Designing sites in heterogeneous catalysis: are we reaching selectivities competitive with those of homogeneous catalysts?

F Zaera - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
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 …

Role of the support in gold-containing nanoparticles as heterogeneous catalysts

M Sankar, Q He, RV Engel, MA Sainna… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In this review, we discuss selected examples from recent literature on the role of the support
on directing the nanostructures of Au-based monometallic and bimetallic nanoparticles. The …

Short‐range diffusion enables general synthesis of medium‐entropy alloy aerogels

G Han, M Li, H Liu, W Zhang, L He, F Tian… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Medium‐entropy alloy aerogels (MEAAs) with the advantages of both multimetallic alloys
and aerogels are promising new materials in catalytic applications. However, limited by the …

Functionalised heterogeneous catalysts for sustainable biomass valorisation

P Sudarsanam, R Zhong, S Van den Bosch… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Efficient transformation of biomass to value-added chemicals and high-energy density fuels
is pivotal for a more sustainable economy and carbon-neutral society. In this framework …

Solution combustion synthesis of nanoscale materials

A Varma, AS Mukasyan, AS Rogachev… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Solution combustion is an exciting phenomenon, which involves propagation of self-
sustained exothermic reactions along an aqueous or sol–gel media. This process allows for …

Homogeneity of Supported Single‐Atom Active Sites Boosting the Selective Catalytic Transformations

Y Shi, Y Zhou, Y Lou, Z Chen, H Xiong… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Selective conversion of specific functional groups to desired products is highly important but
still challenging in industrial catalytic processes. The adsorption state of surface species is …

The golden age of transfer hydrogenation

D Wang, D Astruc - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Hydrogenation is one of the most fundamental transformations in organic synthesis, and its
industrial applications span from fine chemicals to pharmaceuticals synthesis. 1− 3 Direct …

Hydroxyapatite: A review of syntheses, structure and applications in heterogeneous catalysis

A Fihri, C Len, RS Varma, A Solhy - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The synthesis of hydroxyapatite (HAP) and its applications in heterogeneous catalysis are
abridged in view of its demonstrated prowess and utility in chemical, material and industrial …

The recent development of efficient Earth-abundant transition-metal nanocatalysts

D Wang, D Astruc - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Whereas noble metal compounds have long been central in catalysis, Earth-abundant metal-
based catalysts have in the same time remained undeveloped. Yet the efficacy of Earth …

Organic phase syntheses of magnetic nanoparticles and their applications

L Wu, A Mendoza-Garcia, Q Li, S Sun - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
In the past two decades, the synthetic development of magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) has
been intensively explored for both fundamental scientific research and technological …