Selective catalytic hydrogenation has wide applications in both petrochemical and fine
chemical industries, however, it remains challenging when two or multiple functional groups …

Metal nanoparticles have received intense scientific attention in the field of catalysis. Precise
engineering of nanomaterials' size, shape and surface composition, including adsorbed …

The overuse of pefloxacin (PEF) leaves residues in foods. Therefore, the development of
robust analytical techniques for the selective detection of PEF is of great importance. In this …

Owing to the limited availability of natural sources, the widespread demand of the flavouring,
perfume and pharmaceutical industries for unsaturated alcohols is met by producing them …

Selective hydrogenations lay at the heart of many industrial processes. The archetypal
catalysts for this class of reactions are generally prepared by 'metal poisoning'strategies: the …

Due to their excellent catalytic properties under mild reaction conditions, well-defined,
nanosized noble metal catalysts have potential applications in the manufacture of fine …

Tuning the activity and selectivity of metal nanoparticles (NPs) is a long-term pursuit in the
field of catalysis. Herein, we report successfully improving both the activity and …

Gold and gold-based bimetallic catalysts have shown great potential for many important
chemical transformation reactions owing to their good activity and high selectivity under …

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) as selectivity regulators for catalytic reactions have
attracted much attention, especially MOFs and metal nanoparticle (NP) shelled structures …

Nano-scale metal particles have huge potential due to their wide range of diverse catalytic
applications. Recently, they have found numerous applications in the field of biomass …