Intrinsic Catalytic Role of Mesoporous Silica in Preferential Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide in Excess Hydrogen

Isotopic evidence for the tangled mechanism of the CO-PROX reaction over mixed and bare cobalt spinel catalysts

The catalytic performance of the bare Co3O4 and mixed cobalt-spinel catalysts (MxCo3−xO4; M = Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn) in the CO-PROX process was investigated in the temperature-programmed surface reaction (TPSR) mode using 18O2 as an oxidant.

Recent advances in heterogeneous selective oxidation catalysis for sustainable chemistry

Oxidation catalysis not only plays a crucial role in the current chemical industry for the production of key intermediates such as alcohols, epoxides, aldehydes, ketones and organic acids, but also will contribute to the establishment of novel green and sustainable chemical processes. This review is devoted to dealing with selective oxidation reactions, which are important from the viewpoint of green and sustainable chemistry and still remain challenging. Actually, some well-known highly challenging chemical reactions involve selective oxidation reactions, such as the selective oxidation of methane by oxygen. On the other hand some important oxidation reactions, such as the aerobic oxidation of alcohols in the liquid phase and the preferential oxidation of carbon monoxide in hydrogen, have attracted much attention in recent years because of their high significance in green or energy chemistry. This article summarizes recent advances in the development of new catalytic materials or novel catalytic systems for these challenging oxidation reactions. A deep scientific understanding of the mechanisms, active species and active structures for these systems are also discussed. Furthermore, connections among these distinct catalytic oxidation systems are highlighted, to gain insight for the breakthrough in rational design of efficient catalytic systems for challenging oxidation reactions.