a solvent. Incredible selectivities and activities can be achieved through the …

Biomimetic mineralization is a powerful approach for the synthesis of advanced materials
with complex shape, hierarchical organization and controlled size, shape and polymorph …

Nanoparticle (NP) catalysis in liquid phase, which is usually called “soluble” NP catalysis, is
an old topic but is now well advanced due to the great progress in nano-chemistry and nano …

The latest advances in hydrophilic polymer controlled morphosynthesis and bio-inspired
mineralization of various technically important inorganic crystals are reviewed with a focus …

Solution combustion synthesis (SCS) is a relatively new method for synthesizing catalytic
materials with many distinct advantages: simplicity of method, short reaction times, and the …

An extensive comparative study of the effects of microwave versus conventional heating on
the nucleation and growth of near-monodisperse Rh, Pd, and Pt nanoparticles has revealed …

Precise positioning of metallic nanostructures on semiconductor surfaces is important for
applications such as photovoltaics, photoelectrocatalysis, metal interconnects, sensing …