Mohammad Bashiri, Mona Hosseini-Sarvari, Yanlong Gu and Dengyue Zheng
{"title":"Removal of hazardous diethyl phthalate released from plastics using mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride boosted with ferrocene (Fc/g-C3N4) under visible light†","authors":"Mohammad Bashiri, Mona Hosseini-Sarvari, Yanlong Gu and Dengyue Zheng","doi":"10.1039/D3CY00731F","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CY00731F","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The modification of the structure and surface of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C<small><sub>3</sub></small>N<small><sub>4</sub></small>) with transition organo-metallic compounds for photocatalytic applications has been expanded in recent years. In this study, ferrocene was selected to attach to the graphitic carbon nitride (Fc/g-C<small><sub>3</sub></small>N<small><sub>4</sub></small>) <em>via</em> imino bonds between ferrocene carboxaldehyde and the amino group of g-C<small><sub>3</sub></small>N<small><sub>4</sub></small> to increase the photocatalytic efficiency for the decomposition of the co-polymer diethylphthalate (DEP). Ferrocene was grafted onto g-C<small><sub>3</sub></small>N<small><sub>4</sub></small> and identified with FT-IR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, XRF, XRD, XPS, UV-visible DRS, photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, SEM, HR-TEM, EDX, BET, photocurrent, EIS, and cyclic voltammetry. Photodegradation was performed in an aqueous medium with Fc/g-C<small><sub>3</sub></small>N<small><sub>4</sub></small> in the presence of hydrogen peroxide (H<small><sub>2</sub></small>O<small><sub>2</sub></small>). The decomposition of DEP was carried out under electromagnetic radiation with different wavelengths and pH. The best degradation was obtained in the presence of blue light and acidic conditions. The active species that plays a key role in this degradation is (˙OH), which is formed during the photocatalytic performance of Fc/g-C<small><sub>3</sub></small>N<small><sub>4</sub></small>. The degradation process was completely followed by HPLC. The feasible mechanism for the photodegradation of DEP was also proposed and discussed in detail.</p>","PeriodicalId":66,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Science & Technology","volume":" 21","pages":" 6297-6312"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71903772","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}
Christian Conrads, Lisa Burkart, Sven Soerensen, Sandra Noichl, Yasemin Kara, Joshua Heck, Alexander Hoffmann and Sonja Herres-Pawlis
{"title":"Understanding structure–activity relationships: iron(ii) complexes of “Legacy Guanidines” as catalysts for the synthesis of polylactide†","authors":"Christian Conrads, Lisa Burkart, Sven Soerensen, Sandra Noichl, Yasemin Kara, Joshua Heck, Alexander Hoffmann and Sonja Herres-Pawlis","doi":"10.1039/D3CY01117H","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CY01117H","url":null,"abstract":"<p >In this work, eight novel iron(<small>II</small>) chloride complexes of well-known bisguanidine and N,N hybrid guanidine ligands are presented. Their activity in the synthesis of polylactide <em>via</em> a ring-opening polymerization was investigated under industrially relevant conditions with low catalyst loadings in the lactide melt. The conversion was monitored by <em>in situ</em> Raman spectroscopy to evaluate the reaction kinetics. The catalysts were investigated regarding their polymerization activity as well as their ability to maintain their polymerization activity over time. The most promising catalyst [Fe(TMGepy)Cl<small><sub>2</sub></small>] (<strong>C6</strong>) polymerizes <small>L</small>-lactide at monomer-to-initiator ratios of 1000 : 1 and higher with a rate constant of propagation similar to the until now most active robust iron catalysts. Experiments on the influence of a co-initiator were carried out. Additionally, the experimental observations were further underlined with theoretical calculations explaining the stability and activity of the catalysts. Iron guanidines with rather simple ligands demonstrate a great potential for large-scale application in the industrial process. Finally, initial tests on the application of the compounds in the methanolysis of polylactide were conducted.</p>","PeriodicalId":66,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Science & Technology","volume":" 20","pages":" 6006-6021"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41228594","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}
Chongchong Chen, Jiaojiao Wei, Yao Lu, Melis Seher Duyar, Yuanyuan Huang, Ling Lin and Runping Ye
{"title":"Confinement effects over Ni-based catalysts for methane dry reforming","authors":"Chongchong Chen, Jiaojiao Wei, Yao Lu, Melis Seher Duyar, Yuanyuan Huang, Ling Lin and Runping Ye","doi":"10.1039/D3CY00845B","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CY00845B","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Methane dry reforming converts two greenhouse gases to produce versatile syngas that serves as a feedstock for chemical production while also contributing to closing the anthropogenic carbon cycle. Due to the excellent catalytic performance of Ni-based catalysts, they are widely used in methane dry reforming reactions. However, Ni-based catalysts suffer from a tendency to sinter and coke under high reaction temperatures, which severely restricts their industrial applications. This review presents the application of the confinement effect in improving the resistance to sintering and coking of Ni-based catalysts for methane dry reforming. Firstly, the mechanisms of catalyst deactivation, <em>i.e.</em>, the origin of coking and sintering, are reviewed. Secondly, the catalyst synthesis strategies of surface spatial confinement, core–shell structure confinement, and sandwich structure confinement are presented. The influence of different kinds of confinement effects on improving the performance of Ni-based catalysts against sintering and coking are analyzed and summarized, elucidating the mechanisms and structure–performance relationships. This work provides a tutorial for designing Ni-based catalysts with anti-sintering/coking properties.</p>","PeriodicalId":66,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Science & Technology","volume":" 21","pages":" 6089-6101"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71903844","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}
Shisi Tang, Haoqi Liu, Tongxin Song, Xiao Cai, Xu Liu, Weiping Ding and Yan Zhu
{"title":"Aromatic alkyne-protected Au28 nanoclusters for electrocatalytic ethanol oxidation†","authors":"Shisi Tang, Haoqi Liu, Tongxin Song, Xiao Cai, Xu Liu, Weiping Ding and Yan Zhu","doi":"10.1039/D3CY00889D","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CY00889D","url":null,"abstract":"<p >An aromatic alkyne-protected Au<small><sub>28</sub></small> nanocluster, that is Au<small><sub>28</sub></small>(DMPA)<small><sub>20</sub></small> (DMPA = 1-ethynyl-2,4-dimethylbenzene), is reported in this work, and its atomic-packing structure is very similar to that of Au<small><sub>28</sub></small>(SR)<small><sub>20</sub></small> (where SR denotes thiolate) reported before. Compared to thiolate-capped Au<small><sub>28</sub></small>(SR)<small><sub>20</sub></small>, the Au<small><sub>28</sub></small>(DMPA)<small><sub>20</sub></small> nanocluster catalyst can give rise to a much higher catalytic activity in electrocatalytic ethanol oxidation.</p>","PeriodicalId":66,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Science & Technology","volume":" 20","pages":" 5821-5824"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41228464","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}
Wenjun Yan, Na Li, Zhiyu Yan, Yu Niu, Yuan Deng and Zhongde Wang
{"title":"Pd/Au bimetallic nanoparticle-anchored BiVO4/TiO2 nanotube arrays toward efficient photoelectrocatalytic Suzuki–Miyaura reactions†","authors":"Wenjun Yan, Na Li, Zhiyu Yan, Yu Niu, Yuan Deng and Zhongde Wang","doi":"10.1039/D3CY00990D","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CY00990D","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Owing to the high efficiency and atom economy of homogeneous palladium-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling (SMC) reactions, they are considered effective for C–C bond formation. However, the feasibility of this process is limited by the difficulty in separating the catalyst and the high energy consumption. Thus, in this study, to solve these issues, a uniform dispersion of ultrafine Pd and Au nanoparticles was successfully anchored on the surface of BiVO<small><sub>4</sub></small>/TiO<small><sub>2</sub></small> nanotube arrays. Benefiting from the synergistic effect of effective charge carriers separation, wide spectral response, strong component interactions and abundant active centers, the unique Pd/Au bimetallic nanoparticle-anchored BiVO<small><sub>4</sub></small>/TiO<small><sub>2</sub></small> nanotube arrays exhibited excellent photoelectrocatalytic activity and good reusability in SMC reactions of aryl boronic acids with substituted aryl halides under ambient conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":66,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Science & Technology","volume":" 20","pages":" 6059-6067"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41228583","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}
Yang Hong, Yijun Zheng, Nana Yan, Xiaona Liu, Peng Guo and Zhongmin Liu
{"title":"Cu nanoparticles confined in siliceous MFI zeolite for methanol steam reforming†","authors":"Yang Hong, Yijun Zheng, Nana Yan, Xiaona Liu, Peng Guo and Zhongmin Liu","doi":"10.1039/D3CY01165H","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CY01165H","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The methanol steam reforming (MSR) reaction is a sustainable process for producing hydrogen using solar energy. However, Cu-based catalysts often suffer from sintering issues. In this study, we prepared Cu nanoparticles confined in the siliceous <strong>MFI</strong>-type silicate-1 using a ligand-stabilized strategy, referred to as Cu@S-1. Compared with the Cu/S-1 catalyst prepared through conventional impregnation, the Cu@S-1 catalyst displayed highly active and stable performance in the MSR reaction. The 1.0 Cu@S-1 catalyst achieved a methanol conversion of 72% and a CO selectivity of 0.2% at 300 °C. Comprehensive characterization studies revealed that the 1.0 Cu@S-1 catalyst exhibited an enhanced dispersion of Cu species and a higher Cu<small><sup>+</sup></small> ratio due to the enhanced interaction between Cu species and the zeolite framework.</p>","PeriodicalId":66,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Science & Technology","volume":" 20","pages":" 6068-6074"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41228584","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":"Computational thermostability engineering of a nitrile hydratase using synergetic energy and correlated configuration for redesigning enzymes (SECURE) strategy†","authors":"Jinling Xu, Haisheng Zhou, Jiaqi Xu, Ziyuan Wang, Zhonglang Yu, Zhe Wang, Hongyu Zhang, Haoran Yu, Jianping Wu and Lirong Yang","doi":"10.1039/D3CY01102J","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CY01102J","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Nitrile hydratase (NHase), an excellent biocatalyst, has been widely used for the production of amides, but the exothermic hydration reaction leads to its rapid inactivation, hindering its industrial applications, which requires the thermostability of NHase to be enhanced. In this study, employing NHase from <em>Bordetella petrii</em> DSM 12804 (NHAB) as the object, a computational strategy using synergetic energy and correlated configuration for redesigning enzymes (SECURE) was proposed to prune the reasonable mutant library and assemble effective single mutations, thus maximizing the thermostability of NHAB. Among the mutants, the best variant, A6M/B4M, combined six mutations in its α-subunit (S30T, A71D, A74D, A78R, S81T, and A133P) and four mutations in its β-subunit (L25F, G27Y, N59P, and A173N), showing an increase in <em>T</em><small><sub>m</sub></small> by 13.2 °C, an 866.0-fold prolonged half-life at 50 °C, and an 11.2% increase in activity. Then, the catalytic efficiency dramatically increased to 249.5 g L<small><sup>−1</sup></small> acrylamide in 5 batches compared with that of 166.5 g L<small><sup>−1</sup></small> by the wild type in 3 batches. Finally, the synergistic effect on the mutant represented by an overall change in structure and newly formed intermolecular interactions through dynamic simulations accounted for the enhanced thermostability. Thus, SECURE was demonstrated to be practical for the redesign of multimeric NHase, which also provided guidance for computational thermostability engineering of other industrial biocatalysts.</p>","PeriodicalId":66,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Science & Technology","volume":" 20","pages":" 5880-5891"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41228562","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}
Huayong Yang, Min Zhang, Zhongjie Guan and Jianjun Yang
{"title":"Cu–Fe bimetallic MOF enhances the selectivity of photocatalytic CO2 reduction toward CO production†","authors":"Huayong Yang, Min Zhang, Zhongjie Guan and Jianjun Yang","doi":"10.1039/D3CY00842H","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CY00842H","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The rational design of multi-ligand bimetallic MOFs with a monomolecular structure is a very effective way to study product selectivity of the photocatalytic CO<small><sub>2</sub></small> reduction reaction (CO<small><sub>2</sub></small>RR) using MOFs-based catalysts. Herein, a new Cu–Fe bimetallic MOF material, namely Cu-MOF–Fcdc-20% (Fcdc = 1,1′-ferrocenedicarboxylic acid), was constructed by a multi-ligand strategy to improve the selectivity of photocatalytic CO<small><sub>2</sub></small> reduction toward CO production. Specifically, the Cu-MOF based on H<small><sub>3</sub></small>NTB (4,4′,4′′-nitrilotribenzoic acid) and the phen ligand (1,10-phenanthroline) could catalyze CO<small><sub>2</sub></small> to CO, but with relatively low selectivity. After the introduction of the Fcdc ligand, the resulting Cu-MOF–Fcdc-20% displayed not only enhanced CO selectivity but also improved efficiency for CO<small><sub>2</sub></small>RR. Cu-MOF–Fcdc-20% exhibited a higher CO selectivity of 97.07% and a CO yield of 8.61 μmol g<small><sup>−1</sup></small> h<small><sup>−1</sup></small>, which is about 5.48 times higher than that exhibited by Cu-MOF (1.57 μmol g<small><sup>−1</sup></small> h<small><sup>−1</sup></small>, 81.35%). <em>In situ</em> FT-IR, EPR, and other experimental characterizations were further performed to investigate the intrinsic mechanism of the photocatalytic CO<small><sub>2</sub></small> reduction process. The <em>in situ</em> FT-IR experimental data show that Cu-MOF–Fcdc-20% can effectively accelerate the rate-limiting step <img>, which in turn improves the rate and selectivity of CO<small><sub>2</sub></small> conversion to CO. This work demonstrates that the rational design of the Cu–Fe bimetallic MOF structure can effectively improve the catalytic selectivity of the photocatalytic CO<small><sub>2</sub></small> reduction reaction, offering a new way of designing highly selective MOF photocatalysts.</p>","PeriodicalId":66,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Science & Technology","volume":" 21","pages":" 6238-6246"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71903765","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":"Highly selective hydroxylation of gaseous alkanes at the terminal position by wild-type CYP153A33†","authors":"Yusaku Kodama, Shinya Ariyasu, Masayuki Karasawa, Yuichiro Aiba and Osami Shoji","doi":"10.1039/D3CY00752A","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CY00752A","url":null,"abstract":"<p >In the direct hydroxylation of C–H bonds by cytochrome P450s, their regioselectivities between primary and secondary carbons depend strongly on their C–H bond-dissociation energies. Thus, selective hydroxylation at the terminal position is a challenging task because of its low reactivity compared with internal positions. On the other hand, CYP153A33 can hydroxylate long fatty acids with high regioselectivity at the terminal position. For highly selective hydroxylation of gaseous alkanes at the terminal position, we herein combined CYP153A33 with substrate analog decoy molecules to alter the substrate specificity of the enzyme. Perfluoroacyl amino acids can effectively activate CYP153A33 and facilitate the regioselective hydroxylation of propane at the terminal position to afford 1-propanol (1-propanol/2-propanol = 80/20). In addition, we found that the use of CYP153A33 with decoy molecules also enables the hydroxylation of ethane and methane.</p>","PeriodicalId":66,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Science & Technology","volume":" 21","pages":" 6146-6152"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71903849","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}