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Lourenço MP, Hostaš J, Bellinger C, Tchagang A, Salahub DR. Reinforcement learning for in silico determination of adsorbate-substrate structures. J Comput Chem 2024; 45:1289-1302. [PMID: 38357973 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.27322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Reinforcement learning (RL) methods have helped to define the state of the art in the field of modern artificial intelligence, mostly after the breakthrough involving AlphaGo and the discovery of novel algorithms. In this work, we present a RL method, based on Q-learning, for the structural determination of adsorbate@substrate models in silico, where the minimization of the energy landscape resulting from adsorbate interactions with a substrate is made by actions on states (translations and rotations) chosen from an agent's policy. The proposed RL method is implemented in an early version of the reinforcement learning software for materials design and discovery (RLMaterial), developed in Python3.x. RLMaterial interfaces with deMon2k, DFTB+, ORCA, and Quantum Espresso codes to compute the adsorbate@substrate energies. The RL method was applied for the structural determination of (i) the amino acid glycine and (ii) 2-amino-acetaldehyde, both interacting with a boron nitride (BN) monolayer, (iii) host-guest interactions between phenylboronic acid and β-cyclodextrin and (iv) ammonia on naphthalene. Density functional tight binding calculations were used to build the complex search surfaces with a reasonably low computational cost for systems (i)-(iii) and DFT for system (iv). Artificial neural network and gradient boosting regression techniques were employed to approximate the Q-matrix or Q-table for better decision making (policy) on next actions. Finally, we have developed a transfer-learning protocol within the RL framework that allows learning from one chemical system and transferring the experience to another, as well as from different DFT or DFTB levels.
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- Maicon Pierre Lourenço
- Departamento de Química e Física-Centro de Ciências Exatas, Naturais e da Saúde-CCENS-Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Alegre, Brasil
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics and Astronomy, CMS Centre for Molecular Simulation, IQST Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, Quantum Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Digital Technologies Research Centre, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Digital Technologies Research Centre, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Digital Technologies Research Centre, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics and Astronomy, CMS Centre for Molecular Simulation, IQST Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, Quantum Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Lourenço MP, Herrera LB, Hostaš J, Calaminici P, Köster AM, Tchagang A, Salahub DR. A new active learning approach for adsorbate-substrate structural elucidation in silico. J Mol Model 2022; 28:178. [PMID: 35654918 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-022-05173-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Adsorbate interactions with substrates (e.g. surfaces and nanoparticles) are fundamental for several technologies, such as functional materials, supramolecular chemistry, and solvent interactions. However, modeling these kinds of systems in silico, such as finding the optimum adsorption geometry and energy, is challenging, due to the huge number of possibilities of assembling the adsorbate on the surface. In the current work, we have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) approach based on an active learning (AL) method for adsorption optimization on the surface of materials. AL uses machine learning (ML) regression algorithms and their uncertainties to make a decision (based on a policy) for the next unexplored structures to be computed, increasing, though, the probability of finding the global minimum with a small number of calculations. The methodology allows an accurate and automated structural elucidation of the adsorbate on the surface, based on the minimization of the total electronic energy. The new AL method for adsorption optimization was developed and implemented in the quantum machine learning software/agent for material design and discovery (QMLMaterial) program and was applied for C60@TiO2 anatase (101). It marks another software extension with a new feature in addition to the automatic structural elucidation of defects in materials and of nanoparticles as well. SCC-DFTB calculations were used to build the complex search surfaces with a reasonably low computational cost. An artificial neural network (NN) was employed in the AL framework evaluated together with two uncertainty quantification methods: K-fold cross-validation and non-parametric bootstrap (BS) resampling. Also, two different acquisition functions for decision-making were used: expected improvement (EI) and the lower confidence bound (LCB).
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- Maicon Pierre Lourenço
- Departamento de Química e Física - Centro de Ciências Exatas, Naturais e da Saúde - CCENS - Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 29500-000, Alegre, Espírito Santo, Brasil.
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Quantum Alberta, CMS Centre for Molecular Simulation, IQST Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Quantum Alberta, CMS Centre for Molecular Simulation, IQST Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Departamento de Química, CINVESTAV, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, AP 14-740, México City, D.F., 07000, México
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- Departamento de Química, CINVESTAV, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, AP 14-740, México City, D.F., 07000, México
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- Digital Technologies Research Centre, National Research Council of Canada, 1200 Montréal Road, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0R6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Quantum Alberta, CMS Centre for Molecular Simulation, IQST Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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Salahub DR. Multiscale molecular modelling: from electronic structure to dynamics of nanosystems and beyond. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:9051-9081. [PMID: 35389399 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp05928a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Important contemporary biological and materials problems often depend on interactions that span orders of magnitude differences in spatial and temporal dimensions. This Tutorial Review attempts to provide an introduction to such fascinating problems through a series of case studies, aimed at beginning researchers, graduate students, postdocs and more senior colleagues who are changing direction to focus on multiscale aspects of their research. The choice of specific examples is highly personal, with examples either chosen from our own work or outstanding multiscale efforts from the literature. I start with various embedding schemes, as exemplified by polarizable continuum models, 3-D RISM, molecular DFT and frozen-density embedding. Next, QM/MM (quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical) techniques are the workhorse of pm-to-nm/ps-to-ns simulations; examples are drawn from enzymes and from nanocatalysis for oil-sands upgrading. Using polarizable force-fields in the QM/MM framework represents a burgeoning subfield; with examples from ion channels and electron dynamics in molecules subject to strong external fields, probing the atto-second dynamics of the electrons with RT-TDDFT (real-time - time-dependent density functional theory) eventually coupled with nuclear motion through the Ehrenfest approximation. This is followed by a section on coarse graining, bridging dimensions from atoms to cells. The penultimate chapter gives a quick overview of multiscale approaches that extend into the meso- and macro-scales, building on atomistic and coarse-grained techniques to enter the world of materials engineering, on the one hand, and cell biology, on the other. A final chapter gives just a glimpse of the burgeoning impact of machine learning on the structure-dynamics front. I aim to capture the excitement of contemporary leading-edge breakthroughs in the description of physico-chemical systems and processes in complex environments, with only enough historical content to provide context and aid the next generation of methodological development. While I aim also for a clear description of the essence of methodological breakthroughs, equations are kept to a minimum and detailed formalism and implementation details are left to the references. My approach is very selective (case studies) rather than exhaustive. I think that these case studies should provide fodder to build as complete a reference tree on multiscale modelling as the reader may wish, through forward and backward citation analysis. I hope that my choices of cases will excite interest in newcomers and help to fuel the growth of multiscale modelling in general.
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- Dennis R Salahub
- Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics and Astronomy, CMS-Centre for Molecular Simulation, IQST-Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, Quantum Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada.
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Ahmadi Khoshooei M, Vitale G, Carbognani Ortega L, Pereira-Almao PR. Evidence of water dissociation and hydrogenation on molybdenum carbide nanocatalyst for hydroprocessing reactions. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy01341j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cubic molybdenum carbide, α-MoC1−x, was used for simultaneous water dissociation and hydrogenation reactions. Hydroprocessing reactions of heavy hydrocarbons under different hybrid environments consisting gaseous water, steam, and hydrogen at 623...
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Liu X, Liu J, Yang Y, Li YW, Wen X. Theoretical Perspectives on the Modulation of Carbon on Transition-Metal Catalysts for Conversion of Carbon-Containing Resources. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c04739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Xingchen Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, People’s Republic of China
- The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, People’s Republic of China
- The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, People’s Republic of China
- The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Liquids, Synfuels China Co., Ltd., Beijing 101400, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, People’s Republic of China
- The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Liquids, Synfuels China Co., Ltd., Beijing 101400, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, People’s Republic of China
- The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Liquids, Synfuels China Co., Ltd., Beijing 101400, People’s Republic of China
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Qi D, Luo X, Yao J, Lu X, Zhang Z. Computational study of reverse water gas shift reaction on Cu38 cluster model and Cu slab model. JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL & COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY 2020. [DOI: 10.1142/s021963362050008x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Density functional theory (DFT) calculation has been applied to investigate the adsorption behaviors of reactive adsorbate and the reaction pathway of reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction on Cu[Formula: see text] cluster and Cu slab surface. The possible adsorption configuration, sites and energies of reactive intermediates on Cu[Formula: see text] cluster and Cu slab surface have been calculated to reveal the effects between Cu[Formula: see text] cluster and Cu slab surface. In addition, transition states, reaction energies and activation barriers were calculated to RWGS mechanism on Cu[Formula: see text] cluster and Cu slab model. Compared to the mechanism of RWGS on different surfaces, it was found the Cu[Formula: see text] cluster facilitates the RWGS reaction. The intrinsic differences between Cu cluster and Cu slab model suggest that surface defects play a pivotal role in RWGS reaction.
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- Dabin Qi
- University of Science and Technology LiaoNing, Anshan, LiaoNing, P. R. China
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- University of Science and Technology LiaoNing, Anshan, LiaoNing, P. R. China
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- Ansteel Iron & Steel Research Institutes, Anshan, LiaoNing, P. R. China
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- University of Science and Technology LiaoNing, Anshan, LiaoNing, P. R. China
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- Ansteel Iron & Steel Research Institutes, Anshan, LiaoNing, P. R. China
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Oliveira RR, Rocha AB. Acrylic acid hydrodeoxygenation reaction mechanism over molybdenum carbide studied by DFT calculations. J Mol Model 2019; 25:309. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-019-4186-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lei T, Guo W, Liu Q, Jiao H, Cao DB, Teng B, Li YW, Liu X, Wen XD. Mechanism of Graphene Formation via Detonation Synthesis: A DFTB Nanoreactor Approach. J Chem Theory Comput 2019; 15:3654-3665. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.9b00158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Tingyu Lei
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Liquids, Synfuels China Co., Ltd., Huairou District, Beijing 101400, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Liquids, Synfuels China Co., Ltd., Huairou District, Beijing 101400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Liquids, Synfuels China Co., Ltd., Huairou District, Beijing 101400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Liquids, Synfuels China Co., Ltd., Huairou District, Beijing 101400, China
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- Key Lab of Advanced Catalytic Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Liquids, Synfuels China Co., Ltd., Huairou District, Beijing 101400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Liquids, Synfuels China Co., Ltd., Huairou District, Beijing 101400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Liquids, Synfuels China Co., Ltd., Huairou District, Beijing 101400, China
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Grajciar L, Heard CJ, Bondarenko AA, Polynski MV, Meeprasert J, Pidko EA, Nachtigall P. Towards operando computational modeling in heterogeneous catalysis. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:8307-8348. [PMID: 30204184 PMCID: PMC6240816 DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00398j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
An increased synergy between experimental and theoretical investigations in heterogeneous catalysis has become apparent during the last decade. Experimental work has extended from ultra-high vacuum and low temperature towards operando conditions. These developments have motivated the computational community to move from standard descriptive computational models, based on inspection of the potential energy surface at 0 K and low reactant concentrations (0 K/UHV model), to more realistic conditions. The transition from 0 K/UHV to operando models has been backed by significant developments in computer hardware and software over the past few decades. New methodological developments, designed to overcome part of the gap between 0 K/UHV and operando conditions, include (i) global optimization techniques, (ii) ab initio constrained thermodynamics, (iii) biased molecular dynamics, (iv) microkinetic models of reaction networks and (v) machine learning approaches. The importance of the transition is highlighted by discussing how the molecular level picture of catalytic sites and the associated reaction mechanisms changes when the chemical environment, pressure and temperature effects are correctly accounted for in molecular simulations. It is the purpose of this review to discuss each method on an equal footing, and to draw connections between methods, particularly where they may be applied in combination.
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- Lukáš Grajciar
- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry
, Faculty of Science
, Charles University in Prague
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128 43 Prague 2
, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry
, Faculty of Science
, Charles University in Prague
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128 43 Prague 2
, Czech Republic
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- TheoMAT group
, ITMO University
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Lomonosova 9
, St. Petersburg
, 191002
, Russia
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- TheoMAT group
, ITMO University
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Lomonosova 9
, St. Petersburg
, 191002
, Russia
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- Inorganic Systems Engineering group
, Department of Chemical Engineering
, Faculty of Applied Sciences
, Delft University of Technology
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Van der Maasweg 9
, 2629 HZ Delft
, The Netherlands
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- TheoMAT group
, ITMO University
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Lomonosova 9
, St. Petersburg
, 191002
, Russia
- Inorganic Systems Engineering group
, Department of Chemical Engineering
, Faculty of Applied Sciences
, Delft University of Technology
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Van der Maasweg 9
, 2629 HZ Delft
, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry
, Faculty of Science
, Charles University in Prague
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128 43 Prague 2
, Czech Republic
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Wang H, Zhang N, Liu R, Zhao R, Guo T, Li J, Asefa T, Du J. Efficient Catalysts for Cyclohexane Dehydrogenation Synthesized by Mo-Promoted Growth of 3D Block Carbon Coupled with Mo 2C. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:10773-10780. [PMID: 31459192 PMCID: PMC6644852 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b01411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Cyclohexane can serve as a good dihydrogen (H2) carrier and a safer medium to store and transport H2, as it is liquid under ambient conditions and it has a relatively high hydrogen density per unit volume (0.056 g(H2)/cm3(Cy)liq.). However, cyclohexane can release H2 only with efficient cyclohexane dehydrogenation catalysts. Here, we report the synthesis of three-dimensional micron-sized block carbon-molybdenum carbide (BCMC) composite materials that can serve as noble-metal-free catalysts for cyclohexane dehydrogenation. The materials are synthesized by a facile hydrothermal synthetic route, and their structures and morphologies are characterized by various analytical techniques. The results show that the BCMCs, along with specific morphologies, form when a source of Mo is included in the precursor and that the sizes of the microparticles in them can be tailored by changing the relative amount of Mo used for their synthesis. The as-synthesized BCMC materials exhibit high catalytic activity for cyclohexane dehydrogenation while remaining stable and maintaining their catalytic activities during the reaction. The materials' catalytic activity increases as the amount of Mo used to make the materials is increased. This is further found to be because the BCMC materials containing higher amounts of ammonium molybdate or higher densities of Mo2C provide substantially lower activation energies for the reaction. These materials can be expected to find industrial applications for catalytic production of H2 from hydrocarbons.
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- Hui Wang
- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan
University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, P. R. China
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- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan
University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, P. R. China
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- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan
University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, P. R. China
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- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan
University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, P. R. China
- Shanxi
Kunming Tobacco Limited Liability Company, Taiyuan 030012, Shanxi, P. R. China
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- College
of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030600, Shanxi, P. R. China
- Shanxi
Key Laboratory of Gas Energy Efficient and Clean Utilization, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, P. R. China
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- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan
University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, P. R. China
- Shanxi
Key Laboratory of Gas Energy Efficient and Clean Utilization, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, P. R. China
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers,
The State University of New Jersey, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
- Department
of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 98 Brett Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- College
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan
University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, P. R. China
- Shanxi
Key Laboratory of Gas Energy Efficient and Clean Utilization, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, P. R. China
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Walker EA, Mitchell D, Terejanu GA, Heyden A. Identifying Active Sites of the Water–Gas Shift Reaction over Titania Supported Platinum Catalysts under Uncertainty. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b03531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Eric A. Walker
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, 301 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, City College of New York, 160 Covenant Avenue, New York, New York 10031, United States
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina, 301 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, 301 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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Cao L, Tao P, Li M, Lyu F, Wang Z, Wu S, Wang W, Huo Y, Huang L, Lu Z. Synergistic Effects of C/α-MoC and Ag for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction. J Phys Chem Lett 2018; 9:779-784. [PMID: 29381367 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b03347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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It remains challenging to prepare highly active and stable catalysts from earth-abundant elements for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Herein we report a facile method to synthesize cost-effective heterogeneous C/α-MoC/Ag electrocatalysts. Rotating disc electrode (RDE) experiments revealed that the obtained C/α-MoC/Ag exhibited much superior catalytic performance for ORR than that of C/Ag, C/α-MoC, or even the conventional Pt/C. First-principles calculations indicated that the enhanced activity could be attributed to the efficient synergistic effects between Ag and α-MoC/C by which the energy barrier for O2 dissociation has been substantially reduced. Furthermore, Li-air and Al-air cells were assembled to demonstrate the unprecedented electrochemical performance of C/α-MoC/Ag nanocomposites surpassing the Pt/C. Thus experimental results and theoretical calculations together showed that the heterogeneous C/α-MoC/Ag nanocomposites are a promising alternative to platinum for applications in industrial metal-air batteries.
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- Lujie Cao
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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Reina M, Martinez A, Cammarano C, Leroi C, Hulea V, Mineva T. Conversion of Methyl Mercaptan to Hydrocarbons over H-ZSM-5 Zeolite: DFT/BOMD Study. ACS OMEGA 2017; 2:4647-4656. [PMID: 30023728 PMCID: PMC6044670 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b00756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Methyl mercaptan-a harmful impurity in natural gas-may be selectively converted into H2S and hydrocarbons [methyl mercaptan to hydrocarbon (M2TH) process], using zeolite catalysts. When M2TH is compared with the well-known MTH (methanol to hydrocarbons) process, significant differences emerge, essentially regarding the formation and distribution of products. Density functional theory (DFT) and Born-Oppenheimer molecular dynamics (BOMD) were employed to reveal possible origins for the experimentally observed differences. We established a close similarity between DFT intrinsic (electronic) reaction profiles in the stepwise mechanism of methanol and mercaptan dehydration, although no variance in reactivity was revealed. BOMD simulations at the experimental temperature of 823 K reveal rapid hydrogen abstraction from the methyl group in mercaptan, adsorbed in the zeolite cavity in the presence of the methoxy intermediate. The formation of •CH2SH radical is 10 times faster than that of •CH2OH at the same temperature. The varied reactivity of methanol and mercaptan in MTH and M2TH processes, respectively, can therefore first be attributed to very rapid hydrogen abstraction in mercaptan, which occurs in the zeolite cavity, following the formation of surface methoxy.
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- Miguel Reina
- Institut
Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR 5253 CNRS/ENSCM/UM2/UM1, 8, rue de l’Ecole Normale, 34296 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
- Departamento
de Materiales de Baja Dimensionalidad, Instituto de Investigaciones
en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma
de México, Circuito
Exterior s/n, CU, P.O. Box 70-360, Coyoacán 04510, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento
de Materiales de Baja Dimensionalidad, Instituto de Investigaciones
en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma
de México, Circuito
Exterior s/n, CU, P.O. Box 70-360, Coyoacán 04510, Ciudad de México, México
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- Institut
Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR 5253 CNRS/ENSCM/UM2/UM1, 8, rue de l’Ecole Normale, 34296 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- TOTAL
SA, Exploration & Production, 126, Avenue Larribau, 64018 Pau Cedex, France
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- Institut
Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR 5253 CNRS/ENSCM/UM2/UM1, 8, rue de l’Ecole Normale, 34296 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Institut
Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR 5253 CNRS/ENSCM/UM2/UM1, 8, rue de l’Ecole Normale, 34296 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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Molecular graphs of $$\hbox {Mo}_{2n}\hbox {C}_n$$ Mo 2 n C n (n = 1–10) clusters. Theor Chem Acc 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-016-2003-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sahoo S, Reber AC, Khanna SN. Effect of location and filling of d-states on methane activation in single site Fe-based catalysts. Chem Phys Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2016.07.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Density-functional-based tight-binding parameterization of Mo, C, H, O and Si for studying hydrogenation reactions on molybdenum carbide. Theor Chem Acc 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-016-1920-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Investigation of structures and energy properties of molybdenum carbide clusters: Insight from theory. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2015.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lysogorskiy Y, Aminova R, Tayurskii D. Initial steps in reactions of aquathermolysis of cyclohexyl phenyl sulfide by means of ab initio calculations. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2016.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Yan Z, Gao L, Zhao X, Wei W, Xie J, Shen PK, Zhu F. Exterior and small carbide particle promoted platinum electrocatalyst for efficient methanol oxidation. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra14266d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Carbides have a synergistic effect on noble metal based electrocatalysts.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zaoxue Yan
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Energy Materials
- Guangxi University
- Nanning
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang 212013
- P. R. China
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Zhao P, He Y, Cao DB, Wen X, Xiang H, Li YW, Wang J, Jiao H. High coverage adsorption and co-adsorption of CO and H2 on Ru(0001) from DFT and thermodynamics. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:19446-56. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp02486b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The adsorption and co-adsorption of CO and H2 at different coverages on p(4 × 4) Ru(0001) have been computed using periodic density functional theory (GGA-RPBE) and atomistic thermodynamics.
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Affiliation(s)
- Peng Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion
- Institute of Coal Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Taiyuan
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion
- Institute of Coal Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Taiyuan
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion
- Institute of Coal Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Taiyuan
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion
- Institute of Coal Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Taiyuan
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion
- Institute of Coal Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Taiyuan
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion
- Institute of Coal Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Taiyuan
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion
- Institute of Coal Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Taiyuan
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion
- Institute of Coal Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Taiyuan
- China
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