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Synthesis, properties, and utilization of carbon quantum dots as photocatalysts on degradation of organic dyes: A mini review Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 A. Muhammad Afdhal Saputra, Averroes Fazlur Rahman Piliang, Dellyansyah, Marpongahtun, Andriayani, Ronn Goei, Risky Ramadhan H.T.S., Saharman Gea
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The choline chloride-based DES as a capable and new catalyst for the synthesis of benzopyranophenazinecarbonitriles Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Arezo Monem, Davood Habibi, Hadis Goudarzi, Maryam Mahmoudiani-Glian, Amin Benrashid, Zahra Alshablawi
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High-efficiency decontamination of pharmaceutical wastewater: Synergistic effects from NaGdF4:Tm,Yb@Mn-MOFs composite photocatalysts Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Xiuguo Sun, Ci Wang, Yao Zhao, Wangcheng Shi, YaJie Ren, Yang Liu, Yanting Li, Huayan Si
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Enhancing SO2 tolerance of Pt/CeO2 catalyst for CO oxidation via carbon-coated layers Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Yuwei Zhou, Xiao Yang, Xuan Tang, Yang Lou
Developing sulfur-tolerant catalysts for industrial application is crucial but yet challenging. Herein, carbon shells are introduced to Pt/CeO to inhibit the deactivation caused by SO for CO oxidation. The chemical properties and catalytic activity indicate that Pt/CeO@C effectively sustains the valence state of Pt species and exhibits T of 180 °C for CO oxidation in the presence of SO and HO. This
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Active sites and structure regulation of non-radical pathways in N-doped graphene-activated persulfate Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Xue Zhang, Baowei Zhao, Nan Wu
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Effect of alkali metal cation doping in graphitic carbon nitride towards photocatalytic generation of hydrogen peroxide under direct sunlight Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 P. Haripriya, T. Anjana, K. Sreelakshmi, Nikhil T. Madhu, M. Anjana, P.V. Suneesh, Darbha V. Ravi Kumar
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Enhanced low-temperature selective catalytic reduction (SCR) activity and H2O and SO2 resistance of flower-like SmMnOx and SmMnOx-rGO catalysts Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Yungang He, Sitong Meng, Haofeng Zhu, Kaijiao Duan, Yumei Duan, Jing Zhang, Lijuan Jia, Mingwu Xiang, Vishesh Manjunath, Ezhumalai David, Sivasankar Koppala
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Synthesis and investigation of multifunctional TiO2 photocatalysts modified by metal nanoparticles Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Timofey P. Savchuk, Lidiya S. Volkova, Аlexey A. Dronov, Danil D. Butmanov, Olga V. Pinchuk, Ekaterina V. Kytina, Sergey A. Gavrilov, Elizaveta A. Konstantinova
Photocatalysts based on the anodic single-walled titania nanotubes modified with metal nanoparticles (Au, Pd, Pt) were prepared and investigated. The metal nanoparticles sizes are in a range from 3 to 15 nm. The wall thickness of the nanotubes varied from 14 to 17 nm. It is established that photocatalysts with Au, Pd, Pt produce acetaldehyde during complete ethanol decomposition reaction. Additionally
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Preparation of 4,4-bis(5-methylthiophen-2-yl)pentanoic acid from biomass-based functional molecules using solid acid catalysts Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Sreedhar Gundekari, Rajathsing Kalusulingam, Mohan Varkolu, Kannan Srinivasan
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The role of bio-inspired ZnO nanoparticles in the modification of MIL101(Cr) properties for visible light degradation of phenanthrene Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Usman Abubakar Adamu, Noor Hana Hanif Abu Bakar, Anwar Iqbal, Nonni Soraya Sambudi, Zakariyya Uba Zango
MIL-101(Cr) metal-organic frameworks and novel zinc oxide-MIL101(Cr) metal organic frameworks (ZnO-MIL101(Cr)) were prepared by hydrothermal technique at 160 °C and 220 °C for photodegradation of phenanthrene (PHE) in visible light. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis indicated a reduction in crystallite sizes of ZnO-MIL101(Cr) when compared to MIL101(Cr). However, incorporation of zinc oxide (ZnO) did
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Valorization of sugarcane hemicellulose hydrolysate to green chemicals over BEA zeolites Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Elise M. Albuquerque, Tiago L. Coelho, Marco A. Fraga
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Perovskite-based Z-scheme photocatalytic system for hydrogen production Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 N. Subha, A. Ravi Sankar, S. Navaneethakrishnan, J. Lavanya, M. Aakash
Photocatalytic hydrogen production is recognized as a promising approach to produce greener hydrogen. The development of next-generation photocatalytic materials aims to enhance photocatalysis efficiency. Perovskite, a third-generation photocatalytic material, has gained interest in photocatalytic water splitting due to its optical stability, structural flexibility, bandgap tunability, and charge transfer
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Improving catalytic activity of MoP for CO2 reforming of methane via ZrO2 modification Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Yan Kong, Long Tian, Guiming Xie, Xiaorui Wang, Yi Man, Zhou-jun Wang
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Electronic distribution and dynamics as catalytic descriptors in heterogeneous catalysis: A mini review Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Yamkela Nzuzo, Charles O. Oseghale, Amarachi Chike-Ekwughe, Mulisa Maumela, Ndzondelelo Bingwa
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Nanoconfinement effects of mesoporous CuMn2O4 spinel for constructing efficient Hg0 removal catalysts Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Yu Wang, Bin Zhou, Jingjie Guo, Tao Liu, Yu Yang, Bing Li, Jiaojiao Yang, Yue Peng, Jianjun Chen, Wenzhe Si, Junhua Li
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Alkylaromatic mass transport – acidity properties correlation for commercial and mesostructured Y zeolites with the catalytic behavior of cracking reactions Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Cindy-Ly Tavera-Méndez, Jose Alirio Mendoza Mesa, Carlos-Alexander Trujillo, Julio César Vargas
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Tailoring Cu immobilized MCM-41-based mesostructured catalysts for selective hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived furfural Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Leela Prasad Yandrati, Swamy Sekhar Kaladi, Raveendra Gundeboyina, Ramakrishna Pothu, Vijaya Moli, B. Venkateswara Rao, Rajender Boddula Ph.D., Rammohanrao Devulapalli, Harisekhar Mitta Ph.D.
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MOF-derived Fe3O4@SiO2/Al2O3 yolk-shell nanoreactor for efficient furfural acetalization Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Yang Zhang, Qizhuang Zou, Ruiqi Fang, Hua Tan, Hongbing Ji, Yingwei Li
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Bio-inspired synthesis of biologically and catalytically active silver chloride-anchored Palladium/Gold/Silver Trimetallic nanoparticles Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Prashant D. Sarvalkar, Arati P. Tibe, Suhas S. Kamble, Omkar S. Karvekar, Shivanand B. Teli, Prathmesh S. Powar, Deepti N. Kurhe, Mansingraj S. Nimbalkar, Neeraj R. Prasad, Kiran Kumar K. Sharma
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Surface regulation of perovskite oxides with cation preference for efficient trifunctional electrocatalysts Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Ruoqi Zong, Xiaobing Wu, Sung Yul Lim, Yusheng Fang, Bareera Raza, Yujuan Lu, Youkun Tao, Jing Shao
This study presents a straightforward chemical approach to induce cationic surface defects on SrCoO (SCO) perovskites by selectively etching a-site Sr elements on the surface. The modified SCO-30 catalyst from this method exhibits an optimized thickness of cobalt-rich amorphous layer enriched with oxygen vacancies. This modification enhances the trifunctional catalytic activity for oxygen evolution
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Hydrotreating of m-cresol: A lignin derived phenolic compound, using ruthenium decorated zeolite-β Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Soumya B. Narendranath, Naroth P. Nimisha, Anil Chandra Kothari, Rajaram Bal, Ayyamperumal Sakthivel
5 wt% ruthenium-loaded Zeolite-β is found to be efficient for hydrotreating the lignin model compound, at 170 °C under 10 bar hydrogen pressure to give methyl cyclohexane. The catalyst has a bifunctional nature in which the redox properties of ruthenium and the strong acidic nature of Zeolite-β are instrumental in the hydrotreating of -cresol. The well-dispersed metallic ruthenium on Zeolite-β, as
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Synergistic enhancement of visible light Photocatalysis: Tailoring dual Z-scheme Fe2O3/C3N4/NH2-MIL-125 ternary composites for organic pollutant degradation Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Li-Heng Kao, Jun-Jie Liu, To-Yu Wang, Duo-Syuan Lin, Ying-Shuo Cheng, Chia-Hao Tseng, Kanit Manatura, Wei-Yu Chen, Kun-Yi Andrew Lin, Chao-Wei Huang
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Effects of alloying palladium with gold in furfural hydrogenation:An in situ ATR-IR spectroscopy and density functional theory study Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Sebastiano Campisi, Silvio Bellomi, Lidia E. Chinchilla, Marta Stucchi, Laura Prati, Alberto Roldan, Davide Ferri, Alberto Villa
Furfural is a versatile platform molecule and a model compound to explore the key factors influencing activity and selectivity in heterogeneous catalysis. In this study, Pd and AuPd nanoparticles (average size 3.5–4 nm) were deposited on TiO by sol immobilization method and were evaluated for liquid-phase furfural hydrogenation. Alloying Au and Pd caused a decrease in activity, an enhancement in stability
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Bimetallic PdAg clusters loaded on hierarchical self-pillared pentasil zeolite as efficient catalysts for formic acid dehydrogenation Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Shiyu Wan, Peng Lu, Dongyan Xu, Valentin Valtchev
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Influence of binder selection on the catalytic performance of zeolite-based bifunctional catalysts for biomass catalysis Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Jinfei Lu, Shaohua Wang, Yanheng Hao, Lu Lin, Fan Bai, Wenhao Cui, Juan Wang, Qingda An, Peng Tian, Jifeng Pang, Wenhao Luo
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Preparation of CuO-Bi2O3/SiO2@TiO2 core-shell structured catalysts and its catalytic performance for synthesis of 1, 4-butynediol by ethynylation of formaldehyde Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Gang Guan, FengYun Ma, Ping Luo, XiaoLin Zhang, XiaoDing Li, GuangXing Li
CuO-BiO/SiO@TiO core-shell structured catalysts were prepared by stepwise precipitation method and used for the synthesis of 1, 4-butynediol (BYD) by the ethynylation of formaldehyde. The characterization results, by XRD, BET, SEM, TEM, TPD etc., revealed the TiO content not only affecting the surface area of the catalysts and the partical size of the loaded CuO, but also affecting the electronic interactions
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Synergistic catalytic performance of Ru[sbnd]Sn and Pd[sbnd]Ce composite catalysts for the hydrogenation of Terephthalic acid to 1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Ruijie Zhang, Haibo Jin, Lei Ma, Suohe Yang, Guangxiang He
1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) is used as a high-value polyester monomer. On the basis of the catalysts of RuSn and Pd, the compound catalysts of RuSn and PdCe are prepared by adding the additive Ce to the Pd-based catalyst. The results showed that the yield of CHDM increased by 13.4% after the addition of Ce, indicating that Ce is conducive to the activation of HH and CO thus promoting the hydrogenation
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Green synthesis of ZnO photocatalyst composited carbon quantum dots (CQDs) from lime (Citrus aurantifolia) Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Rizky Nur Hidayat, Hendri Widiyandari, Hanaiyah Parasdila, Orien Prilita, Yayuk Astuti, Nandang Mufti, Takashi Ogi
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Cu-SSZ-39 zeolite nanosheets-heterogeneous catalyst for the decarboxylative cross-coupling of cinnamic acids with ethers Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Enmu Zhou, Hao Xu, Kai Zheng, Jianzhong Jin, Jun Qiao, Chao Shen
Zeolite with nanoscale in some dimensions always display better catalytic performance because it contains more exposed catalytic active sites. Herein, a Cu exchanged SSZ-39 zeolite with nanosheet morphology was chosen as a catalyst for the preparation of 2-vinyl heterocycle ethers through decarboxylative cross-coupling of cinnamic acids with ethers. The template reaction conditions were optimized,
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AgNi/PC bimetallic and AgNi/PC@Mn trimetallic nanocatalysts for the efficient reduction of 4-nitrophenol Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Hikmet Beyza Erdem, Sevil Çetinkaya
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Photocatalytic CO2 reduction coupled with biomass-based amines oxidation over double-shelled CdS nanocages Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Haoran Liu, Hanlin Zhou, Luowen Yang, Yixian Pan, Xin Zhao, Fengliang Wang, Ruiqi Fang, Yingwei Li
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Zeolite-catalysed esterification of biomass-derived acids into high-value esters products: Towards sustainable chemistry Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Aayushi Lodhi, Kalpana C. Maheria
The increasing focus on sustainability has prompted researchers to investigate innovative catalytic methods for converting acids produced from biomass into value added ester compounds. The present study focuses on the efficient conversion of diverse biomass-derived acids into esters through the utilization of zeolite-based catalysts, capitalizing on their unique structural and acidic properties. The
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Enhanced electrocatalytic HER performances of metal free SiC/g-C3N5 heterostructures Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Sethumathavan Vadivel, P. Sujita, Bappi Paul, B. Vidhya, Anju Sebastian, R. Selvarajan
Here in, we have fabricated a composite of SiC and g-CN to form a noble-metal-free heterostructure as SiC/g-CN for electrochemical HER activity. More than a few characterization techniques were investigated for their structural properties, such as the XRD, UV- DRS, FT-IR, FE-SEM, HR-TEM, and XPS measurements respectively. The HER reaction of SiC/g-CN heterostructure with an overpotential obtained from
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Highly efficient synthesis of high-density biofuels from biomass-derived α-pinene catalyzed by mesoporous H-ZSM-5 Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Chenan Yang, Yi Liu, Ying Hu, Peng Wang, Yuling Yang, Shangxing Chen, Zongde Wang, Xiang Li
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Greenly synthesised NCF-LDH as a sustainable electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction with low cell voltage Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Bakthavachalam Vishnu, Sundarraj Sriram, Jayaraman Jayabharathi
The advancement of extremely effective and long-lasting sustainable electrocatalysts developed from abundant earth elements is an emergence aspect in green energy generation. The greenly synthesised NCF-LDH has been shown that promising candidate for the OER process. Mechnochemical processes are often quick, inexpensive, and easily scalable to produce industrial quantities. In comparison with IrO (370 mV)
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Photocatalytic degradation of reactive dyes over Ni[sbnd]Al layered double hydroxide Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Mehak Bansal, Kamya Jasuja, Raj Kumar Das
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Cu2O/LDH heterojunction derived from CuMgAl-LDH: Enhanced stability of Cu+ in CO2 electroreduction Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Yu Sun, Jinxing Mi, Liang Li, Shuxiu Yu, Shixiong Yuan, Guimin Wang, Jianjun Chen, Junhua Li
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Comprehensive investigation of solvent effects on BiOBr synthesis: Understanding the photocatalytic mechanisms of enrofloxacin and its degradation pathway Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Yanli Sun, Xueliang Wang, Hooi Ling Lee
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Opportunities and limitations of metal additive manufacturing of structured catalytic converters Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Fatemeh Mehdipour, Tim Delrieux, Florian Maurer, Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt, Christoph Klahn, Roland Dittmeyer
Utilising additive manufacturing (AM), reactors with composite structures, featuring locally tuned geometries and controlled porosity, can effectively be employed in chemical reactions. This innovation yields enhancements in flow and transport properties across both axial and transverse dimensions. Integrating structured catalysts with AM offers great potentials, albeit faces notable challenges. A
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Cycloalkanes oxidation with O2 catalyzed by a novel metalloporphyrin-based covalent coupling structure with bimetallic catalytic centers through synergistic mode Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Jia-Ye Ni, Yan-Bo Ding, Jing Sun, Hong-Ke Wu, Hai-Min Shen, Yuan-Bin She
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A tandem strategy for the synthesis of 2-aminobenzothiazoles via manganese catalyzed C[sbnd]S bond formation Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Thaipparambil Aneeja, Aravind Chandravarkar, Gopinathan Anilkumar
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Cow urine-based green synthesis of sunlight-responsive ZrO2-Bi2O3 and its application in photocatalysis of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyactetic acid in aqueous solution – Kinetics, mechanisms and sustainability analysis Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Venkateshwaran Gopal, S. Harsha, Ambika Selvaraj
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Adopting chitosan supported Ag and Ag2O nano-clusters for catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 to formic acid: A quantum semi-empirical calculation Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Ali H. Bashal
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DoE-driven thermodynamic assessment of COX-free hydrogen production from methane decomposition Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Lucas David Biondo, Christian Manera, Cesar Aguzzoli, Marcelo Godinho
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A facile synthesis of hierarchical Nanosized zeolite Beta and its application in direct crude oil hydrocracking Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Faisal M. Alotaibi, Lianhui Ding, Husin Sitepu, Qasim Saleem, Donya A. Alsewdan, Anaam Shaikh Ali, Sakinah I. Bin Hamad, Meshary H. Alotaibi, Mohammad F. Aljishi
This study focuses on the synthesis of hierarchical nano-sized beta zeolites that exhibit enhanced catalytic properties through zeolite particle size reduction (to <80 nm) and the introduction of mesopores inside and between particles to improve diffusion of large molecules. The zeolites were produced by desilication and with template-including nano-sized beta as starting material. The samples were
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Formic acid assisted synthesis of Cu-CuO-ZnO composite catalyst for acceptor free selective dehydrogenation of 1, 4-butanediol to γ-butrylactone Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Paleti Gidyonu, Ajmeera Nagu, Sreedhar Gundekari, Mohan Varkolu
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Rational design of aqueous tertiary amine solvent for integrated CO2 capture and hydrogenation Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Zhi-Gang Hu, Lichun Li, Shui-Bao Yu, Zhengfei Chen, Jian-Quan Weng
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Catalytic hydrogenolysis of lignin over Ni/CeO2-Al2O3 catalysts with formic acid as hydrogen source Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Jiaxin Liu, Pengcheng Xiu, Yafei Zhu, Kanghong Wang, Shanshan Tong, Yunpeng Ma, Haoquan Guo, Xiaoli Gu
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Emerging robust heterostructure of flower-like (Calendula) MoS2-warped rGO by polyaniline nanohybrid for antimicrobial and antipollution performances Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Jarvin Mariadhas, Yathavan Subramanian, Ganesh Lakshmanan, Fazil Hamsath, Jeyarajan Helen Ratna Monica, Minh Thang Le, Savairoyan Stephen Rajkumar Inbanathan, Abul K. Azad
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Biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles from leaves extract of Decaschistia trilobata an endemic shrub and its application as antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and dye reduction Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 A.B. Magdum, R.S. Waghmode, K.V. Shinde, M.P. Mane, M.V. Kamble, R.S. Kamble, A.P. Jangam, K.D. Pawar, K.D. Sonawane, P.S. Patil, M.S. Nimbalkar
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Research advances on the catalytic conversion of biomass-derived furfural into pentanediols Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Xiaoao Sun, Bin Wen, Feng Wang, Wenyu Zhang, Kangyu Zhao, Xianxiang Liu
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Catalytic ozonation of pharmaceutical compounds using carbon-based catalysts Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 C.A. Orge, C.A.L. Graça, J. Restivo, M.F.R. Pereira, O.S.G.P. Soares
Catalytic ozonation has become one of the most promising technologies for wastewater treatment due to its high efficiency in the removal of organic pollutants. Three carbon materials (carbon nanotubes, graphene oxide and activated carbon) and five pharmaceutical compounds were selected for this study. All tested parent pollutants were easily degraded by single ozonation. In terms of mineralization
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Magnetically retractable tea extract stabilized palladium nanoparticles for denitrogenative cross-coupling of aryl bromides with arylhydrazines under green conditions: An alternate route for the biaryls synthesis Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-03 Sumanth Hegde, Aatika Nizam
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An overview of photocatalyst eco-design and development for green hydrogen production Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Kelvin Adrian Sanoja-López, Nikolt Stephanie Loor-Molina, Rafael Luque
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Hydrothermally prepared unactivated bean sprouts biochar supported CdS with significantly enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Lili Zhang, Chunyan Zhang, Jianjun Li, Keyuan Sun, Jindi Zhang, Mengyang Huang, Jiaqiang Wang
Unactivated bean sprout () biochar (BSB) supported cadmium sulfide composites (CdS/BSB) were prepared by hydrothermal combined with freeze-drying without adding any activation agent. The structure and morphology have been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in detail, respectively. CdS/BSB(5:4) with a mass ratio of CdS to BSB of 5:4 had the highest photocatalytic
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Preparation of core-shell Ni/CeO2@Al2O3 catalyst for selective hydrogenation of acetylene Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Zhichao Na, Liuyi Pan, Hedan Yao, Liang Chen, Yanhui Liu, Jiaojiao Liu, Zihao Tao, Dong Li, Wenhong Li
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Photochemical transformation of UiO-66-NH2 during hydrogen generation under solar irradiation Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Lorena Gudiño, Manuel Peñas-Garzón, Juan J. Rodriguez, Jorge Bedia, Carolina Belver
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Preparation and photocatalytic properties of WSe2/BiVO4 p-n heterojunction photocatalytic materials Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Zhihua Xia, Xingang Wang, Kai Liu, Haoyun Wang, Yingqi Wang, Wenxin Lu, Deyi Jiang, Haq Nawaz Abbasi, Zechong Guo, Wuxiang Zhang, Hongliang Dai
The 2D transition metal WSe, a strong photocatalyst, was combined with BiVO to create a p-n heterojunction photocatalyst using a hydrothermal process. The resulting 10% WSe/BiVO (in the synthesized material, the mass ratio of WSe to BiVO is 1:10) composite showed impressive 94.5% efficiency in Methylene Blue (MB) degradation under visible light. Even after eight cycles, it maintained a 72% degradation
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The role of immobilization supports for light-assisted Suzuki coupling reaction with low-loading Pd nanocatalyst Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Bongseok Kim, Hyekyung Cho, Yuwon Jeon, Seunghyun Chun, Bolormaa Bayarkhuu, Jeehye Byun, Hyosun Lee
This work investigates the impact of immobilization supports on the performance of Pd nanocatalysts in light-induced Suzuki coupling reactions by utilizing two model supports, mesoporous silica (SBA-15) and covalent triazine framework (CTF-Ph). Despite comparable Pd loading (0.3–0.5 wt%) and chemical states, under visible light illumination, Pd/CTF-Ph demonstrated a remarkable 40% reduction in activation
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Reactivity of Ni-modified MIL-100(Fe) catalysts for C3H6-SCR and reaction mechanism Catal. Commun. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Shuying Ning, Muhammad Kashif, Wenyi Deng, Bingtao Zhao, Yaxin Su