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Modification of porous bismuth molybdate for high removal of antibiotics and H2O2 production

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6420-6429
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00906A, Paper
Shilin Li, Yunhui Tian, Guangxin Zhang
The regulations of the Bi2MoO6 structure, such as dopant incorporation, composite formation, and synthesis condition modification, have garnered significant attention due to their implications for enhancing photocatalytic activity.
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High-temperature calcination enhances the activity of MnOx catalysts for soot oxidation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6278-6285
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00983E, Paper
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Meng Wang, Jingyi Wang, Yan Zhang, Yunbo Yu, Wenpo Shan
High-temperature calcination usually induces the sintering of catalysts, thus resulting in negative effects on their performance.
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Fundamental studies of ruthenium species supported on boron nitride nanotubes: metal loading and pretreatment effects on CO oxidation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6198-6206
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00945B, Paper
Jinwon Choi, Amol Pophali, Byeongseok Kim, Kwangsuk Yoon, Thomas You-Seok Kim, Hocheol Song, Sang Eun Shim, Jaewoo Kim, Taejin Kim
RuOx/BNNT catalysts were prepared with varying metal loadings and under oxidation and reduction conditions. RuOx/BNNT showed superior catalytic activity than Ru/BNNT. The catalyst will be favorable to the ER mechanism over the LH mechanism.
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Construction of a highly efficient MoS2-based composite electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6380-6392
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00923A, Paper
Mengyan Huang, Bo Liu, Junwei Wu, Junfeng Gu, Yichen Zheng, Peiyan Ma, Bei Li, Zhengyi Fu
The carboxyl groups in CC-MoC@MoS2 play a similar role to the amino acid residues in PS II.
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Photocatalytic dehydrogenative C(sp2)–P coupling reaction between dibenzo[b,f][1,4]oxazepanes and phosphine oxides

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6176-6179
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00955J, Communication
Zhaotian Wu, Xuefei Sha, Shan Wang, Huan Yang, Shaojun Zheng, Chunhui Jiang, Shu-Yang Chen, Hongfei Lu
Visible-light-induced cross-dehydrogenative coupling between cyclic imines and diaryl phosphine oxides has been developed to afford their oxyphosphide derivatives, using rhodamine B as a photocatalyst.
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Acrylamides from 1,2-dichloroethane via palladium-catalyzed carbonylation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6180-6185
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01117A, Communication
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Ren-Rui Xu, Chang-Sheng Kuai, Xiao-Feng Wu
An efficient strategy for the synthesis of acrylamides via palladium-catalyzed carbonylation, using 1,2-dichloroethane and amines as starting materials has been developed.
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Selectively controlled synthesis of diethyl carbonate and methyl ethyl carbonate via transesterification of dimethyl carbonate over a KATriz/Al2O3 catalyst

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00979G, Paper
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Peixue Wang, Shimin Liu, Xinjiang Cui, Feng Shi
Effectively synthesis of methyl ethyl carbamate from dimethyl carbonate and ethanol using 14 wt% KATriz/Al2O3 in fixed bed mode.
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Experimental and DFT study of the MoO2@Fe2O3 catalyst for overall water splitting in acidic and alkaline electrolytes

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00779D, Paper
Suchitra N. Sapakal, Arvind Singh, Ayesha Khan, Mayur Gaikwad, Jin H. Kim, Anamika Kadam
HER: overpotential for HER, OER: overpotential for OER; Rs: solution resistance, Rct: charge transfer resistance. The comparison of various parameters of the MoO2@Fe2O3 electrode in KOH and H2SO4 electrolytes.
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Engineering galactose oxidase for efficient cascade synthesis of L-guluronic acid from D-glucose

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00697F, Paper
Qingxiu Wang, Weisong Liu, Lijing Chang, Kuncheng Zhang, Yanbing Shen, Lingling Zhang
A synthetic pathway of L-guluronic acid and rational design of galactose oxidase.
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Effect of metal loading sequences in CO2 methanation activity on samarium-doped ceria supported bimetallic catalysts

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01007H, Paper
Andrew C. Chien, Corinna C. Chi
The La/Ni/SDC catalyst from one pot microwave-heating gives higher methanation activity than La–Ni/SDC and Ni–La/SDC from stepwise heating.
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The effect of separation distance on hydrogen spillover in Os promoted Co@HCS catalysts

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00758A, Paper
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Tshepo Molefe, Roy Peter Forbes, Neil John Coville
Decreasing the carbon shell thickness increased the reducibility of Co3O4. The reducibility of Co3O4 was further achieved by adding an Os promoter outside of the sphere showing that H spillover was favoured over H2 diffusion/Co reduction by carbon.
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Identification of Ni3Fe alloy as a candidate catalyst for quinoline selective hydrogenation with computations

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01076K, Paper
Zhaochun He, Yonghua Liu, Tao Wang
We computationally identified Ni3Fe as a promising catalyst for the quinoline (QL) selective hydrogenation to 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline (py-THQL) using density functional theory calculations and microkinetic modeling.
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Bis-thiourea and macrocyclic polyamines as binary organocatalysts for the ROP of lactide

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00952E, Paper
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Assunta D'Amato, Maria Voccia, Filippo Bruno, Sara D'Aniello, Lucia Caporaso, Francesco De Riccardis, Irene Izzo, Giorgio Della Sala, Mina Mazzeo
New binary catalysts formed by a bis-thiourea and a series of flexible polyaza-macrocycles are revealed to be efficient catalysts for the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of L-lactide.
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Enhancing HER rate over Pt-TiO2 nanoparticles under Controlled Periodic Illumination: Role of light modulation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00775A, Paper
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Ettore Bianco, Fabrizio Sordello, Francesco Pellegrino, Valter Maurino
In hydrogen production through water splitting, two reactions are involved: Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) and Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER), both with efficiency issues. In previous works, our group demonstrated the...
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Catalytic activity and stability of NiPt/C catalysts for the synthesis of iso-butanol from methanol/ethanol mixtures

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01061B, Paper
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Joachim Pasel, Johannes Häusler, Ralf Peters, Detlef Stolten
The uniqueness and innovation of the Ni99Pt1/C catalyst lies in the fact that a promising activity for iso-butanol synthesis was already observed at a low temperature of 165 °C in methanolic solution and at a very low precious metal mass fraction.
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Combining computational and experimental studies to gain mechanistic insights for n-butane isomerisation with a model microporous catalyst

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01035C, Paper
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Matthew E. Potter, Lucas Spiske, Philipp N. Plessow, Evangeline B. McShane, Marina Carravetta, Alice E. Oakley, Takudzwa Bere, James H. Carter, Bart D. Vandegehuchte, Kamila M. Kaźmierczak, Felix Studt, Robert Raja
Using a model microporous catalyst, the influence of acid site density and partial pressure is explored in alkane isomerisation. Combining with DFT calculations shows the role of olefins in this industrially important catalytic process.
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Mechanistic Study of DETA-Modified CdS for Carbon Dioxide Reduction

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01140F, Paper
Meiyan Guo, Wanxiang Yang, Yi Li, Yongfan Zhang, Wei Lin
Cadmium sulfide (CdS) exhibits remarkable light absorption capabilities and is widely employed in photocatalytic reduction of CO2. Nevertheless, the role of crystal facet effects on the micro-scale mechanisms governing CO2...
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All-in-one Rh(III)-covalent organic framework for sustainable and regioselective C(sp2)–H bond functionalization

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01098A, Paper
Luohe Wang, Junnan E, Xiubin Bu, Jing Zeng, Xiaobo Yang, Hua Fu, Zhen Zhao
RhCOF-SYNU-1 serves as a transition-metal catalyst, photocatalyst, and metal ligand, enabling regioselective C(sp2)–H bond functionalization and offering a sustainable approach for Rh(III) catalysis.
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One-pot synthesis of 1,4-butanediol via the deep hydrogenation of maleic anhydride over Cu–xMo/SiO2 catalysts

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01006J, Paper
Kai Cui, Jiaming Yang, Yuli Jing, Junwen Chen, Chen Zhao, Peng Wu, Xiaohong Li
A Cu–0.03Mo/SiO2 catalyst realized the one-pot deep hydrogenation of maleic anhydride to 1,4-butanediol at 200 °C, under 5 MPa of hydrogen pressure with 100% conversion and 88.3% selectivity, one of the highest values for this target reaction.
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Synthesis of Co3O4 catalysts with different morphologies and their excellent catalytic performance for soot combustion

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01115E, Paper
Xinyu Zhang, Chunlei Zhang, Siyu Gao, Xinyu Chen, Siyuan Chen, Shengran Zhou, Di Yu, Lanyi Wang, Xiaoqiang Fan, Xuehua Yu, Zhen Zhao
A series of Co3O4 catalysts with different morphologies were prepared by a hydrothermal method. Among them, the sea urchin shaped Co3O4 catalyst exhibits the best catalytic performance for soot combustion.
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Effects of zeolite porosity and acidity on catalytic conversion of carbohydrates to bio-based chemicals: a review

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01070A, Review Article
Deyu Chu, Jinjing Ma, Qishun Liu, Jie Fu, Heng Yin
Optimizing the production process of high value-added chemicals derived from renewable biomass holds immense promise for clean energy utilization and environmental sustainability.
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Insight into the influence of Re and Cl on Ag catalysts in ethylene epoxidation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00858H, Paper
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Claudia J. Keijzer, Pim T. Weide, Kristiaan H. Helfferich, Justyna Zieciak, Marco de Ridder, Remco Dalebout, Tracy L. Lohr, John R. Lockemeyer, Peter van den Brink, Petra E. de Jongh
Crystalline AgReO4 was formed in Re-promoted Ag catalysts. The effect of Re on catalysis and EO isomerization was tested without and with the industrially relevant ethyl chloride. EO isomerization was greatly affected by both Re and Cl.
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Investigation on heterogeneous Rh Catalysts for the Hydroformylation of 1,3-Butadiene to adipic aldehyde

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00745J, Paper
Lijin Gan, Zekun Liu, Lei Feng, Yi Duan, Guangyuan Xu, Si Chen, Huan Yan
Adipic aldehyde, as a precursor for polymers, has significant industrial applications, where the hydroformylation of 1,3-butadiene is a promising routine to fabricate adipic aldehyde. However, the heterogeneous hydroformylation of 1,3-butadiene...
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The O2-stable [FeFe]-hydrogenase CbA5H reveals high resilience against organic solvents

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01018C, Paper
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Martin Gerbaulet, Anja Hemschemeier, Thomas Happe
CbA5H from Clostridium beijerinckii is an oxygen-stable [FeFe]-hydrogenase. Here we report that CbA5H is stable in high concentrations of acetone and acetonitrile and also withstands intermediate concentrations of DMSO, ethanol and methanol.
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Green Photocatalytic N-Debenzylations with Molecular Oxygen Catalyzed by Recyclable Metal-free Tubular Carbon Nitride

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00981A, Paper
Yufeng Wu, Jiajie Kang, Li Jianing, Mingshu Bi, Qingwei Meng
Debenzylations are widely used in fields such as pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. In this study, metal-free tubular carbon nitride (CN-T) was prepared and used to the photocatalytic debenzylations with molecular...
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Ag/Cu foam catalyst for selective reduction of CO2 to CH3OH at low potential

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01056F, Paper
Ruitao Nie, Xiaolong Deng, Haoyu Yang, Hongwei Chen, Jie Yang, Meiyi Lu, Keqi Peng, Xiaoyu Zhou, Yang Chen, Juan Xie, Hu Wang
Electrocatalytic selective reduction of CO2 to liquid phase products, particularly methanol, is a promising technique for CO2 utilization. However, the challenge is daunting because the reduction of carbon dioxide to...
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Bioinspired copper-catalysed nitrous oxide reduction with simultaneous N–H or O–H bond oxidation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6503-6512
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00760C, Paper
Bruce A. Lobo Sacchelli, Suellen M. P. Onguene, Ruben S. M. Almeida, Alexandra M. M. Antunes, Dmytro S. Nesterov, Leandro H. Andrade, Elisabete C. B. A. Alegria, Martin H. G. Prechtl
Tuning selectivities with oxidants: O2 oxidises methanol to the carboxylate level and N2O oxidises it to the formaldehyde level.
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Innovations in nanocomposite photocatalysts for CO2 to CH3OH conversion

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6443-6465
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00822G, Review Article
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Shuang Deng, Nannan Wang, Yanqiu Zhu, Kunyapat Thummavichai
Nowadays, the excessive use of fossil fuels has led to a global energy shortage and exacerbated the greenhouse effect.
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1D Zn(II)/2D Cu(I) halogen pyridyl coordination polymers. Band gap engineering by DFT for predicting more efficient photocatalysts in water treatment

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6573-6583
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00969J, Paper
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Andrea García-Hernán, Fernando Aguilar-Galindo, Oscar Castillo, Pilar Amo-Ochoa
The study utilizes density functional theory to enhance the design and efficiency of coordination polymers for sustainable photocatalytic applications.
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Heterogeneous oxidative upcycling of polystyrene plastics to benzoic acid under air conditions

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6584-6591
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00970C, Paper
Chengyang Sun, Yong Guo, Xiaohui Liu, Yanqin Wang
A heterogeneous oxidative upcycling strategy converting polystyrene (PS) waste into benzoic acid.
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Oxygen vacancy-dependent low-temperature performance of Ni/CeO2 in CO2 methanation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6537-6549
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00679H, Paper
Luliang Liao, Kunlei Wang, Guangfu Liao, Muhammad Asif Nawaz, Kun Liu
The transformative power of CO2 methanation can efficiently transform greenhouse gases into high-value products, aligning with the carbon neutrality goals.
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Switching of selectivity from benzaldehyde to benzoic acid using MIL-100(V) as a heterogeneous catalyst in aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohol

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6524-6536
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00832D, Paper
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Duygu Hacıefendioğlu, Ali Tuncel
MIL-100(V) used as a heterogeneous catalyst for tunable selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde or benzoic acid by changing only the reaction temperature.
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Copper cluster complex-catalyzed C–S bond formation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6609-6620
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00968A, Paper
Nien-Chi Chang Liao, R. Sidick Basha, Bo-Hao Shih, Chia-Chun Liu, Miao-Han Wang, Po-Heng Lin, Chin-Fa Lee
Three distinct copper cluster complexes (A–C) were synthesized and their bonding was investigated by XRD studies. These complexes effectively catalyze the C–S coupling reaction of less reactive aliphatic thiols to synthesize thioether derivatives.
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Synergistic promotion of oxygen vacancy and Lewis acidity of Nb2O5 on the preferential hydroxymethyl hydrogenolysis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural catalyzed by single atom Pt

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6550-6560
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00559G, Paper
Ting-Hao Liu, Shuai Fu, Jin-Tao Gou, Yin-Sheng Zhang, Chang-Wei Hu, Hua-Qing Yang
Over Pt1/Nb2O5, oxygen vacancy increases the catalytic activity, while the strong Lewis acidity of Nb2O5 selectively promotes the hydrogenolysis of the –CH2OH group rather than the hydrogenation of the –CHO group.
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In situ preparation and performance of iron-based electro-magnetic synergistic electrochemical nitrogen fixation catalysts

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6592-6599
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01008F, Paper
Kaidi Chen, Run Deng, Chen Zhao, Qikun Zhang
An iron-based catalyst was prepared in situ in FeSO4 solution by electrochemical technology to catalyze the reduction of N2 to NH3. It was found that the applied magnetic field can significantly increase the current density.
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Unsupervised pattern recognition on the surface of simulated metal nanoparticles for catalytic applications

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6651-6661
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01000K, Paper
Jonathan Y. C. Ting, George Opletal, Amanda S. Barnard
The structural patterns and catalytic activities of the surface atoms of simulated metal nanoparticles are characterised by an automatable data-driven unsupervised machine learning approach.
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Heteroatom-doped carbon nanomaterials as potential heterogeneous Fenton reaction catalysts

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6662-6669
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00248B, Paper
Haobin Tan, Xiuli Hou, Chen Zhou, Shengbo Wang, Qiang Liu, Zhenhui Xu, Peng Zhang
A volcano relationship between the catalytic activity and the adsorption energies of reaction intermediates was found for the H2O2 dissociation on heteroatom-doped carbon nanomaterials.
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Flow chemistry enhances catalytic alcohol-to-alkene dehydration

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6641-6650
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00913D, Paper
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D. J. Ward, D. J. Saccomando, F. Vilela, G. Walker, S. M. Mansell
Flow chemistry helped optimise the conversion of a branched primary alcohol to an alkene. Mass balance was achieved through the elimination of by-products, including alkene oligomers, and the setup could be optimised to give up to 98% alkene product.
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Heteroatom-assisted oxygen vacancies in cerium oxide catalysts for efficient synthesis of dimethyl carbonate from CO2 and methanol

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6513-6523
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00702F, Paper
Niladri Maity, Samiyah A. Al-Jendan, Samir Barman, Nagendra Kulal, E. A. Jaseer
Heteroatom (N, S) assisted CeO2 nanorod materials exhibited enhanced catalytic efficiency in the synthesis of dimethyl carbonate from CO2 and methanol, attributed to their superior surface acidity, basicity, Ce3+ concentration, and oxygen vacancies.
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Recyclable copper(I)-catalyzed cascade C–S and C–N bond formation between 2-iodoanilines and 2-bromobenzenethiols towards functionalized phenothiazines

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6561-6572
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00888J, Paper
Yan Wang, Chengkai Luo, Li Wei, Mingzhong Cai
Heterogeneous copper-catalyzed heterocyclization between 2-iodoanilines and 2-bromothiophenols has been developed for the assembly of substituted phenothiazines.
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Highly effective solar CO2 fixation via photocatalytic carboxylation of aromatic amines with carbon dioxide over a covalent organic framework (COF) as a photocatalyst

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6670-6677
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00949E, Paper
Chandani Singh, Jae Young Kim, No-Joong Park, Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Jin-Ook Baeg
Facile synthesis of the Tp-DAMS COF as a photocatalyst for efficient solar carboxylation of aromatic amines with CO2. The CO2 conversion efficiency into carboxylic acid is 99.9% without the necessity of using stoichiometric metallic reductants.
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Broadening the substrate range of serine palmitoyltransferase by protein engineering and applications to 3-keto-dihydrosphingosine analogs

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6600-6608
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01019A, Paper
Hyunjun Choe, Minsun Cha, Ahram Kim, Jon D. Stewart
Introducing an additional mutation at position 73 dramatically increases the substrate range, allowing access to a wide variety of sphingolipid analogs.
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Boron–pyridine nitrogen cooperative catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide and epoxides to cyclic carbonates

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6692-6700
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01052C, Paper
Yu-Hui Luo, Sheng Tao, Fei Chen, Zhi-Hong Du, Hao Zhang, Min Li, Ning Liu
A type of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-diboron adduct in combination with tetrabutylammonium iodide (TBAI) was used as a catalyst for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates from CO2 with epoxides.
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Photocatalytic H2O2 production with perylene(bis-imide)-doped periodic mesoporous silica using micropollutants as sacrificial donors

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6710-6719
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00739E, Paper
Charlotte David, Stephane Grolleau, Denys Grekov, Aydar Rakhmatullin, Errol Blart, Valerie Hequet, Yann Pellegrin
A perylene-doped mesoporous silica material is used as a photocatalyst to produce H2O2 from aerated polluted water samples under light soaking.
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Dual defect sites at g-C3N4 synergistically induce the electron localization effect for boosting photocatalytic H2O2 production

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6701-6709
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01101E, Paper
Jingjing Jiang, Yuyao Chen, Shijian Zhou, Haoran Xie, Changlai Li, Zheng Wei, Yan Kong
Defect engineering (such as doping of non-metallic elements or vacancies) is a universally effective modification to improve the electronic structure and physical properties of g-C3N4, which has been widely applied in various photocatalytic systems.
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Study on the effect and mechanism of Ag and Bi2MoO6 modification on the CO2 photo-thermal reduction performance of g-C3N4 catalysts with localized surface plasmon resonance

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6621-6640
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00930D, Paper
Bin Guan, Junyan Chen, Zhongqi Zhuang, Zhan Gao, Zeren Ma, Xuehan Hu, Chenyu Zhu, Sikai Zhao, Kaiyou Shu, Hongtao Dang, Tiankui Zhu, Zhen Huang
As a promising future energy material, g-C3N4 as a CO2 photo-thermal-reduction catalyst can effectively convert CO2 to renewable fuel, but the low yield and low product selectivity significantly limit its further development and application.
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Unspecific peroxygenase immobilization in 3D-printed microfluidics: towards tailor-made screening platforms

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6496-6502
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00869C, Communication
Elena Gkantzou, Theofilia Koulopoulou, Hannah Brass, David Schönauer, Anton Glieder, Selin Kara
In the context of empowering biocatalysis, an easy-to-develop, reproducible, and easy-to-scale biocatalytic system is demonstrated as a microfluidic screening platform.
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Enhancing coking resistance of nickel-based catalysts for dry reforming of methane via nitric oxide abatement: a support study

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6678-6691
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00936C, Paper
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Beatrice Senoner, Andrea Osti, Antonella Glisenti
How to enhance DRM and NO carbon-assisted coupling using a support?
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Enhancing light-driven photocatalytic reactions through solid solutions of bismuth oxyhalide/bismuth rich photocatalysts: a systematic review

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6466-6495
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00820K, Review Article
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Robert O. Gembo, Rudzani Ratshiedana, Lawrence M. Madikizela, Ilunga Kamika, Cecil K. King'ondu, Alex T. Kuvarega, Titus A. M. Msagati
The pursuit of sustainable environmental remediation strategies has led to intensive research in photocatalysis.
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Correction: 1D Zn(II)/2D Cu(I) halogen pyridyl coordination polymers. Band gap engineering by DFT for predicting more efficient photocatalysts in water treatment

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6720-6720
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY90084G, Correction
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Andrea García-Hernán, Fernando Aguilar-Galindo, Oscar Castillo, Pilar Amo-Ochoa
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