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Saptal VB, Ruta V, Bajada MA, Vilé G. Single-Atom Catalysis in Organic Synthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202219306. [PMID: 36918356 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202219306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
Abstract
Single-atom catalysts hold the potential to significantly impact the chemical sector, pushing the boundaries of catalysis in new, uncharted directions. These materials, featuring isolated metal species ligated on solid supports, can exist in many coordination environments, all of which have shown important functions in specific transformations. Their emergence has also provided exciting opportunities for mimicking metalloenzymes and bridging the gap between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. This Review outlines the impressive progress made in recent years regarding the use of single-atom catalysts in organic synthesis. We also illustrate potential knowledge gaps in the search for more sustainable, earth-abundant single-atom catalysts for synthetic applications.
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- Vitthal B Saptal
- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133, Milano, Italy
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Zhao J, Liu J, Li Z, Wang K, Shi R, Wang P, Wang Q, Waterhouse GIN, Wen X, Zhang T. Ruthenium-cobalt single atom alloy for CO photo-hydrogenation to liquid fuels at ambient pressures. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1909. [PMID: 37019942 PMCID: PMC10076290 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37631-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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Photothermal Fischer-Tropsch synthesis represents a promising strategy for converting carbon monoxide into value-added chemicals. High pressures (2-5 MPa) are typically required for efficient C-C coupling reactions and the production of C5+ liquid fuels. Herein, we report a ruthenium-cobalt single atom alloy (Ru1Co-SAA) catalyst derived from a layered-double-hydroxide nanosheet precursor. Under UV-Vis irradiation (1.80 W cm-2), Ru1Co-SAA heats to 200 °C and photo-hydrogenates CO to C5+ liquid fuels at ambient pressures (0.1-0.5 MPa). Single atom Ru sites dramatically enhance the dissociative adsorption of CO, whilst promoting C-C coupling reactions and suppressing over-hydrogenation of CHx* intermediates, resulting in a CO photo-hydrogenation turnover frequency of 0.114 s-1 with 75.8% C5+ selectivity. Owing to the local Ru-Co coordination, highly unsaturated intermediates are generated during C-C coupling reactions, thereby improving the probability of carbon chain growth into C5+ liquid fuels. The findings open new vistas towards C5+ liquid fuels under sunlight at mild pressures.
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- Jiaqi Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Clean Fuels, Synfuels China Co., Ltd, Beijing, 101400, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
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- Beijing Key Lab of Microstructure and Properties of Advanced Materials, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Clean Fuels, Synfuels China Co., Ltd, Beijing, 101400, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Estrader M, Soulantica K, Chaudret B. Organometallic Synthesis of Magnetic Metal Nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207301. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Marta Estrader
- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-Objets, UMR 5215 INSA, CNRS, UPS Université de Toulouse 31077 Toulouse France
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-Objets, UMR 5215 INSA, CNRS, UPS Université de Toulouse 31077 Toulouse France
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-Objets, UMR 5215 INSA, CNRS, UPS Université de Toulouse 31077 Toulouse France
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Estrader M, Soulantica K, Chaudret B. Organometallic Synthesis of Magnetic Metal Nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202207301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Marta Estrader
- CNRS: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique LPCNO FRANCE
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- CNRS: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique LPCNO (Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-Objets) 135 Avenue de Rangueil 31077 Toulouse FRANCE
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Undercooling, Thermal Stability, and Application in Exothermic Catalytic Reaction of SiO2 Encapsulated SnZnCu Microspheres. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12020205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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SiO2 encapsulated SnZnCu microspheres (several micrometers to about 30 μm in diameter) with very low undercooling, narrow freezing/melting range, and high thermal cycling stability have been produced and used as the temperature stabilizer of the packed bed in highly exothermic Fischer–Tropsch reaction. The core–shell structured SnZnCu@SiO2 microspheres are prepared in a two-step way, namely SnZnCu microspheres are firstly produced via a molten LiCl–KCl–CsCl eutectic-based metal emulsion method, and then a sol–gel approach is employed to coat them with a uniform, anti-leakage SiO2 layer. It is found that raising the amount of Zn to 4.0 at.% is critical for achieving a very low undercooling (<5 °C for SnZn0.04Cux@SiO2 vs. about 84 °C for Sn@SiO2) and a narrow freezing/melting peak width, and both undercooling and peak width are almost unchanged as the Cu content (x) increases from 1.5 to 3.0 at.%. However, their thermal cycling stability depends positively on the amount of Cu and can be remarkably improved when 3.0 at.% Cu is added. The results also show that low undercooling and narrow freezing/melting peak width are associated with the formation of Sn–Zn–Cu ternary eutectic and metastable phase Cu5Zn8, and poor thermal cycling stability of SnZn0.04Cux@SiO2 microspheres with low Cu content is related to the decomposition of Cu5Zn8 during thermal cycling. By embedding thermally stable SnZn0.04Cu0.03@SiO2 microspheres into the Co/SiO2 catalyst for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis, the temperature gradient in the catalyst bed can be significantly reduced by suppressing the formation of hot spots or thermal runaway and thus rapid deactivation of Co catalyst that occurs in the SnZn0.04Cux@SiO2-absent Co/SiO2 catalyst can be avoided.
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Eshraghi A, Mirzaei AA, Rahimi R, Atashi H. A simple and low cost method for the synthesis of metallic cobalt nanoparticles without further reduction as an effective catalyst for Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis. REACTION KINETICS MECHANISMS AND CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11144-021-02046-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Effect of support modification and precursor decomposition method on the properties of CoPt/ZrO2 Fischer–Tropsch catalysts. Catal Today 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ghogia AC, Machado BF, Cayez S, Nzihou A, Serp P, Soulantica K, Pham Minh D. Beyond confinement effects in Fischer-Tropsch Co/CNT catalysts. J Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2021.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Meng G, Sun J, Tao L, Ji K, Wang P, Wang Y, Sun X, Cui T, Du S, Chen J, Wang D, Li Y. Ru1Con Single-Atom Alloy for Enhancing Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c04162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Ge Meng
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute of Physics & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Peres L, Axet MR, Yi D, Serp P, Soulantica K. Selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde by unsupported and few layer graphene supported platinum concave nanocubes exposing {110} facets stabilized by a long-chain amine. Catal Today 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2019.05.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sodreau A, Vivien A, Moisset A, Salzemann C, Petit C, Petit M. Simpler and Cleaner Synthesis of Variously Capped Cobalt Nanocrystals Applied in the Semihydrogenation of Alkynes. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:13972-13978. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- A. Sodreau
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, UMR 8232, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, UMR 8232, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, MONARIS, UMR 8233, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, MONARIS, UMR 8233, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, MONARIS, UMR 8233, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, UMR 8232, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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Disk-Shaped Cobalt Nanocrystals as Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis Catalysts Under Industrially Relevant Conditions. Top Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11244-020-01270-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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AbstractColloidal synthesis of metal nanocrystals (NC) offers control over size, crystal structure and shape of nanoparticles, making it a promising method to synthesize model catalysts to investigate structure-performance relationships. Here, we investigated the synthesis of disk-shaped Co-NC, their deposition on a support and performance in the Fischer–Tropsch (FT) synthesis under industrially relevant conditions. From the NC synthesis, either spheres only or a mixture of disk-shaped and spherical Co-NC was obtained. The disks had an average diameter of 15 nm, a thickness of 4 nm and consisted of hcp Co exposing (0001) on the base planes. The spheres were 11 nm on average and consisted of ε-Co. After mild oxidation, the CoO-NC were deposited on SiO2 with numerically 66% of the NC being disk-shaped. After reduction, the catalyst with spherical plus disk-shaped Co-NC had 50% lower intrinsic activity for FT synthesis (20 bar, 220 °C, H2/CO = 2 v/v) than the catalyst with spherical NC only, while C5+-selectivity was similar. Surprisingly, the Co-NC morphology was unchanged after catalysis. Using XPS it was established that nitrogen-containing ligands were largely removed and in situ XRD revealed that both catalysts consisted of 65% hcp Co and 21 or 32% fcc Co during FT. Furthermore, 3–5 nm polycrystalline domains were observed. Through exclusion of several phenomena, we tentatively conclude that the high fraction of (0001) facets in disk-shaped Co-NC decrease FT activity and, although very challenging to pursue, that metal nanoparticle shape effects can be studied at industrially relevant conditions.
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Feng X, Liu D, Li W, Jin X, Zhang Z, Zhang Y. Catalytic activity boost of CeO 2/Co 3O 4 nanospheres derived from CeCo-glycolate via yolk–shell structural evolution. Inorg Chem Front 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qi01162e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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CeO2/Co3O4 hybrid nanospheres have been successfully prepared via thermal decomposition of CeCo-glycolate precursors.
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- Xilan Feng
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry
- Beihang University
- Beijing 100191
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry
- Beihang University
- Beijing 100191
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry
- Beihang University
- Beijing 100191
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry
- Beihang University
- Beijing 100191
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry
- Beihang University
- Beijing 100191
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry
- Beihang University
- Beijing 100191
- China
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Shen D, Huo M, Li L, Lyu S, Wang J, Wang X, Zhang Y, Li J. Effects of alumina morphology on dry reforming of methane over Ni/Al2O3 catalysts. Catal Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cy02093d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ni-based catalysts supported on alumina with different morphologies exhibited different properties for the dry reforming of methane due to their specific lattice planes, 3D structures, and surface functional properties.
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- Dongyang Shen
- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science
- South-Central University for Nationalities
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science
- South-Central University for Nationalities
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science
- South-Central University for Nationalities
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science
- South-Central University for Nationalities
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science
- South-Central University for Nationalities
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science
- South-Central University for Nationalities
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science
- South-Central University for Nationalities
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science
- South-Central University for Nationalities
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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Li Z, Ji S, Liu Y, Cao X, Tian S, Chen Y, Niu Z, Li Y. Well-Defined Materials for Heterogeneous Catalysis: From Nanoparticles to Isolated Single-Atom Sites. Chem Rev 2019; 120:623-682. [PMID: 31868347 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 440] [Impact Index Per Article: 88.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The use of well-defined materials in heterogeneous catalysis will open up numerous new opportunities for the development of advanced catalysts to address the global challenges in energy and the environment. This review surveys the roles of nanoparticles and isolated single atom sites in catalytic reactions. In the second section, the effects of size, shape, and metal-support interactions are discussed for nanostructured catalysts. Case studies are summarized to illustrate the dynamics of structure evolution of well-defined nanoparticles under certain reaction conditions. In the third section, we review the syntheses and catalytic applications of isolated single atomic sites anchored on different types of supports. In the final part, we conclude by highlighting the challenges and opportunities of well-defined materials for catalyst development and gaining a fundamental understanding of their active sites.
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- Zhi Li
- Department of Chemistry , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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Ramamoorthy RK, Viola A, Grindi B, Peron J, Gatel C, Hytch M, Arenal R, Sicard L, Giraud M, Piquemal JY, Viau G. One-Pot Seed-Mediated Growth of Co Nanoparticles by the Polyol Process: Unraveling the Heterogeneous Nucleation. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:9160-9169. [PMID: 31756108 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b04584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The one-step seed-mediated synthesis is widely used for the preparation of ferromagnetic metal nanoparticles (NPs) since it offers a good control of particle morphology. Nevertheless, this approach suffers from a lack of mechanistic studies because of the difficulties of following in real time the heterogeneous nucleation and predicting structure effects with seeds that are generated in situ. Here, we propose a complete scheme of the heteronucleation process involved in one-pot seed-mediated syntheses of cobalt nanoparticles in liquid polyols, relying on geometrical phase analysis (GPA) of high-resolution high-angle annular dark field (HAADF)-STEM images and in situ measurements of the molecular hydrogen evolution. Cobalt particles of different shapes (rods, platelets, or hourglass-like particles) were grown by reducing cobalt carboxylate in liquid polyols in the presence of iridium or ruthenium chloride as the nucleating agent. A reaction scheme was established by monitoring the H2 evolution resulting from the decomposition of metal hydrides, formed in situ by β-elimination of metal alkoxides, and from the polyol dehydrogenation, catalytically activated by the metal particles. This is a very good probe for both the noble metal nucleation and the heterogeneous nucleation of cobalt, showing a good separation of these two steps. Ir and Ru seeds with a size in the range 1-2 nm were found exactly in the center of the cobalt particles, whatever the cobalt particle shape, and high-resolution images revealed an epitaxial growth of the hcp Co on fcc Ir or hcp Ru seeds. The microstructure analysis around the seeds made evident two different ways of relaxing the lattice mismatch between the seeds and the cobalt, with the presence of dislocations around the Ir seeds and compression zones of the cobalt lattice near the Ru seeds. The relationship between the nature of the nucleating agent, the reaction steps, and the microstructure is discussed.
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- Raj Kumar Ramamoorthy
- Université de Toulouse, UMR 5215 INSA, CNRS, UPS, Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-Objets , 135 Avenue de Rangueil , F-31077 Cedex 4 Toulouse , France
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- Université de Paris , ITODYS, CNRS, UMR 7086 , 15 rue J.-A. de Baïf , F-75013 Paris , France
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- Université de Toulouse, UMR 5215 INSA, CNRS, UPS, Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-Objets , 135 Avenue de Rangueil , F-31077 Cedex 4 Toulouse , France
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- Université de Paris , ITODYS, CNRS, UMR 7086 , 15 rue J.-A. de Baïf , F-75013 Paris , France
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- Centre d'Elaboration de Matériaux et d'Etudes Structurales, CEMES-CNRS , 29 rue Jeanne Marvig , B.P. 94347, 31055 Toulouse , France
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- Centre d'Elaboration de Matériaux et d'Etudes Structurales, CEMES-CNRS , 29 rue Jeanne Marvig , B.P. 94347, 31055 Toulouse , France
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- Laboratorio de microscopias avanzadas (LMA) , Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragon (INA) , U. Zaragoza, C/Mariano Esquillor s/n , 50018 Zaragoza , Spain
- ARAID Foundation , 50018 Zaragoza , Spain
- Instituto de Ciencias de Materiales Aragon , CSIC-U. Zaragoza , 50009 Zaragoza , Spain
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- Université de Paris , ITODYS, CNRS, UMR 7086 , 15 rue J.-A. de Baïf , F-75013 Paris , France
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- Université de Paris , ITODYS, CNRS, UMR 7086 , 15 rue J.-A. de Baïf , F-75013 Paris , France
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- Université de Paris , ITODYS, CNRS, UMR 7086 , 15 rue J.-A. de Baïf , F-75013 Paris , France
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- Université de Toulouse, UMR 5215 INSA, CNRS, UPS, Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-Objets , 135 Avenue de Rangueil , F-31077 Cedex 4 Toulouse , France
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Liu T, Lu T, Yang M, Zhou L, Yang X, Gao B, Su Y. Enhanced Catalytic Performance of CuO–ZnO–Al2O3/SAPO-5 Bifunctional Catalysts for Direct Conversion of Syngas to Light Hydrocarbons and Insights into the Role of Zeolite Acidity. Catal Letters 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-019-02901-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Liu B, Li W, Xu Y, Lin Q, Jiang F, Liu X. Insight into the Intrinsic Active Site for Selective Production of Light Olefins in Cobalt-Catalyzed Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b00352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Bing Liu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, People’s Republic of China
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Evolution of cobalt species in glow discharge plasma prepared CoRu/SiO2 catalysts with enhanced Fischer-Tropsch synthesis performance. J Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2019.04.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zhao Y, Waterhouse GIN, Chen G, Xiong X, Wu LZ, Tung CH, Zhang T. Two-dimensional-related catalytic materials for solar-driven conversion of CO x into valuable chemical feedstocks. Chem Soc Rev 2019; 48:1972-2010. [PMID: 30357195 DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00607e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The discovery of improved chemical processes for CO and CO2 hydrogenation to valuable hydrocarbon fuels and alcohols is of paramount importance for the chemical industry. Such technologies have the potential to reduce anthropogenic CO2 emissions by adding value to a waste stream, whilst also reducing our consumption of fossil fuels. Current thermal catalytic technologies available for CO and CO2 hydrogenation are demanding in terms of energy input. Various alternative technologies are now being developed for COx hydrogenation, with solar-driven processes over two-dimensional (2D) and 2D-related composite materials being particularly attractive due to the abundance of solar energy on Earth and also the high selectivity of defect-engineered 2D materials towards specific valuable products under very mild reaction conditions. This review showcases recent advances in the solar-driven COx reduction to hydrocarbons over 2D-based materials. Optimization of 2D catalyst performance demands interdisciplinary research that embraces catalyst electronic structure manipulation and morphology control, surface/interface engineering, reactor engineering and density functional theory modelling studies. Through improved understanding of the structure-performance relationships in 2D-related catalysts which is achievable through the application of modern in situ characterization techniques, practical photo/photothermal/photoelectrochemical technologies for CO and CO2 reduction to high-valuable products such as olefins could be realized in the not-too-distant future.
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- Yufei Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
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Peres L, Yi D, Bustos-Rodriguez S, Marcelot C, Pierrot A, Fazzini PF, Florea I, Arenal R, Lacroix LM, Warot-Fonrose B, Blon T, Soulantica K. Shape selection through epitaxy of supported platinum nanocrystals. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:22730-22736. [PMID: 30500037 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr07515h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Supported nanocrystals of original shapes are highly desirable for the development of optimized catalysts; however, conventional methods for the preparation of supported catalysts do not allow shape control. In this work, we have synthesized concave platinum nanocubes exposing {110} crystallographic facets at 20 °C. In the presence of a crystallographically oriented Pt(111) support in the reaction medium, the concave nanocubes grow epitaxially on the support, producing macroscopic nanostructured surfaces. Higher reaction temperature produces a mixture of different nanostructures in solution; however, only the nanostructures growing along the 111 direction are obtained on the Pt(111) support. Therefore, the oriented surface acts as a template for a selective immobilization of specific nanostructures out of a mixture, which can be regarded as an "epitaxial resolution" of an inhomogeneous mixture of nanocrystals. Thus, a judicious choice of the support crystallographic orientation may allow the isolation of original nanostructures that cannot be obtained in a pure form.
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- Laurent Peres
- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des NanoObjets (LPCNO), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INSA, UPS, 135 avenue de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France.
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