Catalysts, Volume 8, Issue 7

The highly efficient electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) provides a promising way to solve energy and environment problems. In this work, various transition metals (Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Ag, and Pt) were selected to support on molybdenum carb...

The catalytic reactivity of molecular Rh(III)/Ir(III) catalysts immobilized on two- and three-dimensional Bipyridine-based Covalent Triazine Frameworks (bpy-CTF) for the hydrogenation of CO₂ to formate has been described. The heterogenized Ir complex...

Identification of active site is critical for developing advanced heterogeneous catalysis. Here, a nickel/silica (Ni/SiO₂) catalyst was prepared through an ammonia-evaporation method for CO methanation. The as-obtained Ni/SiO₂ catalyst shows a CO con...

This paper investigates the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to produce ethylene at low temperatures (500 °C) in metallic structured substrates. To check this point, the FeCrAlloy^® monoliths with different channel sizes (289–2360 cps...

A series of ZrO₂-supported WO_x catalysts were prepared using atomic layer deposition (ALD) with W(CO)₆, and were then compared to a WO_x/ZrO₂ catalyst prepared via conventional impregnation. The types of sites present in these samples were characteriz...

A moderate yield of a purified enzyme can be achieved by using the simple technique of reverse micellar extraction (RME). RME is a liquid–liquid extraction method that uses a surfactant and an organic solvent to extract biomolecules. Instead of...

The enzymatic enantioselective bioreduction of prochiral 1-substituted-5-methyl-3-(2-oxo-2-phenylethyl)pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-diones to corresponding chiral alcohols by Boni Protect fungicide containing live cells of Aureobasidium pullulans was studie...

In this work, laccase from Trametes versicolor pretreated with copper ion solution was entrapped in copper alginate beads. The presence of laccase in copper alginate beads was verified by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The alginate c...

The hydroxynitrile lyase from Prunus amygdalus was immobilized on Celite R-633. The immobilized enzyme could successfully be utilized in buffer saturated MTBE and excellent conversions of benzaldehyde to R-mandelonitrile were observed. No leaching oc...

Regeneration process and adsorbent performance were investigated by a fixed-bed adsorber at 300 °C. Surface species, zeolite structure, and Pt morphology were characterized by FT-IR, XRPD and EXAFS, respectively. Performance test results indicate...

Mono metallic and bimetallic Pd (1 wt. %)–Au (3 wt. %) catalysts were prepared using two ceria supports doped with 1 wt. % Y₂O₃. Yttrium was added by impregnation or co-precipitation. The catalyst synthesis was carried out by deposition–precipitation...

In the actual water environment, the health risk of waterborne viruses is evaluated to be 10¹–10⁴ times higher at a similar level of exposure compared with bacteria and has aroused strong concern in many countries in the world. Photocatalytic m...

Nowadays catalytic technologies are widely used to purify indoor and outdoor air from harmful compounds. Recently, Ag–CeO₂ composites have found various applications in catalysis due to distinctive physical-chemical properties and relatively low cost...

Development of a novel approach for synthesizing nanostructured catalysts and achieving further improvements in catalytic activity, effectiveness, and efficiency remains a major challenge. In this report, we describe the preparation of a nanostructur...

Synthesis of structured phosphatidylcholine (PC) enriched with myristic acid (MA) was conducted by acidolysis and interesterification reactions using immobilized lipases as catalysts and two acyl donors: trimyristin (TMA) isolated from ground nutmeg,...

Microfluidics, as the technology for continuous flow processing in microscale, is being increasingly elaborated on in enzyme biotechnology and biocatalysis. Enzymatic microreactors are a precious tool for the investigation of catalytic properties and...

Spherical microparticles of TiO₂ were synthesized by the ionic liquid-assisted solvothermal method at different reaction times (3, 6, 12, and 24 h). The properties of the prepared photocatalysts were investigated by means of UV-VIS diffuse-reflectanc...

As more is learned about glycoproteins’ roles in human health and disease, the biological functionalities of N-linked glycans are becoming more relevant. Protein deglycosylation allows for the selective release of N-glycans and facilitates glyc...

A series of catalysts, including Ru/AC, Ф-P-Ru/AC, Ф-P-Ru/AC-HCl, and Ф-P-Ru/AC-HNO₃, were prepared and evaluated for the hydrochlorination reaction of acetylene. The test results reveal that the Ф-P-Ru/AC-HNO₃ catalyst shows superior catalytic perfo...

A cascade strategy for the catalytic valorization of aqueous solutions of levulinic acid as well as of γ-valerolactone to 2-methyltetrahydrofuran or to monoalcohols, 2-butanol and 2-pentanol, has been studied and optimized. Only commercial cata...

In this study, a low-cost and environmentally friendly method is developed to synthesize cobalt and nitrogen co-doped graphene-carbon nanotube aerogel (Co-N-GCA) as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the oxygen...

A simple and efficient electrocatalytic carboxylation of benzyl chloride with CO₂ is described. The reaction operates under 1 atm CO₂ and room temperature in an undivided cell with Cu foam cathode and Mg sacrificial anode without any additional catal...

Glucans are the dominant polysaccharide constituents of fungal cell walls. Remarkably, these major bioactive polysaccharides account for the beneficial effects that have been observed by many mushrooms of medicinal interest. Accordingly, the prevaili...

Ag@Ag₂O-graphene (Ag@Ag₂O-G) with different concentrations of graphene was synthesized using a facile in situ precipitation method. The photocatalysts were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron micr...

The current report contributes to the understanding of the stereoselectivity of chiral dirhodium(II) carboxylate catalysts carrying N-protected tert-leucine ligands. Investigating the possible effect of ligand stereo-purity on catalyst structure and...

Exploring inexpensive and highly efficient electrocatalyst to decrease the overpotential of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is one of the key issues for the commercialization of energy conversion and storage devices. Heteroatom-doped carbon materials...

Olefin was produced with a non-conventional method using an electric field exerted on zeolites. The lattice oxygen mobility increases with a decrease in band gap, leading to an increase in olefin yield. By impregnating the transition metal, an increa...

The synthesis of organosulfur compounds via the construction of C−S bonds using CO₂ as a C1 resource is very interesting. Herein, a novel method of synthesizing benzothiazolones via the cyclocarbonylation of 2-aminothiophenols with CO₂ was deve...

Beyond tailored and synthetic catalysts sought out for ozone decomposition, mineral dusts provide naturally mixed metal oxide materials. The steady-state uptake of O₃ evidenced across a wide concentration range signifies the catalytic decomposition o...

The catalytic upgrading of bio-based platform molecules is a promising approach for biomass valorization. However, most solid catalysts are not thermally or chemically stable, and are difficult to prepare. In this study, a stable organic phosphonate&...

The two first surface elementary steps of a gas/solid catalytic reaction are the adsorption/desorption at least one of the reactants leading to its adsorption equilibrium which can be or not disturbed by the others surface elementary steps leading to...

The search to discover a suitable catalyst for complete combustion of methane at low temperature continues to be an active area of research. We prepared a 5 wt % PdO-PdO_x/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst by a modified Vortex-assisted Incipient Wetness Method....

It is essential to prepare a highly efficient and reproducible adsorbent for purifying industrial dye wastewater. In this work, a novel and efficient BiFeO₃/carbon fiber (CCT-BFO) nanocomposite adsorbent was prepared by the template method and throug...

In this work, the influence of the structure-forming agent on the composition, morphology and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity of Fe-N-C catalysts was investigated. As structure-forming agents (SFAs), dicyandiamide (DCDA) (nitrogen source) or...

The present work describes the study of micro (H-ZSM-5) and mesoporous (AL-MCM-41) structures, aiming at their application in the production of renewable fuels through the thermos-catalytic pyrolysis process both were synthesized hydrothermally and c...

The most recent progress obtained through the precise use of enabling technologies, namely microwave, ultrasound, and mechanochemistry, described in the literature for obtaining improved performance catalysts (and photocatalysts) for CO₂ hydrogenatio...

The catalyst preparation technique plays a significant role in its activity and durability. The present research investigated sodium hydroxide and sodium chloride as the precursor chemicals for impregnation on waste oyster shells that were tested as...

Chemical looping reforming (CLR) technique is a prospective option for hydrogen production. Improving oxygen mobility and sintering resistance are still the main challenges of the development of high-performance oxygen carriers (OCs) in the CLR proce...

An electron-conducting mixed oxide, Co-Pt bronze was synthesized and examined as a candidate for a highly durable electrocatalyst for both the polymer electrolyte fuel cells and electrolyzers. The motivation of this study comes from the fact that thi...

Conventional methanol synthesis process (CR configuration) consists of water-cooled and gas-cooled reactors in which methanol and water are condensed inside the gas-cooled reactor which deactivates the catalyst. In this study, two novel configuration...

This study describes the decomposition of CO₂ using Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) plasma technology combined with the packing materials. A self-cooling coaxial cylinder DBD reactor that packed ZrO₂ pellets or glass beads with a grain size of 1&n...

Chiral amines are important components of 40–45% of small molecule pharmaceuticals and many other industrially important fine chemicals and agrochemicals. Recent advances in synthetic applications of ω-transaminases for the production of...