Ensembles of metastable states govern heterogeneous catalysis on dynamic interfaces

Z Zhang, B Zandkarimi… - Accounts of chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Heterogeneous catalysis is at the heart of the chemical industry. Being able to
tune and design efficient catalysts for processes of interest is of the utmost importance, and …

Catalytic Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol: A Review

M Ren, Y Zhang, X Wang, H Qiu - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
High-efficiency utilization of CO2 facilitates the reduction of CO2 concentration in the global
atmosphere and hence the alleviation of the greenhouse effect. The catalytic hydrogenation …

Selective CO-to-acetate electroreduction via intermediate adsorption tuning on ordered Cu–Pd sites

Y Ji, Z Chen, R Wei, C Yang, Y Wang, J Xu, H Zhang… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Electrochemical reduction of carbon monoxide (CO) has recently emerged as a potential
approach for obtaining high-value, multicarbon products such as acetate, while the activity …

[HTML][HTML] Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations for heterogeneous catalysis: Fundamentals, current status, and challenges

M Pineda, M Stamatakis - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) simulations in combination with first-principles (1p)-based
calculations are rapidly becoming the gold-standard computational framework for bridging …

Dynamics of heterogeneous catalytic processes at operando conditions

X Shi, X Lin, R Luo, S Wu, L Li, ZJ Zhao, J Gong - JACS Au, 2021 - ACS Publications
The rational design of high-performance catalysts is hindered by the lack of knowledge of
the structures of active sites and the reaction pathways under reaction conditions, which can …

[PDF][PDF] Green carbon science: a scientific basis for achieving 'dual carbon'goal-academic summary of the 292nd “Shuang-Qing Forum

Z Liu, X Yi, F Gao, Z Xie, B Han, Y Sun, M He… - Acta Phys Chim …, 2023 - whxb.pku.edu.cn
This paper, based on the 292nd “Shuang-Qing Forum,” introduces the scientific concept of
“green carbon science” and summarizes the current research progress, challenges, and …

Activity Enhancement of PtIr Catalysts for Complete Ethanol Oxidation Reaction by Tuning C–O Coupling Abilities

R Wu, L Wang - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2022 - ACS Publications
Designing efficient catalysts for the complete ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) remains
challenging because of its complex reaction network, which involves more than 70 reactions …

Perspective on theoretical methods and modeling relating to electro-catalysis processes

Q Li, Y Ouyang, S Lu, X Bai, Y Zhang, L Shi… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Electro-catalysis is expected to be a promising clean alternative for energy conversion, and
the search for effective and stable electro-catalysts is fundamental. Theoretical calculations …

Unraveling Multiscale Kinetics over Subnanometer Cluster Catalysts: H2 Desorption from Pt3(-H)2/γ-Al2O3(110)

G Yan, DG Vlachos - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Despite the attractiveness of highly dispersed supported metal catalysts due to the efficient
usage of the active metal component, the structural complexity of subnanometer metal …

XPK: Toward Accurate and Efficient Microkinetic Modeling in Heterogeneous Catalysis

Z Chen, Z Liu, X Xu - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
The traditional trial-and-error approach can no longer meet the surging demand for
developing catalysts to address the grand challenges of energy and environment, while …