ChemCatChemPub Date : 2025-07-10DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202500728
Małgorzata Smoliło-Utrata, Mariusz Gackowski, Ewa Madej, Agnieszka Drzewiecka-Matuszek, Katarzyna Samson, Małgorzata Ruggiero-Mikołajczyk, Jerzy Podobiński, Jerzy Datka, Marcin Zając, Dorota Rutkowska-Zbik
{"title":"Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane on Vanadium Catalysts: Role of V Site Isolation","authors":"Małgorzata Smoliło-Utrata, Mariusz Gackowski, Ewa Madej, Agnieszka Drzewiecka-Matuszek, Katarzyna Samson, Małgorzata Ruggiero-Mikołajczyk, Jerzy Podobiński, Jerzy Datka, Marcin Zając, Dorota Rutkowska-Zbik","doi":"10.1002/cctc.202500728","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cctc.202500728","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The aim of the study was to test the hypothesis that an isolation of the vanadium active sites is pivotal for high activity in oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of propane. A series of materials in which isolated vanadium ions were introduced into faujasite was synthetized. The nature of the VO<sub>x</sub> species was confirmed by different physicochemical techniques showing that they constitute highly dispersed VO<sub>x</sub> species of tetrahedral/square pyramid coordination. The samples were tested in ODH in air in the temperature range 400–500 °C under atmospheric pressure. Their activity was compared with analogous systems in which nonisolated, polymeric vanadium species were introduced into the same zeolite by wet impregnation. The resulting catalysts with isolated vanadium ions exhibited higher propylene selectivity than those containing polymeric species in temperature range 425–500 °C (23.6%–31.7% vs. 3.6%–10.5%), confirming the hypothesis. Additionally, the reaction mechanism was proposed based on density functional theory calculations, indicating that the first C─H bond breaking in propane is the rate determining step (the energy barrier equals to 27.5 kcal/mol). The formed propyl radical diffuses then to reach the new vanadium site, where the second C─H bond breaking occurs (the energy barrier equals to 10.5 kcal/mol).</p>","PeriodicalId":141,"journal":{"name":"ChemCatChem","volume":"17 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144999127","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 : 2025-07-10DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202500398
Xiang Xia, Yudong Wu, Xiao Liu, Yajie Liang, Kai Liu
{"title":"Upcycling CO2 into Long Chain Fatty Acids by Decoupled Microbial Electrochemical Systems","authors":"Xiang Xia, Yudong Wu, Xiao Liu, Yajie Liang, Kai Liu","doi":"10.1002/cctc.202500398","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cctc.202500398","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The heavy reliance on fossil fuels results in excessive greenhouse emissions, exacerbating environmental change, and global warming. CO<sub>2</sub> electrocatalysis has been widely studied and the products are limited to C<sub>1-2</sub>. Herein, we reported the integration of electrocatalysis and microbial catalysis for the synthesis of fatty acids from CO<sub>2</sub>. Here, we compared two decoupled MESs for fatty acid production, electrocatalysis-purification system (System I), and direct-electrocatalysis system (System II). Firstly, an upstream electrolysis was used to reduce CO<sub>2</sub> to formate using KHCO<sub>3</sub> and medium as electrolyte, respectively, with carbon nanofiber supported bismuth (Bi@PCF) catalyst. The results indicated that KHCO<sub>3</sub> as electrolyte had higher formate yield and Faraday efficiency than that of medium. Subsequently, a downstream microbial catalysis composed of <i>Cupriavidus</i> species was employed to synthesize fatty acids from formate in System I and System II, respectively. It was demonstrated that System I with the yield of 1.006 mg L<sup>−1</sup> was more favorable for the synthesis of fatty acids than System II with the yield of 0.349 mg L<sup>−1</sup>. These results suggested that decoupled electrochemical and microbial catalysis were an efficient approach for fixing CO<sub>2</sub>, indicating the great potential of a renewable energy driving artificial photosynthesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":141,"journal":{"name":"ChemCatChem","volume":"17 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144999139","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 : 2025-07-10DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202500410
Dr. Jinsun Lee, Dr. Juan Carlos Babón Molina, Laura Rosso, Prof. Dr. Harun Tüysüz
{"title":"Halide Perovskite Photocatalysts for Solar Energy Harvesting: Concept, Major Advances, and Challenges","authors":"Dr. Jinsun Lee, Dr. Juan Carlos Babón Molina, Laura Rosso, Prof. Dr. Harun Tüysüz","doi":"10.1002/cctc.202500410","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cctc.202500410","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Halide perovskite (HP) semiconductors have attracted considerable attention due to their easy preparation methods and unique optoelectronic properties such as high absorption coefficients, tunable bandgap engineering, and long charge-carrier diffusion lengths. While this class of materials has dominated the field of perovskite solar cells for the past two decades, there is now a shift toward other applications, particularly in solar energy harvesting and conversion as photocatalysts. This concept paper provides insights into the milestones of halide perovskite photocatalysts by highlighting their key properties that determine the catalytic functionality and performance. It briefly reviews the important physicochemical and structural properties of halide perovskites that influence their photocatalytic performances. Finally, it discusses the main challenges and strategies for enhancing their performance and durability.</p>","PeriodicalId":141,"journal":{"name":"ChemCatChem","volume":"17 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cctc.202500410","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144663755","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":"Synergistic Dual-Active Sites Engineering in ZIF-Derived CoOx/B-Modified g-C3N4 for Efficient CO2 Cycloaddition Under Mild Conditions","authors":"Tianao Zhang, Haolong Huang, Yunchong Wang, Qianqian Zhao, Rui Han, Qingling Liu","doi":"10.1002/cctc.202500759","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cctc.202500759","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) cycloaddition reaction provides an efficient route to achieve resource utilization of CO<sub>2</sub>. However, the inherent chemical stability of CO<sub>2</sub> itself hinders its efficient transformation into cyclic carbonates. Herein, the CoO<sub>x</sub>/BCN catalyst was successfully prepared by a simple deposition method. The CoO<sub>x</sub>/BCN exhibited excellent catalytic performance in the CO<sub>2</sub> cycloaddition reaction synergistically catalyzed with the nucleophilic reagent KI under solvent-free and mild reaction conditions (80 °C, 0.8 MPa, 6 h). The yield of cyclic carbonate was 98% and the selectivity was 99%, which was significantly superior to CoO<sub>x</sub>/CN catalyst (with a cyclic carbonate yield of 73.7%). Furthermore, after six cyclic reactions, CoO<sub>x</sub>/BCN still maintained a yield of over 93%. It was found that after boron (B) was doped into graphitic carbon nitride (g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>), the generated ─NB(OH)<sub>2</sub> group on CoO<sub>x</sub>/BCN effectively activated the epoxide. Importantly, the interaction between B-doped g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> and CoO<sub>x</sub> induced the generation of abundant oxygen vacancies, which provided sufficient active sites for CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption and activation. In addition, carbonates were identified as the main reaction intermediates by in situ DRIFTS, and the possible reaction pathways of the CoO<sub>x</sub>/BCN catalyst were proposed. Therefore, this work provides new idea for the design of catalysts for CO<sub>2</sub> cycloaddition.</p>","PeriodicalId":141,"journal":{"name":"ChemCatChem","volume":"17 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144998983","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 : 2025-07-03DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202500616
Dr. Elena A. Lashina, Dr. Elena M. Slavinskaya, Prof. Dr. Andrei I. Boronin
{"title":"CO and CH4 Oxidation Reactions on Pt/CeO2 Catalysts: Experimental Study and Mathematical Modeling","authors":"Dr. Elena A. Lashina, Dr. Elena M. Slavinskaya, Prof. Dr. Andrei I. Boronin","doi":"10.1002/cctc.202500616","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cctc.202500616","url":null,"abstract":"<p>CO and CH<sub>4</sub> oxidation reactions on Pt/CeO<sub>2</sub> catalysts were studied with the aid of experimental kinetic methods of temperature-programmed reactions with CO and CH<sub>4</sub> in combination with modeling of the reaction kinetics. The comparison of results obtained for catalysts with low and high Pt content made it possible to differentiate the features of CO and CH<sub>4</sub> interaction with different active centers of the catalyst surface, namely, single atoms and PtO<sub>x</sub> clusters. The presence of PtO<sub>x</sub> clusters in catalysts leads to the implementation of low-temperature reactions CO + O<sub>2</sub> and CH<sub>4 </sub>+ O<sub>2</sub>. The developed scheme of reactions at the boundary and internal centers of clusters made it possible to explain the implementation of both partial and complete oxidation of methane. When modeling the methane oxidation reaction on PtO<sub>x</sub> clusters, it was established that the active centers are the boundary centers of clusters modified with OH-groups, which are formed by the dissociation of methane on Pt-O-Ce centers. The experimentally observed increase in the catalytic activity of the methane oxidation reaction in the presence of CO is associated with an additional CO-assisted O<sub>2</sub> dissociation mechanism, which is realized only on PtO<sub>x</sub> cluster centers and not realized on single atom sites.</p>","PeriodicalId":141,"journal":{"name":"ChemCatChem","volume":"17 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144998655","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 : 2025-07-03DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202500291
Yuhao Zhu, Dr. Ye Zhu
{"title":"Substrate Adaptability Enabled by Remote Noncovalent Interactions: How Far Are We?","authors":"Yuhao Zhu, Dr. Ye Zhu","doi":"10.1002/cctc.202500291","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cctc.202500291","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Remote control of the site-selectivity and stereoselectivity offers new opportunities in accessing novel structures. Covalent templating strategies require an individual rigid tether that matches the geometry of a specific substrate. Recently, methods have been developed to steer the catalytic centers by engaging noncovalent interactions (NCIs) between the substrates and catalysts. Owing to the extended effective distance and flexible directionality of NCIs, it has been discovered that such approaches are adaptable to structural changes of the substrates while preserving the preorganization between substrates and catalysts. This review summarizes the innovation and application of remote control of site-/stereo-selectivity for reactions of arenes featuring NCIs-enabled substrate adaptability.</p>","PeriodicalId":141,"journal":{"name":"ChemCatChem","volume":"17 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cctc.202500291","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135217","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 : 2025-07-03DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202500606
Najibeh Alizadeh, Zain Ahmed, Paul M. Zelisko
{"title":"Advancing Biocatalysis: Using Siloxanes to Solubilize and Stabilize Enzymes in Organic Solvents","authors":"Najibeh Alizadeh, Zain Ahmed, Paul M. Zelisko","doi":"10.1002/cctc.202500606","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cctc.202500606","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Biocatalysis presents an interesting opportunity for addressing the need for sustainability in chemical processes, especially as a means of supplanting catalysts based on nonrenewable metals. However, a significant challenge facing this strategy is the propensity for biological molecules to function optimally in aqueous environments while many chemical transformations occur in organic solvents, an environment that is typically antithetical to the functioning of enzymes. To address this challenge, we have modified proteins with siloxane oligomers in an effort to generate biocatalytic systems that can be used in homogeneous reaction systems rather than as heterogeneous catalysts where the biocatalyst is immobilized on a solid support. The siloxane-modified proteins displayed activity and stability in organic solvents that is comparable to that observed with unmodified proteins in aqueous environments and demonstrated excellent solubility in organic solvents. Modification of the proteins was a straightforward process that demonstrated a high level of efficiency. The covalent modification of human serum albumin (HSA) and trypsin with siloxanes was examined using matrix assisted laser desorption ionisation time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) and the Michaelis-Menton activity of the enzyme was studied using standard assays.</p>","PeriodicalId":141,"journal":{"name":"ChemCatChem","volume":"17 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cctc.202500606","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144997926","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 : 2025-07-03DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202500658
Yuan Li, Xiaolan Tang, Wei Li, Ming Zhang, Hengquan Yang
{"title":"Encapsulating Enzymes Within Pickering Emulsion-Derived Microcapsules for Continuous-Flow Epoxidation of Vegetable Oils","authors":"Yuan Li, Xiaolan Tang, Wei Li, Ming Zhang, Hengquan Yang","doi":"10.1002/cctc.202500658","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cctc.202500658","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Enzyme-catalyzed transformation of vegetable oils into epoxidized vegetable oils (EVOs) is of significant importance for sustainable and green industrial production. However, challenges such as enzyme inactivation, low efficiency, and poor stability hinder its large-scale implementation. In this study, a continuous-flow catalytic system based on enzyme-encapsulated Pickering emulsion microcapsules was developed to address these issues. <i>Candida antarctica</i> lipase B (CALB) was encapsulated within microcapsules featuring porous silica shells, forming a stable aqueous microenvironment that maintains enzyme conformation and activity. This design also prevents droplet agglomeration and ensures stability in polar reaction media. By adjusting the structure of microcapsules and reaction conditions, including microcapsules size, shells thickness, enzyme content, and hydrogen peroxide concentration, the optimal conditions for the epoxidation reaction are identified. Utilizing these conditions, the system achieved 80%–92% conversion for the epoxidation of various vegetable oils, maintained long-term operational stability for up to 700 h, and exhibited a fivefold increase in specific activity compared to traditional batch systems. This study provides a novel and industrially viable approach to the epoxidation reaction of vegetable oils.</p>","PeriodicalId":141,"journal":{"name":"ChemCatChem","volume":"17 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144997927","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 : 2025-07-03DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202500800
Zeling Yang, Tianyu Tang, Huanzhi Fang, Yi Cai, Yulu Zhan, Dr. Yangbin Shen
{"title":"Insight into the Selectivity Mechanism During Formaldehyde Decomposition: Hydrogen or Methanol Production","authors":"Zeling Yang, Tianyu Tang, Huanzhi Fang, Yi Cai, Yulu Zhan, Dr. Yangbin Shen","doi":"10.1002/cctc.202500800","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cctc.202500800","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Formaldehyde-water decomposition is promising for hydrogen production due to high hydrogen content. Its decomposition involves complex parallel reactions, but thermodynamically usually yields methanol, not H<sub>2</sub>. Formaldehyde decomposition has several steps, with formic acid as a key intermediate from the formaldehyde–water shift. Organometallic hydrides are crucial catalyst intermediates in both the shift and formic acid decomposition. They overcome energy barriers to react with H<sup>+</sup> or CH<sub>2</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub>, determining final products. DFT calculations show an organoruthenium hydride prefers H<sub>2</sub> production via proton coupled electron transfer (PCET), despite higher Gibbs free energy (<i>Δ<sub>r</sub>G</i>) than methanol formation, because methanol production has a high-barrier step. Alkaline solvent boosts H<sub>2</sub> yield over organorhodium. Formaldehyde could also decompose into hydrogen over organorhodium in a medium-pressure reactor, as higher temperature facilitates methanol reforming, a novel pathway.</p>","PeriodicalId":141,"journal":{"name":"ChemCatChem","volume":"17 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144998656","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 : 2025-07-03DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202500707
Dr. Rosaria Schettini, Mr. Bernardo Franzese, Dr. Aida Kiani, Dr. Paola Giudicianni, Dr. Corinna Maria Grottola, Prof. Maria Rosaria Acocella
{"title":"Unprecedented Chiral Functionalized Biochar for Asymmetric PTC","authors":"Dr. Rosaria Schettini, Mr. Bernardo Franzese, Dr. Aida Kiani, Dr. Paola Giudicianni, Dr. Corinna Maria Grottola, Prof. Maria Rosaria Acocella","doi":"10.1002/cctc.202500707","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cctc.202500707","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A chiral biochar/onium salt synthesis by mechanochemical functionalization of biochar and quinine hydrochloride is here reported, providing the adduct in good mass yield, in solvent-free conditions, and in short reaction time. This sustainable functionalization results in an unprecedented chiral phase transfer catalyst biochar-based for the preparation of asymmetric alkylation products of glycine derivatives. The reaction is promoted by 5 mol% catalysts providing high efficiency and moderate enantioselectivity. The product can be easily recovered by ethyl acetate extraction as well as the catalyst in water solution. Being heterogeneous, the catalyst can be easily recovered and mechanochemically regenerated without reduction of efficiency and enantioselectivity.</p>","PeriodicalId":141,"journal":{"name":"ChemCatChem","volume":"17 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144998651","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}