Atomic (single, double, and triple atoms) catalysis: frontiers, opportunities, and challenges

ZW Chen, LX Chen, CC Yang, Q Jiang - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The atomic dispersing of metal atoms supported on an optimal substrate exhibits an ideal
strategy for maximizing metal utilization for catalysis, which is particularly significant for …

Role of H2O in Catalytic Conversion of C1 Molecules

L Jiang, K Li, WN Porter, H Wang, G Li… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Due to their role in controlling global climate change, the selective conversion of C1
molecules such as CH4, CO, and CO2 has attracted widespread attention. Typically, H2O …

Complete CO Oxidation by O2 and H2O over Pt–CeO2−δ/MgO Following Langmuir–Hinshelwood and Mars–van Krevelen Mechanisms, Respectively

Y Wang, J Ma, X Wang, Z Zhang, J Zhao, J Yan… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
CO oxidation has attracted great attention in the automobile exhaust treatment and fuel cell
industrial process, with Pt as one of the most promising catalysts. The efficiency of the …

Preparation and catalytic performance of Ag, Au, Pd or Pt nanoparticles supported on 3DOM CeO2–Al2O3 for toluene oxidation

H Yang, J Deng, Y Liu, S Xie, Z Wu, H Dai - Journal of Molecular Catalysis A …, 2016 - Elsevier
Three-dimensionally ordered macro-/mesoporous 26.9 wt% CeO 2–Al 2 O 3 (denoted as
3DOM 26.9 CeO 2–Al 2 O 3)-supported noble metal nanocatalysts (xM/3DOM 26.9 CeO 2 …

Distinct Site Motifs Activate O2 and H2 on Supported Au Nanoparticles in Liquid Water

JS Adams, H Chen, T Ricciardulli… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Au nanoparticles catalyze the activation and conversion of small molecules with rates and
kinetic barriers that depend on the dimensions of the nanoparticle, composition of the …

Mechanistic Insights into Propene Epoxidation with O2–H2O Mixture on Au7/α-Al2O3: A Hydroproxyl Pathway from ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations

JC Liu, Y Tang, CR Chang, YG Wang, J Li - ACS Catalysis, 2016 - ACS Publications
We have studied the mechanism of propene epoxidation with O2–H2O mixture on Au7/α-
Al2O3 (0001) using global minimum approach, density functional theory (DFT), and ab initio …

Spectroscopic evidence for the involvement of interfacial sites in O–O bond activation over gold catalysts

A Sampath, T Ricciardulli, P Priyadarshini… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Catalytic functions at interfaces between oxides and Au nanoparticles assist the activation of
O2 and H2O2 during selective oxidations. We use in situ surface-enhanced Raman …

Tuning the charge state of Ag and Au atoms and clusters deposited on oxide surfaces by doping: a DFT study of the adsorption properties of nitrogen-and niobium …

P Schlexer, AR Puigdollers, G Pacchioni - … Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The charge state of Ag and Au atoms and clusters (Ag4 and Au4, Ag5 and Au5) adsorbed on
defective TiO2 anatase (101) and tetragonal ZrO2 (101) has been systematically …

Water influences the activity and selectivity of ceria-supported gold catalysts for oxidative dehydrogenation and esterification of ethanol

GM Mullen, EJ Evans Jr, I Sabzevari, BE Long… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
In this study, we show that water influences the activity and selectivity of a ceria-supported
gold catalyst for the oxidative dehydrogenation and esterification of ethanol in a fixed-bed …

Pinpointing the catalytic role of water in low-temperature CO oxidation on gold catalysts at a molecular level

L Wu, J Zhang, Z Wu, G Sun, BT Teng, W Huang - Journal of Catalysis, 2024 - Elsevier
Water substantially promotes the low-temperature redox reactions catalyzed by gold.
However, clarifying the catalytic role of water is challenging due to co-existing OH and H 2 O …