ChemCatChemPub Date : 2026-07-06DOI: 10.1002/cctc.70905
Qianling Zou, Jinglin Du, Shujuan Xie, Haoliang Cheng, Zilai Yu, Ligang Wang, Shunwu Wang
{"title":"Research Advances of Zeolite-Anchored Single-Atom Site Catalysts: From Rational Design to Potential Applications","authors":"Qianling Zou, Jinglin Du, Shujuan Xie, Haoliang Cheng, Zilai Yu, Ligang Wang, Shunwu Wang","doi":"10.1002/cctc.70905","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.70905","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Zeolite-supported single-atom catalysts (SACs) have displayed great potential for applications in green catalysis and energy conversion. Precisely regulating the geometric and electronic configuration and revealing the structure-activity relationships of single-atoms (SAs) inside or outside zeolites present numerous challenges. This review comprehensively summarizes the recent advances in microenvironment engineering of zeolite-anchored single-atom active sites (SAAS) in terms of design principles, synthetic methods, characterization techniques and theoretical perspectives of structure-activity relationship. Besides, the latest research progress in several typical energy catalysis processes is systematically and comprehensively explored to provide a comprehensive understanding of the catalytic mechanisms over zeolite-supported SACs. In addition, the applications of zeolites in industrial catalytic processes are in industrial catalytic processes are summarized. Finally, the challenges and potential opportunities of zeolite-based-SACs in green catalysis and energy conversion are presented. This work will offer valuable information for the advancement of zeolite-based catalysts at the atomic scale for catalytic applications.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":141,"journal":{"name":"ChemCatChem","volume":"18 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148496752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemCatChemPub Date : 2026-07-06DOI: 10.1002/cctc.70906
Mingqing Hua, Jinghua Hu, Chaochao Zhang, Senqi Zhang, Huifang Cheng, Yan Huang, Huiquan Li, Jixing Liu
{"title":"Facile Synthesis of CuZn-LDH/C3N4 Heterojunction for Efficient Tetracycline Hydrochloride Adsorption From Wastewater","authors":"Mingqing Hua, Jinghua Hu, Chaochao Zhang, Senqi Zhang, Huifang Cheng, Yan Huang, Huiquan Li, Jixing Liu","doi":"10.1002/cctc.70906","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.70906","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The effective elimination of residual antibiotics from anthropogenically derived wastewater remains a significant challenge. To address this issue, a series of CuZn layered double hydroxide/carbon nitride (denoted as CuZn/CN-x) heterojunction adsorbents with varying CuZn/CN ratios was fabricated through a facile one-step hydrothermal protocol. These materials were comprehensively characterized using multiple analytical techniques, and their adsorption performances were assessed for the removal of tetracycline hydrochloride (TC). Experimental results showed that all synthesized CuZn/CN-x composites exhibited typical hydrotalcite-like structures and graphite-like conjugated frameworks. Under optimal conditions, the maximum adsorption capacity of the CuZn/CN-150 reached 3841 mg·g<sup>‒1</sup>. Thermodynamic and kinetic investigations demonstrated that the adsorption process followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic and Langmuir isotherm models, suggesting a spontaneous and endothermic reaction that is susceptible to solution pH and coexisting ions. The adsorption mechanism was found to be driven by the synergistic effect of multiple interactions, including electrostatic attraction, hydrophobic interaction, and weak metal complexation. Moreover, the CuZn/CN-150 sample displayed outstanding recyclability and structural stability, maintaining a TC removal efficiency of over 90% even after 10 successive adsorption-desorption cycles. This study offers novel technical perspectives and promising research avenues for the remediation of antibiotic-polluted water environments.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":141,"journal":{"name":"ChemCatChem","volume":"18 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148496780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemCatChemPub Date : 2026-07-03DOI: 10.1002/cctc.70887
Miguel Palenzuela, Jesús Damián, Francisco Garcia-Valle, M Teresa Muñoz, Belen Monje, Ana Mangas, Christopher J. Whiteoak, Tomás Cuenca, Marta E. G. Mosquera
{"title":"Active and Versatile ROP Aluminum Catalysts for the Controlled Limonene Oxide Polymerization and Copolymerization With Anhydrides","authors":"Miguel Palenzuela, Jesús Damián, Francisco Garcia-Valle, M Teresa Muñoz, Belen Monje, Ana Mangas, Christopher J. Whiteoak, Tomás Cuenca, Marta E. G. Mosquera","doi":"10.1002/cctc.70887","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.70887","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The aryloxide [AlXMe(OAr)] (OAr = 2,6-bis(diphenylmethyl)-4-<i>tert</i>-butylphenoxide, X = Cl (<b>1</b>), Me (<b>2</b>)) and the hemisalen [AlX(L)<sub>2</sub>] (L = N-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-phenoxyimine, X = Cl (<b>3</b>), Me (<b>4</b>)) aluminum complexes were tested as catalysts for the limonene oxide (LO) ringopening polymerization (ROP) and copolymerization (ROCOP) with phthalic anhydride (PA). Although compounds <b>1</b>- <b>2</b> are active for the LO homopolymerization, <b>3–4</b> only gave LO rearrangement products. Interestingly the presence of a nucleophilic cocatalyst renders all the catalysts inactive. In contrast, all compounds were very active for the ROCOP of LO and PA when a cocatalyst such as 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) is present. Full conversions were attained within 3 h at 140°C to give perfectly alternate polyesters with good <i>M</i><sub>n</sub> and narrow dispersities. An increase in DMAP ratio resulted in an enhancement of the polymerization rate, while maintaining the <i>M</i><sub>n</sub> and dispersity values. The role of DMAP as initiator was confirmed by MALDI-TOF MS. Besides, the isolation of key intermediates and experimental evidence shows that the copolymerization initiates with the PA opening due to the combined action of the catalyst and DMAP. Furthermore, initial studies of the process scaling up using reactive extrusion (REX) conditions have been successfully performed.</p>","PeriodicalId":141,"journal":{"name":"ChemCatChem","volume":"18 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cctc.70887","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148373166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemCatChemPub Date : 2026-07-03DOI: 10.1002/cctc.70874
Deshetti Jampaiah, Venkata D. B. C. Dasireddy, Suresh K. Bhargava, Karen Wilson, Adam F. Lee
{"title":"Structure-Sensitive Steam Reforming of Methane Over Exsolved NiAl-Layered Double Hydroxides","authors":"Deshetti Jampaiah, Venkata D. B. C. Dasireddy, Suresh K. Bhargava, Karen Wilson, Adam F. Lee","doi":"10.1002/cctc.70874","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.70874","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Metal exsolution from inorganic compounds is a promising strategy to obtain dispersed nanoparticles stabilized through strong metal-support interactions. In this work, exsolution of Ni from NiAl-layered double hydroxide (LDH) produces a well-defined family of Ni/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> catalysts for the steam reforming of methane (SRM) to hydrogen. Increasing the calcination temperature of 40 wt% NiAl-LDH from 400–900 °C (prior to a common reduction protocol) resulted in exsolved Ni nanoparticles of systematically increasing size from 4 to 18 nm diameter on an amorphous alumina support. In contrast, wet-impregnation of commercial alumina by Ni(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> resulted in ∼39 nm Ni nanoparticles at a similar metal loading. SRM exhibited a strong structure-sensitivity, being favored over smaller particles with 80 % methane conversion and a high specific hydrogen productivity of 0.37 mmol.g<sup>−1</sup><sub>Ni</sub>.s<sup>−1</sup> for Ni particles ≤8 nm at 700 °C, falling to 40 % conversion and 0.08 mmol.g<sup>−1</sup><sub>Ni</sub>.s<sup>−1</sup> for 39 nm particles (for wet-impregnated Ni/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>). Selectivity to H<sub>2</sub> versus CO/CO<sub>2</sub> mirrored this structure-sensitivity, with smaller Ni particles delivering ≥75% selectivity >450 °C, falling to 65 % over large particles. Exsolved Ni particles derived by 500 °C calcination exhibited excellent stability for at least 24 h time-on-stream, with negligible coking, offering Earth-abundant catalysts for hydrogen production from simple precursors.</p>","PeriodicalId":141,"journal":{"name":"ChemCatChem","volume":"18 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cctc.70874","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148373088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surfactant-Controlled Microemulsion Synthesis of Au–Pt/TiO2 Catalysts: Linking Nanoparticle Structure to Base-Free Glucose Oxidation","authors":"Maher Elhallal, Maya Marinova, Pardis Simon, Mickaël Capron","doi":"10.1002/cctc.70893","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.70893","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The selective oxidation of glucose to sugar acids is a key transformation in biomass valorization, yet catalytic performance remains highly sensitive to nanoparticle size, surface composition, and metal distribution. This work investigates how microemulsion structure, governed by surfactant identity, controls the formation and catalytic behavior of Au, Pt, and Au–Pt/TiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles in base-free glucose oxidation. Two contrasting surfactants were examined: AOT (rigid ionic film) and Triton X (flexible nonionic film). TEM analysis showed that AOT produces significantly smaller and more uniform nanoparticles than Triton X (Au: 6.5 vs. 12.0 nm; Pt: 1.6 vs. 15.6 nm; Au<sub>50</sub>Pt<sub>50</sub>: 4.7 vs. 8.6 nm). STEM–EDX and XPS indicate that AOT favors compositionally heterogeneous structures with Au-rich cores and Pt-enriched surfaces, while Triton X leads to alloy-like particles. These structural differences result in distinct catalytic behavior: AOT-derived catalysts exhibit higher activity due to smaller size and greater surface accessibility. Au-AOT achieves near-complete glucose conversion with 88.7% selectivity toward gluconic acid, while Pt primarily tunes selectivity toward deeper oxidation products. Stability studies suggest deactivation arises mainly from surface restructuring and metal redistribution rather than sintering. Overall, surfactant-controlled synthesis provides an effective strategy to tune activity and selectivity in Au–Pt/TiO<sub>2</sub> catalysts.</p>","PeriodicalId":141,"journal":{"name":"ChemCatChem","volume":"18 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cctc.70893","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148373090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemCatChemPub Date : 2026-07-03DOI: 10.1002/cctc.70901
Fan Wang, Xinghai Shen
{"title":"Construction of Uranium-Graphdiyne Nanowall Composite for Efficient Thermal Catalytic Synthesis of Ammonia Under Mild Conditions","authors":"Fan Wang, Xinghai Shen","doi":"10.1002/cctc.70901","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.70901","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We report herein on the preparation of the uranium-graphdiyne nanowall composite (U/GDY-NW) and thus the efficient thermal catalytic synthesis on ammonia under mild conditions through the construction of a local catalytic microenvironment. U/GDY-NW exhibits significant catalytic activity starting at 70 °C. At 150 °C and 15 bar, the ammonia production rate reaches as high as 1037 ± 70 µmol·g<sup>−1</sup> h<sup>−1</sup>. Within the local microenvironment, the U/GDY-NW composite not only catalyzes ammonia formation via the distal pathway mechanism but also enables oxygen-containing functional groups on the surface to actively participate in the reaction by generating hydroxylamine intermediates, thereby significantly enhancing the overall catalytic efficiency. Our findings advance the catalysts development for ammonia synthesis under mild conditions, support green ammonia industrialization, and reveal the influence of the confined structure of GDY on its thermal catalytic ammonia production, providing a rational design strategy for actinide–carbon hybrid materials.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":141,"journal":{"name":"ChemCatChem","volume":"18 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148373260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemCatChemPub Date : 2026-07-03DOI: 10.1002/cctc.70915
Pierre Schoenmakers, Donato Calabrese, Jeena-Lee Hattemer, David de la Asunción Vest, Aydoğan Tatar, Paul R. F. Cordero, Lars Lauterbach
{"title":"Front Cover: H2-Driven Whole-Cell Conversion of Diamines to N-Heterocycles by Recombinant Cupriavidus necator","authors":"Pierre Schoenmakers, Donato Calabrese, Jeena-Lee Hattemer, David de la Asunción Vest, Aydoğan Tatar, Paul R. F. Cordero, Lars Lauterbach","doi":"10.1002/cctc.70915","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.70915","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Front Cover</b> illustrates the H<sub>2</sub>-driven whole-cell conversion of diamines to N-heterocycles by recombinant <i>Cupriavidus necator</i>. Inspired by metamorphosis, the image represents diamine substrates undergoing biocatalytic transformation, with H<sub>2</sub> supplying reducing power and the final butterfly symbolizing the formation of nitrogen-containing heterocycles. For more information, see the Research Article by L. Lauterbach and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/cctc.70716). Artwork by Lutz Kupferschläger.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":141,"journal":{"name":"ChemCatChem","volume":"18 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cctc.70915","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148373161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemCatChemPub Date : 2026-07-03DOI: 10.1002/cctc.70891
Xiaofang Gong, Laura Bothof, Pieter G. Tepper, Alejandro Prats Luján, Andy-Mark W. H. Thunnissen, Gerrit J. Poelarends
{"title":"Engineering a C–N Lyase for Selective Hydroaminations With Sterically Demanding Amines","authors":"Xiaofang Gong, Laura Bothof, Pieter G. Tepper, Alejandro Prats Luján, Andy-Mark W. H. Thunnissen, Gerrit J. Poelarends","doi":"10.1002/cctc.70891","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.70891","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The significance of L-aspartic acid derivatives lies in their multifaceted functionalities and their extensive utility as ‘green’ surfactants, tools for neurobiological research, and synthons for pharmaceuticals and food additives. This makes these noncanonical amino acids important molecules in scientific research and industrial applications. C─N lyases are attractive biocatalysts for the production of L-aspartic acid derivatives via asymmetric hydroamination of <i>α,β</i>-unsaturated carboxylic acids. However, the substrate scope of these enzymes is largely limited to small amines, as bulky aliphatic amines are generally poorly accepted. Here, we report the structure-based engineering of ethylenediamine-<i>N,N’</i>-disuccinic acid (EDDS) lyase enabling efficient and selective hydroaminations with large aliphatic amines as non-native substrates. This engineered C─N lyase shows up to a 600-fold increase in activity toward sterically demanding amines and even efficiently converts large non-native amines that are entirely unreactive with the wild-type enzyme. Molecular docking revealed that the mutations widened and enhanced the hydrophobicity of the amine-binding pocket, strengthening interactions with bulky aliphatic amines. The results underscore that structure-inspired protein engineering can be an efficient approach to enlarge the substrate scope of a C─N lyase, enabling the efficient enzymatic synthesis of various enantiopure L-aspartic acid derivatives (>99% ee), including compounds with potential applications as biodegradable surfactants.</p>","PeriodicalId":141,"journal":{"name":"ChemCatChem","volume":"18 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cctc.70891","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148373167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of Conductive Substrate Engineering on the Urea Oxidation Performance of CoFe-Oxyhydroxide Electrocatalysts","authors":"Junhao Zhou, Lang Gan, Jingxi Zhang, Wei Chen, Wei Qiu, Yanjie Ren, Yaopeng Chang","doi":"10.1002/cctc.70904","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.70904","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The rational design of integrated electrodes by growing active catalysts directly on conductive substrates is a critical strategy for enhancing the performance of electrocatalytic urea oxidation reaction (UOR). In this work, CoFe oxyhydroxide (CoFeOOH) was uniformly deposited on four different three-dimensional substrates, including nickel foam (NF), copper foam (CF), carbon cloth (CC), and titanium foam (TF), via a facile one-step hydrothermal method. Systematic physicochemical and electrochemical characterizations reveal that the substrate type profoundly affects the morphology, electronic structure, interfacial charge transfer, and ultimately the UOR activity of the CoFeOOH catalysts. Among them, the NF-supported catalyst (CoFeOOH/NF) exhibits the most favorable structural and electronic properties, including strong interfacial coupling, abundant active sites, and optimized adsorption of urea intermediates. As a result, CoFeOOH/NF delivers exceptional UOR performance in 1 M KOH + 0.33 M urea, requiring only 1.506 V (vs. RHE) to achieve 100 mA cm<sup>−2</sup> and showing a low Tafel slope of 17.03 mV dec<sup>−1</sup>. Furthermore, it demonstrates outstanding long-term stability over 100 h of continuous operation. This work highlights the decisive role of substrate engineering in modulating the electrocatalytic properties of oxyhydroxide-based materials and provides a practical guideline for designing high-performance electrodes for energy-saving hydrogen production coupled with urea oxidation.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":141,"journal":{"name":"ChemCatChem","volume":"18 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148373160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pathway Engineering in Persulfate-Based Advanced Oxidation Processes: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Regulation Strategies","authors":"Qi Fu, Boyuan Hao, Jiajun Guo, Junhui Wang, Bang Lan, Fang Zhu, Zhengping Hao, Gangfeng Ouyang","doi":"10.1002/cctc.70872","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.70872","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes, involving those driven by peroxymonosulfate and peroxydisulfate have attracted increasing attention for the degradation of persistent organic contaminants in water treatment. Compared with conventional hydroxyl radical–dominated systems, persulfate activation can generate a wider spectrum of reactive species, including sulfate radicals, hydroxyl radicals, singlet oxygen, high-valent metal–oxo species, and surface-mediated reactive species. While this mechanistic diversity provides opportunities for efficient pollutant degradation, the simultaneous presence of multiple pathways often leads to complex reaction networks and obscures mechanistic interpretation. Recent studies therefore emphasize controlling, rather than maximizing, reactive species generation by steering the system toward a dominant pathway. This review summarizes recent progress in regulating persulfate activation pathways through both catalyst design and reaction environment. Intrinsic strategies, such as heteroatom doping, defect engineering, coordination modulation, and nanoconfinement, regulate the electronic structure of catalysts and determine the preferred activation mode. Extrinsic factors, including water matrix composition, external fields, and pollutant properties, can further shift the balance between radical and non-radical pathways. Understanding these regulation mechanisms provides guidance for designing more predictable and selective systems for environmental remediation.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":141,"journal":{"name":"ChemCatChem","volume":"18 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2026-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148373162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}