Recent progress in single-atom alloys: Synthesis, properties, and applications in environmental catalysis

Recent Advances in Hybrid Wet Scrubbing Techniques for NOx and SO2 Removal: State of the Art and Future Research

(2021) Hafiz Muhammad Adeel Sharif et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Single‐Atom Alloys for the Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2021) Matthew T. Darby et al.   CHEMPHYSCHEM

Supported bimetallic nanoparticles as anode catalysts for direct methanol fuel cells: A review

(2021) Akaljot Kaur et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Novel Nickel-Based Single-Atom Alloy Catalyst for CO2 Conversion Reactions: Computational Screening and Reaction Mechanism Analysis

(2021) Ojus Mohan et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Directing reaction pathways via in situ control of active site geometries in PdAu single-atom alloy catalysts

(2021) Mengyao Ouyang et al.   Nature Communications

Atomic-level-designed copper atoms on hierarchically porous gold architectures for high-efficiency electrochemical CO2 reduction

(2021) Yang Zhao et al.   Science China-Materials

A Tensile‐Strained Pt–Rh Single‐Atom Alloy Remarkably Boosts Ethanol Oxidation

(2021) Shuiping Luo et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Single-atom alloy catalysts designed by first-principles calculations and artificial intelligence

(2021) Zhong-Kang Han et al.   Nature Communications

Origin of Performances of Pt/Cu Single-Atom Alloy Catalysts for Propane Dehydrogenation

(2021) Shijia Sun et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

First-principles design of a single-atom–alloy propane dehydrogenation catalyst

(2021) Ryan T. Hannagan et al.   SCIENCE

Selective Butene Formation in Direct Ethanol-to-C3+-Olefin Valorization over Zn–Y/Beta and Single-Atom Alloy Composite Catalysts Using In Situ-Generated Hydrogen

(2021) Michael J. Cordon et al.   ACS Catalysis

Ethane dehydrogenation over the single-atom alloy catalysts: Screening out the excellent catalyst with the dual descriptors

(2021) Yuan Zhang et al.   FUEL

Single atom catalytic oxidation mechanism of formaldehyde on Al doped graphene at room temperature

(2020) Guanlan Liu et al.   CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS

Bimetallic Pd-Based surface alloys promote electrochemical oxidation of formic acid: Mechanism, kinetics and descriptor

(2020) Lijun Sui et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Carbon-Based Single-Atom Catalysts for Advanced Applications

(2020) Manoj B. Gawande et al.   ACS Catalysis

Dilute Pd/Au Alloys Replace Au/TiO2 Interface for Selective Oxidation Reactions

(2020) Cody J. Wrasman et al.   ACS Catalysis

Kinetic Study of the Hydrogenation of Unsaturated Aldehydes Promoted by CuPtx/SBA-15 Single-Atom Alloy (SAA) Catalysts

(2020) Yueqiang Cao et al.   ACS Catalysis

Technologies for the nitrogen oxides reduction from flue gas: A review

(2020) Fatemeh Gholami et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Selectivity roadmap for electrochemical CO2 reduction on copper-based alloy catalysts

(2020) Xing Zhi et al.   Nano Energy

Catalytic mechanism and bonding analyses of Au-Pd single atom alloy (SAA): CO oxidation reaction

(2020) Sambath Baskaran et al.   Science China-Materials

Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 to Syngas with Palladium-Based Electrocatalysts

(2020) Brian M. Tackett et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from gasoline- and liquified natural gas (LNG)-fueled vehicles in tunnel studies

(2020) Congbo Song et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Single-Atom Alloy Catalysis

(2020) Ryan T. Hannagan et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Recent Progress of Palladium-Based Electrocatalysts for the Formic Acid Oxidation Reaction

(2020) Tao Shen et al.   ENERGY & FUELS

Active direct methanol fuel cell: An overview

(2020) M.S. Alias et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Single-atom site catalysts for environmental catalysis

(2020) Ningqiang Zhang et al.   Nano Research

Emissions of volatile organic compounds from crude oil processing – Global emission inventory and environmental release

(2020) Hamid Rajabi et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in solid waste landfill cover soil: Chemical and isotopic composition vs. degradation processes

(2020) A. Randazzo et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Single-atom Pt in intermetallics as an ultrastable and selective catalyst for propane dehydrogenation

(2020) Yuki Nakaya et al.   Nature Communications

Dynamic Surface Reconstruction of Single-Atom Bimetallic Alloy under Operando Electrochemical Conditions

(2020) Xiaokang Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Single atom alloy: An emerging atomic site material for catalytic applications

(2020) Junjie Mao et al.   Nano Today

Monolith Metal-Oxide-Supported Catalysts: Sorbent for Environmental Application

(2020) Kiman Silas et al.   Catalysts

Single‐atom Automobile Exhaust Catalysts

(2020) Yubing Lu et al.   ChemNanoMat

Boosting Pd-catalysis for electrochemical CO2 reduction to CO on Bi-Pd single atom alloy nanodendrites

(2020) Huan Xie et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Theoretical exploration of VOCs removal mechanism by carbon nanotubes through persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes: Adsorption and catalytic oxidation

(2020) Zhenhua Dai et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Recent advances on preparation and environmental applications of MOF-derived carbons in catalysis

(2020) Mengjie Hao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Catalysis engineering for environmental applications

(2020) Mehran Rezaei   PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Critical challenges in the system development of direct alcohol fuel cells as portable power supplies: An overview

(2019) D.M. Fadzillah et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Mechanism of Nitric Oxide Reduction by Hydrogen on Ni(110) and Ir/Ni(110): First Principles and Microkinetic Modeling

(2019) Hong Wen et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Recent Advances in the Catalytic Oxidation of Volatile Organic Compounds: A Review Based on Pollutant Sorts and Sources

(2019) Chi He et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction into Chemical Feedstocks: From Mechanistic Electrocatalysis Models to System Design

(2019) Md Golam Kibria et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Dynamic Evolution of Atomically Dispersed Cu Species for CO2 Photoreduction to Solar Fuels

(2019) Lan Yuan et al.   ACS Catalysis

Selective 2-Propanol Oxidation over Unsupported Co3O4 Spinel Nanoparticles: Mechanistic Insights into Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols

(2019) Sven Anke et al.   ACS Catalysis

Ambient volatile organic compound presence in the highly urbanized city: source apportionment and emission position

(2019) Yu Shan Huang et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Dilute Pd/Au Alloy Nanoparticles Embedded in Colloid-Templated Porous SiO2: Stable Au-Based Oxidation Catalysts

(2019) Mathilde Luneau et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Towards dense single-atom catalysts for future automotive applications

(2019) Atsushi Beniya et al.   Nature Catalysis

Net reduction of CO2 via its thermocatalytic and electrocatalytic transformation reactions in standard and hybrid processes

(2019) Brian M. Tackett et al.   Nature Catalysis

Single-atom tailoring of platinum nanocatalysts for high-performance multifunctional electrocatalysis

(2019) Mufan Li et al.   Nature Catalysis

Combining STM, RAIRS and TPD to Decipher the Dispersion and Interactions Between Active Sites in RhCu Single‐Atom Alloys

(2019) Ryan Hannagan et al.   ChemCatChem

Single Atom Alloy Preparation and Applications in Heterogeneous Catalysis

(2019) Jianyu Han et al.   CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Integrated Catalysis-Surface Science-Theory Approach to Understand Selectivity in the Hydrogenation of 1-Hexyne to 1-Hexene on PdAu Single-Atom Alloy Catalysts

(2019) Jilei Liu et al.   ACS Catalysis

Pt/Pd Single-Atom Alloys as Highly Active Electrochemical Catalysts and the Origin of Enhanced Activity

(2019) Lei Zhang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Atomic-Scale Surface Structure and CO Tolerance of NiCu Single-Atom Alloys

(2019) Dipna A. Patel et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Quasi Pd1Ni single-atom surface alloy catalyst enables hydrogenation of nitriles to secondary amines

(2019) Hengwei Wang et al.   Nature Communications

Well-Defined Materials for Heterogeneous Catalysis: From Nanoparticles to Isolated Single-Atom Sites

(2019) Zhi Li et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Platinum–copper single atom alloy catalysts with high performance towards glycerol hydrogenolysis

(2019) Xi Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Reaction on M@Cu(211) Bimetallic Single-Atom Surface Alloys: Mechanism, Kinetics, and Catalyst Screening

(2019) Yonghao Feng et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Assessing human exposure to organic pollutants in the indoor environment

(2018) Tunga Salthammer et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

NiCu single atom alloys catalyze the C H bond activation in the selective non- oxidative ethanol dehydrogenation reaction

(2018) Junjun Shan et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Approach in green catalysis

(2018) Vasile I. Parvulescu et al.   CATALYSIS TODAY

Metal Catalysts for Heterogeneous Catalysis: From Single Atoms to Nanoclusters and Nanoparticles

(2018) Lichen Liu et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Isolated Ni single atoms in graphene nanosheets for high-performance CO2 reduction

(2018) Kun Jiang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Hydrogenolysis of methyl glycolate to ethanol over a Pt–Cu/SiO2 single-atom alloy catalyst: a further step from cellulose to ethanol

(2018) Chaojun Yang et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Identification of the Active and Selective Sites over a Single Pt Atom-Alloyed Cu Catalyst for the Hydrogenation of 1,3-Butadiene: A Combined DFT and Microkinetic Modeling Study

(2018) Kunran Yang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Pt/Cu single-atom alloys as coke-resistant catalysts for efficient C–H activation

(2018) Matthew D. Marcinkowski et al.   Nature Chemistry

NiAu Single Atom Alloys for the Non-oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethanol to Acetaldehyde and Hydrogen

(2018) Georgios Giannakakis et al.   TOPICS IN CATALYSIS

Doping palladium with tellurium for the highly selective electrocatalytic reduction of aqueous CO2 to CO

(2018) Hengcong Tao et al.   Chemical Science

Elucidating the Stability and Reactivity of Surface Intermediates on Single-Atom Alloy Catalysts

(2018) Matthew T. Darby et al.   ACS Catalysis

First Principles Study on the CO Oxidation on Mn-Embedded Divacancy Graphene

(2018) Quanguo Jiang et al.   Frontiers in Chemistry

Homogeneous catalysis for the production of low-volume, high-value chemicals from biomass

(2018) Trandon A. Bender et al.   Nature Reviews Chemistry

Heterogeneous single-atom catalysis

(2018) Aiqin Wang et al.   Nature Reviews Chemistry

Lonely Atoms with Special Gifts: Breaking Linear Scaling Relationships in Heterogeneous Catalysis with Single-Atom Alloys

(2018) Matthew T. Darby et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Synthesis of Colloidal Pd/Au Dilute Alloy Nanocrystals and Their Potential for Selective Catalytic Oxidations

(2018) Cody J. Wrasman et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Single atom alloy catalyst for SO3 decomposition: Enhancement of platinum catalyst`s performance by Ag atom embedding

(2018) Sandeep Nigam et al.   Nanoscale

Golden single-atomic-site platinum electrocatalysts

(2018) Paul N. Duchesne et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Single-Atom Alloys as a Reductionist Approach to the Rational Design of Heterogeneous Catalysts

(2018) Georgios Giannakakis et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Breaking the scaling relationship via thermally stable Pt/Cu single atom alloys for catalytic dehydrogenation

(2018) Guodong Sun et al.   Nature Communications

Another Nobel Prize for Catalysis: Frances Arnold in 2018

(2018) Christopher W. Jones   ACS Catalysis

Sputtering Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) Coatings: A Critical Review on Process Improvement and Market Trend Demands

(2018) Andresa Baptista et al.   Coatings

Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to synthesis gas with controlled CO/H2 ratios

(2017) Wenchao Sheng et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Isolation of Cu Atoms in Pd Lattice: Forming Highly Selective Sites for Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2 to CH4

(2017) Ran Long et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Atomic scale deposition of Pt around Au nanoparticles to achieve much enhanced electrocatalysis of Pt

(2017) Zheng Xi et al.   Nanoscale

Dry Dehydrogenation of Ethanol on Pt–Cu Single Atom Alloys

(2017) Zhi-Tao Wang et al.   TOPICS IN CATALYSIS

Supported Palladium–Gold Alloy Catalysts for Efficient and Selective Hydrosilylation under Mild Conditions with Isolated Single Palladium Atoms in Alloy Nanoparticles as the Main Active Site

(2017) Hiroki Miura et al.   ACS Catalysis

Atomically Dispersed Pt on the Surface of Ni Particles: Synthesis and Catalytic Function in Hydrogen Generation from Aqueous Ammonia–Borane

(2017) Zhao Li et al.   ACS Catalysis

Performance of Cu-Alloyed Pd Single-Atom Catalyst for Semihydrogenation of Acetylene under Simulated Front-End Conditions

(2017) Guang Xian Pei et al.   ACS Catalysis

Fabrication, characterization, and stability of supported single-atom catalysts

(2017) Yaxin Chen et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Palladium–gold single atom alloy catalysts for liquid phase selective hydrogenation of 1-hexyne

(2017) Jilei Liu et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Catalytic oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) – A review

(2016) Muhammad Shahzad Kamal et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Environmental application of nanotechnology: air, soil, and water

(2016) Rusul Khaleel Ibrahim et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Controlling Hydrogen Activation, Spillover, and Desorption with Pd–Au Single-Atom Alloys

(2016) Felicia R. Lucci et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Self-assembly of noble metal monolayers on transition metal carbide nanoparticle catalysts

(2016) S. T. Hunt et al.   SCIENCE

Water co-catalyzed selective dehydrogenation of methanol to formaldehyde and hydrogen

(2016) Junjun Shan et al.   SURFACE SCIENCE

Quantum Mechanical Screening of Single-Atom Bimetallic Alloys for the Selective Reduction of CO2 to C1 Hydrocarbons

(2016) Mu-Jeng Cheng et al.   ACS Catalysis

Au–Ag/CeO2 and Au–Cu/CeO2 Catalysts for Volatile Organic Compounds Oxidation and CO Preferential Oxidation

(2015) Roberto Fiorenza et al.   CATALYSIS LETTERS

Environmental applications of graphene-based nanomaterials

(2015) François Perreault et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

H2 Activation and Spillover on Catalytically Relevant Pt–Cu Single Atom Alloys

(2015) Felicia R. Lucci et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Single-Atom Alloy Pd–Ag Catalyst for Selective Hydrogenation of Acrolein

(2015) Payoli Aich et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Selective hydrogenation of 1,3-butadiene on platinum–copper alloys at the single-atom limit

(2015) Felicia R. Lucci et al.   Nature Communications

Catalysis on singly dispersed bimetallic sites

(2015) Shiran Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

Ag Alloyed Pd Single-Atom Catalysts for Efficient Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene to Ethylene in Excess Ethylene

(2015) Guang Xian Pei et al.   ACS Catalysis

Low-Temperature Dehydrogenation of Ethanol on Atomically Dispersed Gold Supported on ZnZrOx

(2015) Chongyang Wang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Investigation of the preparation methodologies of Pd-Cu single atom alloy catalysts for selective hydrogenation of acetylene

(2015) Xinxiang Cao et al.   Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering

Recent advances in silver-based heterogeneous catalysts for green chemistry processes

(2014) Chao Wen et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Selective oxidation of hydrocarbons on supported Au catalysts

(2014) Neema A. Mashayekhi et al.   CATALYSIS TODAY

Atomic Scale Surface Structure of Pt/Cu(111) Surface Alloys

(2014) Felicia R. Lucci et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Toward atomically-precise synthesis of supported bimetallic nanoparticles using atomic layer deposition

(2014) Junling Lu et al.   Nature Communications

Efficient and Durable Au Alloyed Pd Single-Atom Catalyst for the Ullmann Reaction of Aryl Chlorides in Water

(2014) Leilei Zhang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Competition between CO2 Reduction and H2 Evolution on Transition-Metal Electrocatalysts

(2014) Yin-Jia Zhang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Density functional theory calculations on the CO catalytic oxidation on Al-embedded graphene

(2014) Q. G. Jiang et al.   RSC Advances

Colloidal Au single-atom catalysts embedded on Pd nanoclusters

(2014) Haijun Zhang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Single-Atom Catalysts: A New Frontier in Heterogeneous Catalysis

(2013) Xiao-Feng Yang et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Molecular-Scale Perspective of Water-Catalyzed Methanol Dehydrogenation to Formaldehyde

(2013) Matthew B. Boucher et al.   ACS Nano

25th Anniversary Article: Galvanic Replacement: A Simple and Versatile Route to Hollow Nanostructures with Tunable and Well-Controlled Properties

(2013) Xiaohu Xia et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Catalysis for the Valorization of Exhaust Carbon: from CO2 to Chemicals, Materials, and Fuels. Technological Use of CO2

(2013) Michele Aresta et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Insight into the Effect of Sn on CO and Formic Acid Oxidation at PtSn Catalysts

(2013) S. Stevanović et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Controlling a spillover pathway with the molecular cork effect

(2013) Matthew D. Marcinkowski et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Promotional effect of Pd single atoms on Au nanoparticles supported on silica for the selective hydrogenation of acetylene in excess ethylene

(2013) Guang Xian Pei et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Single atom alloy surface analogs in Pd0.18Cu15 nanoparticles for selective hydrogenation reactions

(2013) Matthew B. Boucher et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Isolated Metal Atom Geometries as a Strategy for Selective Heterogeneous Hydrogenations

(2012) Georgios Kyriakou et al.   SCIENCE

Low-Temperature Catalytic H2 Oxidation over Au Nanoparticle/TiO2 Dual Perimeter Sites

(2011) Isabel Xiaoye Green et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Toward a rational control of solid acid catalysis for green synthesis and biomass conversion

(2011) Ken-ichi Shimizu et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Climate change: Beyond Kyoto

(2011) Gwyn Prins   NATURE

Toward Solar Fuels: Photocatalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Hydrocarbons

(2010) Somnath C. Roy et al.   ACS Nano

On the nature of the active site in catalysis: the reactivity of surface oxygen on Cu(110)

(2010) Philip R. Davies et al.   CATALYSIS TODAY

Quantum size effects in ambient CO oxidation catalysed by ligand-protected gold clusters

(2010) Olga Lopez-Acevedo et al.   Nature Chemistry

Reactivity Theory of Transition-Metal Surfaces: A Brønsted−Evans−Polanyi Linear Activation Energy−Free-Energy Analysis

(2009) Rutger A. van Santen et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Atomic Layer Deposition: An Overview

(2009) Steven M. George   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

The nature of the active site in heterogeneous metal catalysis

(2008) Jens K. Nørskov et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

A first principles comparison of the mechanism and site requirements for the electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol and formic acid over Pt

(2008) Matthew Neurock et al.   FARADAY DISCUSSIONS

Oxidation of propane to propylene oxide on gold catalysts

(2008) Juan J. Bravo-Suárez et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS