Design of the synergistic rectifying interfaces in Mott–Schottky catalysts

D Xu, SN Zhang, JS Chen, XH Li - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The functions of interfacial synergy in heterojunction catalysts are diverse and powerful,
providing a route to solve many difficulties in energy conversion and organic synthesis …

Cooperative coupling of oxidative organic synthesis and hydrogen production over semiconductor-based photocatalysts

MY Qi, M Conte, M Anpo, ZR Tang, YJ Xu - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Merging hydrogen (H2) evolution with oxidative organic synthesis in a semiconductor-
mediated photoredox reaction is extremely attractive because the clean H2 fuel and high …

Enabling specific photocatalytic methane oxidation by controlling free radical type

Y Jiang, S Li, S Wang, Y Zhang, C Long… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Selective CH4 oxidation to CH3OH or HCHO with O2 in H2O under mild conditions provides
a desired sustainable pathway for synthesis of commodity chemicals. However …

Green carbon science: efficient carbon resource processing, utilization, and recycling towards carbon neutrality

M He, Y Sun, B Han - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Green carbon science is defined as the “study and optimization of the transformation of
carbon‐containing compounds and the relevant processes involved in the entire carbon …

Methane transformation by photocatalysis

X Li, C Wang, J Tang - Nature Reviews Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Methane hydrate and shale gas are predicted to have substantial reserves, far beyond the
sum of other fossil fuels. Using methane instead of crude oil as a building block is, thus, a …

Synergy of Pd atoms and oxygen vacancies on In2O3 for methane conversion under visible light

L Luo, L Fu, H Liu, Y Xu, J Xing, CR Chang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Methane (CH4) oxidation to high value chemicals under mild conditions through
photocatalysis is a sustainable and appealing pathway, nevertheless confronting the critical …

Recent progress of metal single-atom catalysts for energy applications

Q Yang, Y Jiang, H Zhuo, EM Mitchell, Q Yu - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have received tremendous attention in heterogeneous
catalysis because of their excellent catalytic performance and robust stability. Metal SACs …

A selective Au-ZnO/TiO2 hybrid photocatalyst for oxidative coupling of methane to ethane with dioxygen

S Song, H Song, L Li, S Wang, W Chu, K Peng… - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
Direct oxidation of methane to valuable chemicals is a great challenge as catalysts with both
high activity and selectivity for the activation of inert C–H bonds are required. Here, we …

Thermo-photo catalysis: a whole greater than the sum of its parts

S Fang, YH Hu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermo-photo catalysis, which is the catalysis with the participation of both thermal and
photo energies, not only reduces the large energy consumption of thermal catalysis but also …

Electrocatalytic refinery for sustainable production of fuels and chemicals

C Tang, Y Zheng, M Jaroniec… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Compared to modern fossil‐fuel‐based refineries, the emerging electrocatalytic refinery (e‐
refinery) is a more sustainable and environmentally benign strategy to convert renewable …