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 …

Furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural stand out as bridges connecting biomass raw materials
to the biorefinery industry. Their reductive transformations by hydroconversion are key …

Volcano plots and scaling relations are commonly used to design catalysts and understand
catalytic behavior. These plots are a useful tool due to their robust and simple analysis of …

In most applications in industry involving catalysis, heterogeneous catalysts are preferred
over their homogeneous counterparts when available. However, the former cannot be easily …

Selectivity in catalysis is key to many industrial processes, yet it is often difficult to control.
One promising approach is to use so-called single-atom catalysts, whereby one catalytic …

Alumina-supported platinum catalysts have been modified with silicon oxide thin films grown
using atomic layer deposition (ALD) in order to tune the acid–base and electronic properties …

Detailed understanding and control of the intermolecular forces that govern molecular
assembly are necessary to engineer structure and function at the nanoscale. Liquid crystal …

Hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds to alcohols is an important step in many
technological applications, including the emerging molecular systems for reversable …

The selective hydrogenolysis of C–OH bond without the hydrogenation of the furan ring is an
important step in the valorization of relevant biomass-derived platform chemicals. Herein, we …

Six products are formed from benzyl alcohol oxidation over Pd nanoparticles using O2 as
the oxidant: benzaldehyde, toluene, benzyl ether, benzene, benzoic acid, and benzyl …