Metal sites in zeolites: synthesis, characterization, and catalysis

Q Zhang, S Gao, J Yu - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Zeolites with ordered microporous systems, distinct framework topologies, good spatial
nanoconfinement effects, and superior (hydro) thermal stability are an ideal scaffold for …

Recent advances of single-atom catalysts in CO 2 conversion

S Wang, L Wang, D Wang, Y Li - Energy & Environmental Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The catalytic transformation of CO2 into valuable fuels/chemicals is a promising and
economically profitable process because it offers an alternative toward fossil feedstocks and …

Understanding activity trends in furfural hydrogenation on transition metal surfaces

S Liu, N Govindarajan, K Chan - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Furfural hydrogenation to furfuryl alcohol is an industrially significant reaction for biomass
valorization. The hydrogenation process has been mainly catalyzed by chromite-based …

Ni− Promoted Cu/ZSM-5 for selective hydrodeoxygenation of furfural to produce 2− Methylfuran

C Wang, C Wu, L Deng, R Zhang, S Zhou, Z Wang… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of furfural (FUR) to produce 2− methylfuran (2− MeF) is
a green way to produce hydrocarbons with fuel− like properties. In this work, bimetallic Ni …

Hollow carbon sphere encapsulated nickel nanoreactor for aqueous-phase hydrogenation-rearrangement tandem reaction with enhanced catalytic performance

Z Hu, M Han, C Chen, Z Zou, Y Shen, Z Fu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
As green chemistry, aqueous-phase reactions play a vital role in modern fine chemical
synthesis. Herein, an encapsulated nickel in a hollow carbon sphere (Ni@ HCS) catalyst …

Layered double hydroxides-based metal nanocatalysts: Confinement engineering, microenvironment effect and applications in catalytic conversion of biomass

J Wu, Y Xie, Y Li, M Jin, L Liu, G Pan, C Wang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rational design and targeted synthesis of efficient supported metal nanocatalysts for
catalytic transformation of renewable biomass into value-added chemicals and fuels has …

Zeolite-encapsulated Cu nanoparticles with enhanced performance for ethanol dehydrogenation

L Lin, P Cao, J Pang, Z Wang, Q Jiang, Y Su, R Chen… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The selective dehydrogenation of ethanol to acetaldehyde is one of the pivotal reactions for
biomass valorization, wherein the well-defined and robust Cu-based solid catalysts are …

Design of confined catalysts and applications in environmental catalysis: Original perspectives and further prospects

T Zhao, X Huang, R Cui, W Han, G Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Catalysts play a vital role in the chemistry realm and contribute a lot to the rapid
development of the industrial economy. However, traditionally supported catalysts still face …

Zeolite Synthesis in the Presence of Metallosiloxanes for the Quantitative Encapsulation of Metal Species for the Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) of NOx

R Khairova, S Komaty, A Dikhtiarenko… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Metal encapsulation in zeolitic materials through one‐pot hydrothermal synthesis (HTS) is
an attractive technique to prepare zeolites with a high metal dispersion. Due to its simplicity …

Ultrahigh selective hydrogenation of furfural enabled by modularizing hydrogen dissociation and substrate activation

S Wang, Y Lv, J Ren, Z Xu, Q Yang, H Zhao… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Designing optimal heterogeneous metal hydrogenation catalysts for biomass conversion
with simultaneously high activity and selectivity is a significant but challenging topic. Herein …