Photocatalytic transformations of lignocellulosic biomass into chemicals

X Wu, N Luo, S Xie, H Zhang, Q Zhang… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
As the largest renewable carbon resource, lignocellulosic biomass has great potential to
replace fossil resources for the production of high-value chemicals, in particular organic …

Copper‐based plasmonic catalysis: recent advances and future perspectives

Y Xin, K Yu, L Zhang, Y Yang, H Yuan, H Li… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
With the capability of inducing intense electromagnetic field, energetic charge carriers, and
photothermal effect, plasmonic metals provide a unique opportunity for efficient light …

Light-induced selective hydrogenation over PdAg nanocages in hollow MOF microenvironment

L Li, Y Li, L Jiao, X Liu, Z Ma, YJ Zeng… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Selective hydrogenation with high efficiency under ambient conditions remains a long-
standing challenge. Here, a yolk–shell nanostructured catalyst, PdAg@ ZIF-8, featuring …

Plasmon-mediated chemical reactions

C Zhan, J Yi, S Hu, XG Zhang, DY Wu… - Nature Reviews Methods …, 2023 - nature.com
Plasmon-mediated chemical reactions (PMCRs) are processes that make use of
nanostructure-based surface plasmons as mediators to redistribute and convert photon …

Titanium dioxide as the most used photocatalyst for water purification: An overview

SJ Armaković, MM Savanović, S Armaković - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
Titanium dioxide (TiO2), one of the most frequently used materials in general, has emerged
as an excellent photocatalytic material for environmental applications. In this review …

Nickel-Laden Dendritic Plasmonic Colloidosomes of Black Gold: Forced Plasmon Mediated Photocatalytic CO2 Hydrogenation

R Verma, R Belgamwar, P Chatterjee… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this work, we have designed and synthesized nickel-laden dendritic plasmonic
colloidosomes of Au (black gold-Ni). The photocatalytic CO2 hydrogenation activities of …

Plasmonic catalysis: New opportunity for selective chemical bond evolution

Y Dong, C Hu, H Xiong, R Long, Y Xiong - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Plasmonic catalysis is an ever-growing field in which chemical reactions are enabled by
visible light excitation. The plasmonic effects provide a unique reaction environment, which …

Plasmonic photocatalysis: activating chemical bonds through light and plasmon

V Jain, RK Kashyap, PP Pillai - Advanced Optical Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The exceptionally large charge‐carrier density in photoexcited plasmonic nanoparticles
(NPs) can be used for the making and breaking of high‐energy chemical bonds, which forms …

Plasmonic nanozymes: leveraging localized surface plasmon resonance to boost the enzyme‐mimicking activity of nanomaterials

G Xu, X Du, W Wang, Y Qu, X Liu, M Zhao, W Li, YQ Li - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nanozymes, a type of nanomaterials that function similarly to natural enzymes, receive
extensive attention in biomedical fields. However, the widespread applications of …

Striding the threshold of photocatalytic lignin-first biorefining via a bottom-up approach: from model compounds to realistic lignin

J Xu, P Zhou, C Zhang, L Yuan, X Xiao, L Dai… - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Upgrading renewable lignocellulose into bulk chemicals and drop-in-fuels has been
identified as a state-of-the-art paradigm to fulfill alternative energy demands. Lignin, as the …