The reformation of catalyst: From a trial-and-error synthesis to rational design

L Wang, J Wu, S Wang, H Liu, Y Wang, D Wang - Nano Research, 2024 - Springer
The appropriate catalysts can accelerate the reaction rate and effectively boost the efficient
conversion of various molecules, which is of great importance in the study of chemistry …

Light olefin synthesis from a diversity of renewable and fossil feedstocks: state-of the-art and outlook

SA Chernyak, M Corda, JP Dath… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Light olefins are important feedstocks and platform molecules for the chemical industry.
Their synthesis has been a research priority in both academia and industry. There are many …

Defective TiOx overlayers catalyze propane dehydrogenation promoted by base metals

S Chen, Y Xu, X Chang, Y Pan, G Sun, X Wang, D Fu… - Science, 2024 - science.org
The industrial catalysts utilized for propane dehydrogenation (PDH) to propylene, an
important alternative to petroleum-based cracking processes, either use expensive metals or …

Peripheral-nitrogen effects on the Ru1 centre for highly efficient propane dehydrogenation

Y Zhou, F Wei, H Qi, Y Chai, L Cao, J Lin, Q Wan… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Single-atom catalysts with uniform metal active sites show potential for selectivity control.
However, their application to high-temperature propane dehydrogenation remains …

Tandem propane dehydrogenation and surface oxidation catalysts for selective propylene synthesis

W Wang, S Chen, C Pei, R Luo, J Sun, H Song, G Sun… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Direct propane dehydrogenation (PDH) to propylene is a desirable commercial reaction but
is highly endothermic and severely limited by thermodynamic equilibrium. Routes that …

Atomic insight into the local structure and microenvironment of isolated Co-motifs in MFI zeolite frameworks for propane dehydrogenation

ZP Hu, G Qin, J Han, W Zhang, N Wang… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Embedding metal species into zeolite frameworks can create framework-bond metal sites in
a confined microenvironment. The metals sitting in the specific T sites of zeolites and their …

Design strategies of stable catalysts for propane dehydrogenation to propylene

ML Sun, ZP Hu, HY Wang, YJ Suo, ZY Yuan - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Propylene is one of the most important building blocks for the chemical industry. Traditional
propylene production, which is based on oil-based cracking processes, is being challenged …

The operation active sites of O 2 reduction to H 2 O 2 over ZnO

Y Zhou, L Xu, J Wu, W Zhu, T He, H Yang… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The two-electron oxygen reduction reaction (2e− ORR) in neutral media is a promising
method to achieve hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) from oxygen (O2) directly in a sustainable …

Fully exposed metal clusters: fabrication and application in alkane dehydrogenation

X Chen, M Peng, D Xiao, H Liu, D Ma - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Alkanes are the foremost basic energy sources and represent an important basic chemical
material for industrial applications. Highly efficient activation of C–H bonds can convert …

Recent progress in metal-molecular sieve catalysts for propane dehydrogenation

S Song, Y Sun, K Yang, Y Fo, X Ji, H Su, Z Li, C Xu… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Propane direct dehydrogenation (PDH) is an attractive technology for propylene production
that has received extensive attention. Molecular sieves with uniform porous structure, high …