Starting from the late seventies, the progressively increased availability of synchrotron light
sources allowed the execution of experiments requiring a high X-ray flux in a continuous …

This critical review describes the reactivity of heterogeneous catalysts from the point of view
of four simple, but essential for Chemistry, molecules (namely dihydrogen, carbon …

A periodic density functional theory study complemented by ab initio thermodynamic
analysis was carried out to identify the active sites and mechanism of selective oxidation of …

Cu-zeolites are highly promising heterogeneous catalysts for a variety of chemical reactions.
Knowledge of the location and coordination of copper in the zeolite lattice is key to fully …

The present work highlights recent advances in elucidating the methane oxidation
mechanism of the inorganic Cu-ZSM-5 biomimic and in identifying the reactive intermediates …

The errors made when large chemical systems are replaced by small models are discussed:
interrupted charge transfer, missing structure constraints, neglected long‐range interactions …

Understanding the formation mechanism of the [Cu2O] 2+ active site in Cu–ZSM-5 is
important for the design of efficient catalysts to selectively convert methane to methanol and …

Zeolites containing transition-metal ions (TMIs) often show promising activity as
heterogeneous catalysts in pollution abatement and selective oxidation reactions. In this …

We present a multitechnique (EPR, XANES, EXAFS, and IR of adsorbed NO) study of the
coordination and oxidation chemistry of copper species hosted in mordenite (MOR) zeolite …

Copper‐containing zeolites, such as mordenite (MOR), have recently gained increased
attention as a consequence of their catalytic potential. While the preferred copper loadings …