Designing sites in heterogeneous catalysis: are we reaching selectivities competitive with those of homogeneous catalysts?

F Zaera - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
A critical review of different prominent nanotechnologies adapted to catalysis is provided,
with focus on how they contribute to the improvement of selectivity in heterogeneous …

Thermochemical conversion of plastic waste into fuels, chemicals, and value‐added materials: a critical review and outlooks

RX Yang, K Jan, CT Chen, WT Chen… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plastic waste is an emerging environmental issue for our society. Critical action to tackle this
problem is to upcycle plastic waste as valuable feedstock. Thermochemical conversion of …

Effects of Silica Modification (Mg, Al, Ca, Ti, and Zr) on Supported Cobalt Catalysts for H2-Dependent CO2 Reduction to Metabolic Intermediates

KS Belthle, T Beyazay… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Serpentinizing hydrothermal systems generate H2 as a reductant and harbor catalysts
conducive to geochemical CO2 conversion into reduced carbon compounds that form the …

The acidity of zeolites: concepts, measurements and relation to catalysis: a review on experimental and theoretical methods for the study of zeolite acidity

EG Derouane, JC Vedrine, RR Pinto, PM Borges… - Catalysis …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
In this article, we considered all aspects of acidity (nature of acid sites, strength, density, etc.)
in solid catalysts and in zeolites in particular. After reminding the definition of acidity in liquid …

Optimization of catalyst activity and stability in the m-cresol hydrodeoxygenation through Ni particle size control

CA Teles, C Ciotonea, A Le Valant, C Canaff… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
By taking advantage of different nanoparticle size control methodologies, the precise role of
Ni particle size (from 1 nm to 9 nm) was evaluated in the HDO of m-cresol in vapor phase at …

Co-production of carbon nanotubes and hydrogen from waste plastic gasification in a two-stage fluidized catalytic bed

RX Yang, SL Wu, KH Chuang, MY Wey - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aims to develop a two-stage fluidized catalytic bed reactor system for continuous
co-production of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and hydrogen from waste plastics gasification …

Net zero transition: possible implications for catalysis

R Bellabarba, P Johnston, S Moss, C Sievers… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This Viewpoint discusses the implications of the net zero energy transition on traditional
chemical feedstocks and catalytic elements. While the full impact of the upcoming changes …

The catalytic cracking of sterically challenging plastic feedstocks over high acid density Al-SBA-15 catalysts

J Socci, A Osatiashtiani, G Kyriakou… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2019 - Elsevier
The catalytic cracking of polyolefinic waste materials over solid acid catalysts, such as
zeolites, is a promising process for the production of useful fuels and chemicals. However …

Properties of mesoporous Al-SBA-15 from one-pot hydrothermal synthesis with different aluminium precursors and catalytic performances in xylose conversion to …

I Rakngam, N Osakoo, J Wittayakun, N Chanlek… - Microporous and …, 2021 - Elsevier
SBA-15 is a stable mesoporous silica with a uniform pore structure but without active
catalytic sites. The incorporation of aluminium (Al) into its structure could generate acid sites …

Recovering waste plastics using shape-selective nano-scale reactors as catalysts

Z Zhang, K Gora-Marek, JS Watson, J Tian… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Waste plastic composed of low-density polyethylene can be converted into a potential new
fuel source. This research describes a new nano-scale catalyst with well-defined and …