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 …

Heterogeneous catalysis is a promising technology for the valorization of renewable
biomass to sustainable advanced fuels and fine chemicals. Porosity and nanostructure are …

The complexity of heterogeneous catalysts means that a priori design of new catalytic
materials is difficult, but the well-defined nature of single-atom–alloy catalysts has made it …

Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) using heterogeneous catalysts has received considerable
attention as a way of converting biomass-derived oxygenates into renewable fuels and …

The atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique allows the synthesis of materials at the atomic
scale to be controlled. ALD has been adapted to design and prepare single-atom catalysts …

Abstract Single-atom catalysts (SACs), which contain a single metal atom supported on a
well-confined substrate, are among the most promising heterogeneous catalysts owing to …

The production of future transportation fuels and chemicals requires the deployment of new
catalytic processes that transform biomass into valuable products under competitive …

Furfural is a promising renewable platform compound derived from lignocellulosic biomass
that can be further converted to biofuels and biochemicals. The highly functionalized …

1. INTRODUCTION Heterogeneous catalysis, whereby a gas-or liquid-phase reaction is
performed over a solid catalyst, is at the heart of the modern energy and chemical industries …

Supported metal nanoparticle catalysts are widely used in industry but suffer from
deactivation resulting from metal sintering and coke deposition at high reaction …