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Enabling low-IrO2 proton exchange membrane water electrolysis via microporous layer-supported catalyst-coated membranes Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-26 Kentaro U. Hansen, Ahryeon Lee, Feng Jiao
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Identifying the active phase derived from δ-FeOOH for photo-driven CO2 hydrogenation Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Jiaqi Zhao, Li-Zhu Wu, Tierui Zhang
Photo-driven carbon dioxide hydrogenation is a promising strategy for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. In this issue of Chem Catalysis, Ozin and co-workers utilize various in situ characterization techniques to explore the structural transformation of δ-FeOOH during hydrogen activation and pinpoint its active phase in the photo-driven reverse water-gas shift reaction. This study establishes a comprehensive
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Dynamic evolution of single-atom Rh site and MoS2 support for hydrogen evolution Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Zheyu Wei, Yichao Huang, Yongge Wei
Identifying the dynamic evolution of catalysts is crucial to revealing its structure-performance relationships. In this issue of Chem Catalysis, Kang and co-workers study Rh-MoS2 evolution during the hydrogen evolution reaction and show that it converts from Rh-S to Rh-S/O and from 1T-MoS2 to 2H-MoS2, resulting in a balance between activity and stability.
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Building adaptive active sites in doped-RuO2 to boost acidic water oxidation performance Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Susanta Bera
In this issue of Chem Catalysis, Zhu, Luo, and coworkers report Ce-doped RuO2 (Ce-RuO2-x) in which a synergistic effect between the Ce-O-Ru local structure and existing oxygen vacancies can allow the boosting of the acidic water oxidation activity and stability through an adsorption evolution mechanism.
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Constructing single-atom Fe sites into defective carbon for efficient oxygen reduction Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Jianan Gu, Shouwei Zuo, Yuanfu Ren, Meicheng Li, Huabin Zhang
Achieving highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts to replace Pt-based materials remains a significant challenge. In the June issue of Chem Catalysis, Prof. Wang’s group reported a single-atom Fe-carbon catalysis with Fe-C5 coordination for stable and efficient oxygen electroreduction.
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Alcohols get higher with simpler catalysts Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Ilaria Ceteroni, Gonzalo Prieto
For over a century, the catalytic conversion of syngas (H₂ and CO) to higher (C2+) alcohols has garnered significant scientific interest. However, industrial deployment has been traditionally hampered by trade-offs between syngas conversion and alcohol selectivity. In this issue of Chem Catalysis, Ge et al. describe ZrO₂-promoted Fe (Fe@ZrO₂) as a high-performance and compositionally simple catalyst
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In situ oxidized MXene improves CO2 reduction activity of CoPc Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Jianjun Su, Yun Song, Ruquan Ye
In this issue of Chem Catalysis, Xu and co-workers used oxidized MXene as support to tune the activities of cobalt phthalocyanine for carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR). The strong molecule/support interactions enhanced ∗CO hydrogenation, leading to a higher methanol yield. This finding highlights the role of the support effect in molecular electrochemistry.
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Data-driven evolution of next-generation Zn-air batteries Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Yi He, Wenxu Shang, Peng Tan
Data-driven insights provide invaluable guidance in the pursuit of novel materials and structures for enhancing battery performance in a highly efficient manner. In a recent milestone publication in Joule, Zhang and co-workers harness data-driven analyses of 247 reported bifunctional electrocatalysts to unveil an unprecedendrivted composite Fe-N-C dispersed NiFeCe layered double hydroxide (FeNC@LDH)
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Synergy in Pd/Cu2O heteronanostructure boosts the electrochemical conversion of nitrate to ammonia Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-17 Hyoryung Choi, Minki Jun, Woojong Kang, Taekyung Kim, Songa Choi, Changhyeok Choi, Heryn Wang, Hionsuck Baik, Yousung Jung, Kyoungsuk Jin, Kwangyeol Lee
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Selectivity control by modifying pressure, temperature, and ionomer decoration for CO2 electroreduction using gas-diffusion Cu electrodes Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-17 Xiaofei Lu, Tengisbold Gankhuyag, Keisuke Obata, Yuhang Yu, Kazuhiro Takanabe
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Regulating the stability of boron oxide active species under high-temperature and humid conditions by engineering pore walls Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-17 Lei Cao, Wenda Bao, Yilan Jiang, Sheng Wen, Peng Xu, Guohui Zhong, Yifan Wu, Rongliang Shang, Fufei Cong, Yixiao Liu, Pengcheng Dai, Jin Xie
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From aryl chlorides to phenols: Photouranium-catalyzed hydroxylation via water splitting Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Mengjing Sun, Leiyang Bai, Chengliang Li, Xuefeng Jiang
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Water-assisted shape-selective production of ethene in methanol-to-olefins reaction on SAPO-34 Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-11 Chengwei Zhang, Xinqiang Wu, Yanan Zhang, Wenna Zhang, Shanfan Lin, Caiyi Lou, Shutao Xu, Dawei He, Liang Wang, Yingxu Wei, Zhongmin Liu
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Controlled proton accessibility through carboxylic-based organic ligands for highly efficient and selective ammonia electrosynthesis Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-11 Dong Chen, Shaoce Zhang, Di Yin, Quan Quan, Yuxuan Zhang, Weijun Wang, You Meng, Xueda Liu, SenPo Yip, Takeshi Yanagida, Chunyi Zhi, Johnny C. Ho
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Toward sustainable upgrading of bark Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-07 Duarte M. Neiva, Monica Ek, Bert F. Sels, Joseph S.M. Samec
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Transition-metal-catalyzed C(sp3)–H bond fluorination reactions Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-06 Robbie Ge, Ziting Xu, Ke Yang, Haibo Ge
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Highly effective electroreduction of carbon dioxide to methanol with molecular catalysts restricted on N–MXene for electronic regulation of CoPc Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-04 Bihua Hu, Bingxian Chu, Hailin Cao, Zhiwei Lei, Shuyu Cui, Peizhi Wang, Jun Tang, Xingzhu Wang, Baomin Xu
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Defective zirconia promotes monometallic iron catalysts for higher alcohol synthesis Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-03 Yuzhen Ge, Tangsheng Zou, Antonio J. Martín, Theresa Block, Rainer Pöttgen, Javier Pérez-Ramírez
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Experimental perspective on occluded CuxOy nanoclusters in hydrothermally aged Cu-SSZ-13 SCR catalysts Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-03 Daniyal Kiani, Michael Rebarchik, Taekyung Ryu, Edgard A. Lebrón-Rodríguez, Wei-Shang Lo, Nathan Ottinger, Yuanzhou Xi, Z. Gerald Liu, Ive Hermans
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Strong interaction-induced in situ-reconstructed Ag3 triangle as a real active unit for enhanced electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-06-03 Yanting Zhou, Xiao Wei, Yuanxin Du, Kun Ni, Manzhou Zhu
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Precisely constructing pentagon trapped single-atomic iron sites in defective carbon for efficient oxygen electroreduction Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 Xin Wang, Hai Sun, Tianwei He, Panjie Guo, Run Huang, Zhelin Mao, Chao Han, Xuan Liu, Mengting Huang, Lei Wang
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Co-Co and Co-Zn bimetallic complexes for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction: The role of interrelated intramolecular effects on activity Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-28 Jukai Zhou, Weixuan Nie, Drew E. Tarnopol, Charles C.L. McCrory
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Manipulating reaction pathway of ruthenium oxide with enhanced performance and stability toward acidic water oxidation Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-20 Liqing Wu, Na Yao, Qinglei Meng, Hongnan Jia, Juan Zhu, Jianbing Zhu, Wei Luo
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Electro-positive thinking: Catalytic dinitrogen reduction using electropositive metals Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Samuel M. Bhutto, Louise A. Berben
In this issue of Chem Catalysis, Arnold and co-workers describe Lewis acidic f- and d-block metal complexes that are catalysts for the conversion of N2 into secondary and tertiary amines. The origins of the remarkable selectivity and tunability of product formation are discussed in relation to molecular structure.
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Synthesis of C5-boryl indoles via a borane-catalyzed cascade Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Sophia Moreen Gloria, Alexander P. Pulis
In this issue of Chem Catalysis, Zhang and co-workers report a new method for synthesizing C5-boryl indoles via a B(C6F5)3-catalyzed C–H borylation.
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Exchange energy pathway for water oxidation via multi-element synergy in electrocatalysts Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Jayaraman Theerthagiri, Kasiviswanathan Muthusamy, Myong Yong Choi
In this issue of Chem Catalysis, Linjuan Zhang and co-workers present Fe/Ni mixed elements as efficient electrocatalysts for improving the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Their study reveals a synergistic Ni-Fe effect that enhances the OER via exchange energy-gain mechanisms.
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Electrochemical engineering to tune active sites in alloy catalysts via surface-atom knockout Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Xiaoyu Zhang, You Han
In a recent issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Qiu and co-workers report a novel strategy for promoting the precise exposure of active sites in alloy catalysts via surface-atom knockout enabled by electrochemical reaction. This is undoubtedly an important milestone for the design and synthesis of alloy catalysts and beyond.
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Ligands benefit nanocatalysis Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Rui Xu, Lingshan Liao, Shihui Zou, Linfang Lu
The ligands on the surface of nanocatalysts are generally considered to be removed before catalysis application. However, in the latest issue of ACS Catalysis, Abruña and co-workers have found that retaining ligands on nanocatalysts can promote the fuel cell performance by improving the film uniformity of the cathode layer.
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When bio- and electrocatalysis meet: A leap forward in the sustainable production of adiponitrile Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Jean-Philippe Tessonnier
In the May issue of Chem Catalysis, Mathison et al. discuss a strategy that leverages biocatalysis and electrocatalysis to decarbonize the production of adiponitrile, a building block of nylon 6,6. High-throughput combinatorial electrosynthesis and machine learning expedited the exploration of the parameter space and the identification of optimal reaction conditions.
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Dynamic evolution of single-atom Rh site and MoS2 support for hydrogen evolution Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Fei-Yang Yu, Hao Sun, Hua-Qiao Tan, Yang-Guang Li, Shuit-Tong Lee, Zhen-Hui Kang
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Hydrogen peroxide-mediated tandem catalysis for electrifying chemical synthesis Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Xinxin Li, Kaijie Wu, Sheng Chen, Bo Yuan, Jiaxuan Wang, Cheng Tang, Qiang Zhang
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A versatile cobalt catalyst for highly enantioselective hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Xiaoyong Du, Yao Zhang, Tilong Yang, Ye Xiao, Jian He, Lung Wa Chung, Gen-Qiang Chen, Xumu Zhang
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Ce-promoted Ni-NiO small ensemble constrained in an MgO catalyst for efficient hydrogen production through NH3 decomposition Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Zhaohua Wang, Xuan Tang, Maolin Wang, Yao Xu, Xuetao Qin, Lihui Zhou, Mi Peng, Sheng Dai, Ding Ma
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Accelerated analysis of the electrochemical production route for biomass-derived adiponitrile Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Ricardo Mathison, Elina Rani, Meera K. Patel, Antonio Lopez Cerrato, Casey K. Bloomquist, Miguel A. Modestino
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Integrating catalytic tandem reactions for the next generation of biofuels: A perspective Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Rubén Blay-Roger, Sergio Carrasco-Ruiz, Tomas Ramirez Reina, Luis F. Bobadilla, José Antonio Odriozola, Muhammad Asif Nawaz
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Optimizing methanol synthesis from CO2 hydrogenation over inverse Zr-Cu catalyst Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-24 Maolin Wang, Yao Xu, Haoyi Tang, Shuheng Tian, Lingzhen Zeng, Haoyu Li, Congyi Wu, Zhibiao Hu, Min Su, Heng Zheng, Meng Wang, Ding Ma
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In situ probes into the structural changes and active state evolution of a highly selective iron-based CO2 reduction photocatalyst Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Feysal M. Ali, Abdelaziz Gouda, Paul N. Duchesne, Mohamad Hmadeh, Paul G. O’Brien, Abhinav Mohan, Mireille Ghoussoub, Athanasios A. Tountas, Hussameldin Ibrahim, Doug D. Perovic, Geoffrey A. Ozin
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Recent advancements in the molecular design of deep-red to near-infrared light-absorbing photocatalysts Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Minling Zhong, Yujie Sun
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Solar fuels: Advancements in photothermal CO2 conversion to light olefins Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Alessio Tauro, Fabio Salomone
Solar-driven catalysis has recently gained importance as a sustainable alternative to traditional energy-intensive processes. In this issue of Chem Catalysis, Song et al. thoroughly examine the mechanisms of photothermal CO2 hydrogenation to olefins. Our preview provides concise insights into their comprehensive study by highlighting perspectives and developments in CO2 utilization.
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Unraveling the deactivation mechanism of methanol-to-olefin conversion over zeolite catalysts Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Runze Liu, Weili Dai
Because of the complexity of methanol-to-olefin (MTO) conversion, clarifying the deactivation mechanism is still challenging. In this issue of Chem Catalysis, Weibin Fan and co-workers clarify the formation and evolution of coke precursors, i.e., cross-linked conjugate species, over zeolite catalysts, providing new insights into the deactivation mechanism in MTO conversion.
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Taming glycosylidene carbenes through bench-stable glycosylidene diaziridines to access boro-ketosides Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Charles C.J. Loh
In this issue of Chem Catalysis, He and co-workers demonstrate easy access to diverse glycosyl boro-ketosides via a rare glycosylidene carbene intermediate. They use stable glycosylidene diaziridines as precursors for carbene generation, leading to products convertible into rare sugars and pharmaceutically interesting derivatives, such as tofogliflozin.
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Engineering out-of-plane microstructure enables higher hydrogen production Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Jong-Pil Jeon, Jong-Beom Baek
In this issue of Chem Catalysis, Xiong et al. describe the preparation of a strain-controlled MoS2 monolayer using bubbles toward the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The induced microstructure and intrinsic S vacancies affected the electronic structure, exciton dynamics, and hydrogen adsorption, resulting in larger bubbles. The derived samples exhibited better acidic HER performance
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Remote enantioselective desymmetrization of cyclohexanone with carbonyl 1,2-transposition Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Hong Lu, Hao Wei
In this issue of Chem Catalysis, Ye and co-workers present a bisguanidinium-catalyzed method involving an intramolecular carbonyl 1,2-transposition for the remote enantioselective desymmetrization of prochiral cyclohexanone. The comprehensive mechanistic experiments, coupled with density functional theory (DFT) calculations, lay a robust foundation for future advancements in functional-group transposition
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Highly site-selective C(sp3)–H bond functionalization enabled by framework confinements Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Yuping Wang, Feihe Huang
Mimicking enzymes’ ability to orient substrates through nanoconfinement holds significant promise for the development of artificial catalysts with enhanced performance. Recently in Chem, a cyclodextrin-based metal-organic framework has been shown to undergo selective C–H bond activation in the presence of guest molecules upon photoirradiation, illustrating a crucial advance in replicating biological
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Novel mechanism of Fe4+/Ni3+ synergistic effect via exchange energy gain for boosting water oxidation Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Yalei Fan, Chenjia Zhang, Lunyong Zhang, Jing Zhou, Yanzhuo Li, Yu-Cheng Huang, Jingyuan Ma, Ting-Shan Chan, Chien-Te Chen, Chao Jing, Emin Mijit, Zhiwei Hu, Jian-Qiang Wang, Linjuan Zhang
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Direct characterization of interface sites in Au/TiO2 catalysts prepared using atomic layer deposition Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Wang Ke, Xiangdong Qin, Yovanny Vazquez, Ilkeun Lee, Francisco Zaera
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Synthesis of C5-boryl indoles via a borane-catalyzed borylation/hydride transfer cascade Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Baoquan Zhan, Jianxing Lv, Jiangyue Wu, Hua Zhang
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Catalytic reduction of dinitrogen to silylamines by earth-abundant lanthanide and group 4 complexes Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Anthony Wong, Francis Y.T. Lam, Matthew Hernandez, Jaden Lara, T. Michael Trinh, Rory P. Kelly, Tatsumi Ochiai, Guodong Rao, R. David Britt, Nikolas Kaltsoyannis, Polly L. Arnold
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Progress and perspective on covalent organic frameworks for photo-catalytic hydrogen peroxide production Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Shan-Shan Zhu, Zhenwei Zhang, Zhongping Li, Huijuan Yue, Xiaoming Liu
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Functional group transfer strategies unlock new synthetic avenues Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Jinghui Zhang, Muliang Zhang, Martin Oestreich
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Readily accessible chiral frustrated Lewis pair catalysts: Asymmetric hydrosilylation of imines and quinolines Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Jing Guo, Lvnan Jin, Lei Xiao, Maying Yan, Jiangkun Xiong, Zheng-Wang Qu, Stefan Grimme, Douglas W. Stephan
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Photothermal conversion of CO2 into lower olefins at the interface of the K-promoted Ru/Fe3O4 catalyst Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Chuqiao Song, Zhaohua Wang, Jianwen Zhao, Xuetao Qin, Mi Peng, Zirui Gao, Ming Xu, Yao Xu, Jie Yan, Yingpu Bi, Meng Wang, Liwei Chen, Zhen Yin, Xi Liu, Jinxun Liu, Ding Ma
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Catalytic pyrolysis of biomass to aromatics over bifunctional Ni/ZSM-5 catalysts assembled on rice husk-derived silica platform Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Bin Chen, Shui Yang, Longmei Shang, Yiling Wu, Youting Wang, Jian Tian, Jiale Huang, Xiaodong Zhang, Qingbiao Li, Guowu Zhan
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Photoreforming of PET waste via single-atom catalysts Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Emilia Paone, Francesco Mauriello
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Controlling the selectivity of proton and electron transfers in electrocatalysis Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Pablo Garrido-Barros, Ignacio Funes-Ardoiz
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Mechanism of a Mn12-based cluster electrocatalyst for homogeneous water oxidation Chem Catal. (IF 11.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Yu-Heng Wang