Single-atom catalysts for the upgrading of biomass-derived molecules: an overview of their preparation, properties and applications

SC Vasconcelos, L Marchini, CGS Lima… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of more efficient and greener catalytic strategies for the upgrading of
biomass to value-added chemicals is crucial to achieve a more sustainable future. In recent …

The Relationship between Electronic Behavior of Single Atom Catalysts and CO2 Reduction to Oxygenates

F Cao, G Liu, X Wang, L Tan, N Tsubaki - EnergyChem, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Single-atom catalysts (SACs), with 100% atomic efficiency and distinctive electronic
properties, show excellent catalytic performance for CO 2 reduction to oxygenates. However …

Stabilizing highly active atomically dispersed NiN4Cl sites by Cl‐doping for CO2 electroreduction

Z Li, X Qi, J Wang, Z Zhu, J Jiang, X Niu, A Cabot… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nickel‐nitrogen‐carbon single‐atom catalysts have attracted widespread interest for CO2
electroreduction but they suffer from poor stability. Herein, we report on the preparation of Cl …

Rich oxygen vacancies in confined heterostructured TiO2@ In2S3 hybrid for boosting solar-driven CO2 reduction

F You, T Zhou, J Li, S Huang, C Chang, X Fan… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar energy driving CO 2 reduction is a potential strategy that not only mitigates the
greenhouse effect caused by high CO 2 level in atmosphere, but also yields carbon …

Three-dimensional ordered porous N-doped carbon-supported accessible Ni-Nx active sites for efficient CO2 electroreduction

SJ Zheng, H Cheng, J Yu, Q Bie, JD Chen, F Wang… - Rare Metals, 2023 - Springer
Electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2RR) into high value-added chemicals and
fuels has been regarded as a promising approach to achieve carbon neutrality. Though …

Transformation of a copper-based metal–organic polyhedron into a mixed linker MOF for CO 2 capture

M Abbas, AM Maceda, Z Xiao, HC Zhou… - Dalton Transactions, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
A new mixed linker metal–organic framework (MOF) has been synthesized from a copper-
based metal–organic polyhedron (MOP-1) and 2, 2′-bipyridine (2, 2′-bipy). The CuMOF …

Preparation of carbon sponge loaded NiPt dual-metal single atom as self-supporting electrode based on inkjet printing technology for efficient hydrogen evolution

S Li, J Yu, Q Liu, J Liu, D Song, H Zhang, R Li, Y Zhang… - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Hitherto, Pt-based catalysts still occupy a dominant position in hydrogen evolution reaction
(HER), but high cost greatly restricts their applications. Dual metal-atom catalysts (DACs) …

Single-atom nanozymes as promising catalysts for biosensing and biomedical applications

XQ Xiao, X Hu, Q Liu, Y Zhang, GJ Zhang… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanozymes with intrinsic enzyme-like properties and excellent stability are promising
alternatives to natural enzymes. Yet, their low density of active sites and unclear crystal …

Modulating surface zinc species via facet engineering for efficient electroreduction of CO2 to CO

J Wang, Z Zhu, Y Lin, X Qi, Z Li, J Jiang, X Niu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Zn-based catalysts have attracted widespread interest in electrocatalytic reduction of CO 2 to
CO, but they struggle to achieve large current densities and high product selectivity. Herein …

[HTML][HTML] Two− dimensional nanomaterials confined single atoms: New opportunities for environmental remediation

Y Yin, L Shi, S Zhang, X Duan, J Zhang, H Sun… - Nano Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Two− dimensional (2D) supports confined single− atom catalysts (2D SACs) with
unique geometric and electronic structures have been attractive candidates in different …