Catalysts, Volume 13, Issue 3

The rapid progress of modern industry not only brings convenience to people’s lives, but also brings negative effects. Industrial development produces a large amount of waste metal, which brings harm to the environment and human health. Carbon...

MOFs have attracted widespread attention in the field of catalytic ethylene dimerization. Compared with post-synthetic modification, ion exchange and other methods to introduce external active centers, the direct use of MOF materials as catalysts is...

Electrochemical nitrogen reduction (NRR) has attracted much attention as a promising technique to produce ammonia at ambient conditions in an environmentally benign and less energy-consuming manner compared to the current Haber–Bosch process. However...

Asymmetric oxidation processes have constituted a valuable tool for the synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), especially for the preparation of optically active sulfoxides, compounds with interesting biological properties. Classical...

In order to reduce the noble metal palladium dosage in the preparation of CL-20 so as to reduce its production cost, several carbon supports were prepared successfully using the hydrothermal carbonization method in the absence or presence of urea usi...

Exploring different catalytic material paradigms could drive the search for the best oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst to achieve industrially-feasible hydrogen fuel from water. Cobalt-based materials are considered good choices in this regard...

Following the core theme of a circular economy, a novel strategy to upcycle cigarette butt waste into platinum group metal (PGM)-free metal nitrogen carbon (M-N-C) electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is presented. The experimental ro...

Through a two-step solvothermal method, different molar ratios of BiPO₄ were grown in situ on the surface of oxygen-vacancy-rich BiOBr (Ov-BiOBr), successfully constructing a BiPO₄/Ov-BiOBr heterojunction composite material. By constructing a novel t...

Introducing promoters to cobalt-based catalysts for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) has been found to be efficient in adjusting their performance in converting syngas into long-chain hydrocarbons. High spatial proximity of the promoter and reac...

MgFe-layered double hydroxides (LDH) were widely used as catalysts for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis to produce light olefins, in which the state of Fe-species may affect the resulting catalytic active sites. Herein, the typical MgFe-LDH was hydrot...

Due to the importance of SCN-containing heteroarenes, developing novel and green synthetic protocols for the synthesis of SCN-containing compounds has drawn much attention over the last decades. We reported here an electrochemical oxidative cyclizati...

The modification of fatty substrates using heterogeneous catalysts have extensive industrial application and has an emphatic position in a sustainable context. Herein ruthenium, nickel, cobalt and copper-doped ruthenium, supported on hypercrosslinked...

Biocatalysis, which can be performed by whole cells and isolated enzymes, has become a topic of public interest for its potential use in the chemical industry in manufacturing, monitoring, and waste management [...]

Coal is a readily available and inexpensive material. However, its direct use as a catalyst is still rare, but attractive for practical application. In this paper, coal was directly used as a catalyst for the selective oxidative dehydrogenation of pr...

The interconnected rapid development of nanomaterials science and advanced analysis and imaging techniques at the nano-level scale (some “operando”) fostered the parallel growth of heterogeneous catalysis and its evolution into “nan...

The catalytic oxidation of VOCs is widely acknowledged as the most available technology to reduce air pollution. Among the catalysts for VOCs, 1 wt%-Pt/TiO₂ catalysts using metal as a doping element have shown amazing potential in many fields. Howeve...

The adsorption of the lipase B from Candida antarctica (CALB) over nanostructured SiO₂ (Ns SiO₂ from now on) with and without the addition of polyols (sorbitol and glycerol) was investigated. The isotherms of adsorption made it possible to establish...

The role of ion-exchange resins (IERs) as catalysts or catalysts supports, in hydrogenation reactions is revised and their potential application is presented. Both gel-type and macroreticular, basic or acid, IERs have been used for manifold metal-cat...

A four-component synthesis of 2-phenyl-9H-pyrimido[4,5-b]indoles was developed using indole-3-carboxaldehydes, aromatic aldehyde and ammonium iodide as the raw materials under transition-metal-free conditions. The pyrimidine ring was formed in one po...

The potential benefits of microwave irradiation for fructose dehydration into 5 hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) have been quantified over a sulfonated metal–organic framework (MOF), MIL 101(Cr)-SO₃H. The effects of temperature (140–170 °...

In this study, ferroelectric Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂ and Au-Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂ nanofibers were synthesized by electrospinning and ion sputtering. The piezoelectric effect of Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂ and the surface plasmon effect of Au were used to improve the photogenerated electron&nda...

In this study, multifunctional lithium-doped bismuth ferrite [BiFe_1−xLi_xO₃]-graphene nanocomposites (x = 0.00, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06) were synthesized by a sol-gel and ultrasonication assisted chemical reduction method. X-ray diffraction and FESEM e...

Coronavirus disease-2019 is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and is the most difficult recent global outbreak. Semiconducting materials can be used as effective photocatalysts in photoactive technology by generat...

In this study, a simple and low-energy synthesis scheme of Fe single-atom anchored carbon nitride was reported to improve the photocatalytic performance of g-C₃N₄. Synthesized Fe single-atom doped graphite carbon nitride (Fe-SACs/g-C₃N₄) showed high...

This study aimed to economically develop the yeast whole-cell biocatalyst from the lipase-secreting Magnusiomyces spicifer SPB2 to serve green biodiesel production. The scaled-up productions of lipases were optimized using a 5-L stirred-tank bioreact...

Bismuth oxybromides were prepared via a solvothermal method by applying different urea amounts during synthesis. The effects of the urea ratio on the morpho–structural properties and photocatalytic activity of the samples were investigated. X-r...

Two new monobasic tridentate O⁀N⁀N donor ligands, HL₁ (I) and HL₂ (II) have been obtained in two steps by reacting phenylhydrazine and salicylaldehyde or 3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylaldehyde and then reacting the resulting compounds with 2-ch...

Photocatalytic activity of HB₂Nb₃O₁₀ perovskite nanosheets (B = Ca, Sr) has been systematically investigated in the reactions of hydrogen production, depending on the method of the photocatalyst preparation: using the pristine nanosheets in the paren...

Research on the utilization of sustainable and renewable energy sources has increased as a result of the world’s expanding energy demand. In this regard, we report the photocatalytic performance of two synthesized Mn-MOFs: Mn^II₃(tp)_6/2(bpy)₂.(d...

Memantine is a pharmaceutical used to treat memory loss, one of the main symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The use of memantine is expected to continue to grow due to the increasing proportion of the elderly population worldwide. Th...

The increasing concentration of atmospheric CO₂ due to human activities has resulted in serious environmental issues such as global warming and calls for efficient ways to reduce CO₂ from the environment. The conversion of CO₂ into value-added compou...

In this article, the role of surface sites of modified zeolites with semiconductor nanoparticles as alternative photocatalyts for protecting post-harvest foodstuff from the detrimental effects of ethylene is addressed. Two single and one double catal...

A new photocatalyst In₂CdO₄ was prepared by a solid phase sintering synthesis method at high temperature for the first time in this paper. The In₂CdO₄/Y₂SmSbO₇ heterojunction (IYH) catalyst was prepared by the solvent thermal method for the first tim...

In this study, for the first time we investigated the in situ upgrading performance of Na metal nanoparticles, which were obtained by dispersing small pieces of sodium in liquid paraffin up to certain dispersity. In situ aquathermolytic reactions wer...

Catalysis is a very important process with practical significance for sustainable development, energy production, environmental protection, food production, and water purification, among others, and catalytic processes produce almost 90% of the produ...

Despite their potential as a protein source for human consumption, the health benefits of black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) proteins following human gastrointestinal (GI) digestion are poorly understood. This computational study explored the potential...

Structured hydrotalcite NiAl-HT material with Ni/Al atomic ratio of 2.5 was prepared by co-precipitation of Ni and Al nitrate precursors and then modified by the addition of 1 wt% Ce and/or 3 wt% Au species. The obtained materials, after calcination...

Zeolites have ordered pore structures, good spatial constraints, and superior hydrothermal stability. In addition, the active metal elements inside and outside the zeolite framework provide the porous material with adjustable acid–base property...

The Paal-Knorr reaction of acetonylacetone with primary amines catalyzed by CATAPAL 200 under conventional heating at 60 °C for 45 min afforded N-substituted pyrroles in 68–97% yields. The pyrrole 3g was studied by single-crystal and powder X-ray dif...

The effects of operating parameters such as reaction temperature, space velocity, and feed gas composition on the performance of the methane dry-reforming reaction (DRM) over the Ni/Al₂O₃ catalyst are systemically investigated. The Ni/Al₂O₃ catalyst,...

Beer production is the largest among alcoholic beverages. Its production process is complex and demands several steps. Lager beers commonly present an off-flavor of butter that is due to the presence of diacetyl, and to avoid such a problem, a long p...

Due to the different electron affinity, the construction of a donor-acceptor (DA) system in the graphitic carbon nitride (g-CN) matrix is an attractive tactic to accelerate photo-induced electron-holes separation, and then further elevate its photoca...

The development of new heterogeneous Pt-containing catalysts has retained its relevance over the past decades. The present paper describes the method to produce metal–carbon composites, Pt_1−xNi_x/CNF, with an adjustable Pt/Ni ratio. The co...

The Ni-based catalyst has been intensively studied for CO methanation. Here, MCM-41 is selected as support to prepare xNi/MCM-41 catalysts with various Ni contents and the catalytic performance for CO methanation in a slurry-bed reactor is investigat...

The novel ultrasound-assisted co-precipitation method was successfully applied for the synthesis of the NiFe₂O₄ catalyst, which offered the advantages of lower particle size and better crystalline structure without affecting the phase planes. Further...

In the present work, the individual or synergistic effect of Ni-based catalysts (Ni/CeO₂, Ni/Al₂O₃) and an eutectic carbonate salt mixture (MS) on the CO₂ gasification performance of olive kernels was investigated. It was found that the Ni/CeO₂ catal...

A novel method for the preparation of Ni-Cu oxide catalysts—deposition on stainless steel meshes using hollow cathode plasma jet sputtering—was studied. This method allows the preparation of thin oxide films. Consequently, the whole volum...

The pretreatment atmosphere has a significant impact on the performance of iron-based catalysts in carbon dioxide (CO₂) hydrogenation. In this study, we investigated the effects of carbon monoxide (CO), syngas (H₂/CO), and hydrogen (H₂) on the perfor...

In this work, a layered double hydroxide support modified with cadmium was synthesized by a one-pot coprecipitation method. Then, it was sulfured in different percentages by a solvothermal method. Next, the samples were analyzed using various charact...

Transition metal-catalysed homogeneous hydrogenation of CO₂ to formate or formic acid has emerged as an appealing strategy for the reduction of CO₂ into value-added chemicals. Since the state-of-the-art catalysts in this realm are primarily based on...