{"title":"Enhanced low-temperature CO2 methanation over a Ni-based catalyst supported on La2O3–Al2O3 composite supports†","authors":"Longhao Xu , Wenhao Zhang , Liang Shen , Minghui Zhu , Yi-Fan Han","doi":"10.1039/d5cy00413f","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5cy00413f","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite the substantial efforts in the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) into high value-added products, directly transforming CO<sub>2</sub> into CH<sub>4</sub> at low temperatures still poses a formidable challenge. In this study, we report a bottom-up strategy to synthesize supported Ni catalysts on a doped Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> support. LaAl mixed oxide was first synthesized <em>via</em> a co-precipitation method, followed by Ni species loaded using a deposition precipitation method. The CO<sub>2</sub> conversion of the Ni/LaAl catalyst is found to be greatly enhanced, two times higher than that of the Ni/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> catalyst at 250 °C. The characterization results show that the introduction of La promotes the dispersion of Ni, reduces the reduction temperature of NiO and facilitates the adsorption of CO<sub>2</sub> by increasing the basic sites. Temperature-programmed reduction with H<sub>2</sub> demonstrated that La<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> promotes the reducibility of NiO. Furthermore, kinetic analysis, <em>in situ</em> DRIFTS and CO methanation tests evidenced that La<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> promotes the activation of CO<sub>2</sub> and accelerates the CO hydrogenation step.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":66,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Science & Technology","volume":"15 16","pages":"Pages 4741-4749"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144810733","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}
Yaru Li , Jing-jing Shao , Thomas L. Eberhardt , Hui Pan
{"title":"Cobalt-doped MIL-88A anchored on a cellulose filter paper: a recyclable flow-through catalyst for peroxymonosulfate activation during the degradation of organic dyes†","authors":"Yaru Li , Jing-jing Shao , Thomas L. Eberhardt , Hui Pan","doi":"10.1039/d5cy00412h","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5cy00412h","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To demonstrate the effective use of a heterogeneous catalyst for the treatment of wastewater in a flowing state, we synthesized a metal–organic framework, MIL-88A, <em>in situ</em> on a filter paper. A cobalt doping modification yielded a composite catalyst, Co-doped MIL-88A, on a filter paper (Co-M88A-FP), which was then used to activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS). Characterizations of Co-M88A-FP catalyst revealed that the morphology and structure of MIL-88A did not change when synthesized on the filter paper; however, the surface of MIL-88A became rough and amorphous after Co doping. The Co-M88A-FP/PMS catalytic system exhibited highly efficient degradation of rhodamine B (a test pollutant dye) and appeared to be adaptable to continuous flow conditions. XPS, EPR and radical scavenging test results indicated that singlet oxygen was the reactive species that mainly contributed to the degradation of the test pollutant dye. Therefore, it was revealed that electron-rich substances with low steric hindrance would be degraded more quickly by the Co-M88A-FP/PMS system.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":66,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Science & Technology","volume":"15 16","pages":"Pages 4838-4849"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144810741","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}
Haiyue Yuan , Jianhui Zhu , Desheng Liu , Mengyao Wang , Siyue Zhu , Xinping Hu , Yongqiang Ma , Yan Wang
{"title":"Designing an S-scheme heterojunction based on MOF-808-NH2 and TpTt-COF for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of alkylphenols under visible light†","authors":"Haiyue Yuan , Jianhui Zhu , Desheng Liu , Mengyao Wang , Siyue Zhu , Xinping Hu , Yongqiang Ma , Yan Wang","doi":"10.1039/d5cy00520e","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5cy00520e","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Alkylphenols (APs), as endocrine disruptors (EDCs), pose potential threats to aquatic organisms and human health. Their photodegradation efficiency decreases with shorter alkyl chains and branched configurations. MOF-808-NH<sub>2</sub> and TpTt-COFs, serving as photocatalysts, exhibit limited degradation capabilities and suffer from time-consuming and complex traditional synthesis methods. Herein, an S-scheme heterojunction based on MOF-808-NH<sub>2</sub> and TpTt-COFs was synthesized using a time-efficient one-pot hydrothermal method. The findings of this study indicate that the loaded structure (MOF-808-NH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>/(TpTt-COF)<sub>8</sub> (with a weight ratio of 2 : 8) demonstrates over 97% effective photocatalytic removal of six APs (within 120 min), along with excellent stability and photocatalytic performance and broad applicability under visible light. The degradation rate of Zr-MOF<sub>2</sub>/TpTt-COF<sub>8</sub> is 2.47 times higher than that of MOF-808-NH<sub>2</sub>. The mechanism of this photocatalyst was further verified as an S-scheme heterojunction electron-transfer model, facilitating the efficient separation of charge carriers. Additionally, the degradation pathway was predicted, showing that the toxicity of degradation products to organisms gradually decreases. This study not only provides a feasible approach for the efficient degradation of APs in environmental water, demonstrating advantages and improvements over previous research findings, but also offers new insights for the design of novel visible-light photocatalysts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":66,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Science & Technology","volume":"15 16","pages":"Pages 4850-4865"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144810742","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}
Zhongzhen Yang , Li Li , Jian Chen , Jinyu Hou , Hongying Fan , Xue Zhang , Guanghui Lv , Yong Wu
{"title":"Cost-effective chiral auxiliary-assisted remote asymmetric C(sp3)–H alkylation of hydroxamic acid derivatives with glycine derivatives†","authors":"Zhongzhen Yang , Li Li , Jian Chen , Jinyu Hou , Hongying Fan , Xue Zhang , Guanghui Lv , Yong Wu","doi":"10.1039/d5cy00604j","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5cy00604j","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Visible-light-mediated commercially available and cost-effective chiral auxiliary-assisted radical–radical cross-coupling for the preparation of noncanonical chiral amino acids under base- and metal-free conditions has been reported. The reaction featured a broad substrate scope and excellent enantioselectivity. Besides, the products can be converted to biologically important chiral β-amino alcohols under simple procedures.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":66,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Science & Technology","volume":"15 16","pages":"Pages 4866-4871"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144810743","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}
Stephen de Doncker , Gregory S. Smith , Siyabonga Ngubane
{"title":"Dirhodium(ii,ii) catalyst optimisation for chemoselective hydroaminomethylation: towards efficient amine synthesis†","authors":"Stephen de Doncker , Gregory S. Smith , Siyabonga Ngubane","doi":"10.1039/d5cy00630a","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5cy00630a","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The optimisation of a suitable mixed ligand dirhodium(<span>ii</span>,<span>ii</span>) catalyst for chemoselective hydrogenation of imines and enamines was carried out using four previously synthesised heteroleptic dirhodium(<span>ii</span>,<span>ii</span>) acetato-bipyridyl complexes (). As such, optimised reaction conditions incorporating changes in temperature, H<sub>2</sub> pressure, catalyst loading, and reaction time were applied to model substrates to determine the selectivity towards target amine product(s). The title complexes were evaluated under the optimised conditions for the hydrogenation reaction with the trifluoromethyl substituted complex () showing the highest hydrogenation activity for the series. Varying the partial pressure of CO relative to H<sub>2</sub> in the syngas mixture to optimise the conversion of olefin substrate to form the target amine products was then applied with catalyst precursor (). The amine reactants were varied, and the use of aromatic amines resulted in low conversion to target products, while aliphatic amine substrates showed good to excellent production of both secondary and tertiary amines in combination with a range of olefins. With the optimised catalyst and reaction conditions in hand, the hydroaminomethylation of a suitable substrate using catalyst precursor to afford two analogues of a known opioid analgesic, Tramadol® was carried out.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":66,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Science & Technology","volume":"15 16","pages":"Pages 4824-4837"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144810740","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}
Xin Li , Decheng Peng , Yuhang Wang , Congcong Liang , Qiang Wang , Jiangang Chen , Liangfu Zhao
{"title":"Density functional theory calculation of first-row transition metals anchored on pyridine-based graphynes as single-atom catalysts for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction†","authors":"Xin Li , Decheng Peng , Yuhang Wang , Congcong Liang , Qiang Wang , Jiangang Chen , Liangfu Zhao","doi":"10.1039/d5cy00545k","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5cy00545k","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The electrocatalytic reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> to produce chemicals or fuels is widely regarded as an effective strategy for achieving carbon neutrality. Single-atom catalysts have garnered significant attention owing to their exceptional atomic utilization efficiency. In this study, we employed spin-polarized density functional theory to investigate the electrocatalytic reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> on first-row transition metals anchored on pyridine-based graphynes (TM@pdGYs). Analysis of binding energies, cohesion energies and formation energies indicates their high structure stability and synthesis feasibility. The results of electronic structure analysis showed a robust interaction between metal atoms and pdGY, with the forming of stable covalent bonds. Competitive analysis with the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) indicates superior selectivity for CO<sub>2</sub> reduction over the HER for all the TM@pdGYs. We also constructed Gibbs free energy level diagrams for the production of four C1 products by each catalyst, revealing that CH<sub>4</sub> and HCOOH are the most favorable products. Notably, Cr/Fe/Co/Zn@pdGY exhibits excellent CO<sub>2</sub> reduction performance with low limiting potentials (−0.13 V to −0.38 V), enabling further decrease in Δ<em>G</em><sub>max</sub> under applied external potential, and possibly rendering the reaction completely spontaneous. These findings suggest that TM@pdGYs represent a promising class of electrocatalysts for CO<sub>2</sub> reduction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":66,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Science & Technology","volume":"15 16","pages":"Pages 4672-4683"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144810727","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}
Mengjing Han , Bairui Guo , Zhengzhuo Qin , Xu Chen , Zhongtian Du , Changhai Liang
{"title":"Selective oxidation of 2,3,6-trimethylphenol into 2,3,5-trimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone with dioxygen over heterogeneous Co catalysts†","authors":"Mengjing Han , Bairui Guo , Zhengzhuo Qin , Xu Chen , Zhongtian Du , Changhai Liang","doi":"10.1039/d5cy00516g","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5cy00516g","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The selective oxidation of 2,3,6-trimethylphenol is an important approach to prepare 2,3,5-trimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone, which is a key intermediate for the synthesis of vitamin E. Previous studies have shown that Co–N–C materials prepared through a pyrolysis process at temperatures between 250 and 400 °C exhibit high catalytic activity for the oxidation of 2,3,6-trimethylphenol, rather than the typical range of 600 to 1000 °C. In addition to these unusual findings, activated carbon-supported Co(Phen)<sub>2</sub> after pyrolysis showed significantly lower catalytic activity compared to its unsupported counterpart, and the pyrolyzed Co(Salen)<sub>2</sub> complex did not display the same high catalytic activity as the homogeneous counterpart. The presence of pyridinic nitrogen (N) on the surface, rather than pyrrolic N, is closely associated with the efficient formation of 2,3,5-trimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone. Active catalytic sites with highly disordered structures are formed alongside the first apparent weight loss during pyrolysis. These results provide important insights into the oxidation of phenolic compounds and catalyst design.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":66,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Science & Technology","volume":"15 16","pages":"Pages 4816-4823"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144810739","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}
Cunzhi Qin, Syama Lenus, Douqin Ma, Tingting Liang, Hemin Zhang, Bin Zhang and Hang Liu
{"title":"Promising single-atom catalysts for environmental energy material applications: overview and perspectives","authors":"Cunzhi Qin, Syama Lenus, Douqin Ma, Tingting Liang, Hemin Zhang, Bin Zhang and Hang Liu","doi":"10.1039/D5CY00565E","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CY00565E","url":null,"abstract":"<p >In recent years, the consumption of renewable energy, utilization of green energy and practicability regarding carbon neutrality have been evidently shown to be dependent on green electrocatalysts. In particular, single-atom catalysts (SACs) stand out among the trending catalysts in the fields associated with the electrical industry, such as the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), CO<small><sub>2</sub></small> reduction reaction (CO<small><sub>2</sub></small>RR), nitrogen reduction reaction (N<small><sub>2</sub></small>RR), CO oxidation, zinc-air batteries (ZABs), and lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs). Advantageously, atomically dispersed metal catalysts, compared with ordinary nanoparticle catalysts, exhibit higher atomic efficiency, resulting in a significant increase in the surface free energy, unsaturated coordination environment, quantum size effect, interaction of metal carriers, and other properties. Therefore, SACs usually show excellent catalytic activity. However, maintaining high reactivity and stability with considerable metal loading still remains a serious challenge. Herein, we reviewed the developments, types, preparation methods, and applications of SACs. Finally, in the summary, the main challenges and ideologically relevant future perspectives are briefly recommended towards the development of SAC-based catalysts.</p>","PeriodicalId":66,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Science & Technology","volume":" 15","pages":" 4352-4379"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144714595","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}
Wenlong Jiang, Zixiao Li, Shengjun Sun, Yongsong Luo, Fatma A. Ibrahim, Mohamed S. Hamdy, Imran Shakir, Wenting Li, Jianming Hu, Xuefei Liu and Xuping Sun
{"title":"NiFe layered double hydroxide with intercalated fluorosilicate anions for industrial-level alkaline seawater oxidation†","authors":"Wenlong Jiang, Zixiao Li, Shengjun Sun, Yongsong Luo, Fatma A. Ibrahim, Mohamed S. Hamdy, Imran Shakir, Wenting Li, Jianming Hu, Xuefei Liu and Xuping Sun","doi":"10.1039/D5CY00677E","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CY00677E","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production is efficient and promising, but chloride ions (Cl<small><sup>−</sup></small>) cause severe anode corrosion, limiting its potential. In this study, we present the intercalation of fluorosilicate anions into NiFe layered double hydroxide nanosheet arrays on Ni foam (SiF<small><sub>6</sub></small><small><sup>2−</sup></small>-NiFe LDH/NF) as an industrial-level alkaline seawater oxidation catalyst. SiF<small><sub>6</sub></small><small><sup>2−</sup></small>-NiFe LDH/NF achieves a current density of 1000 mA cm<small><sup>−2</sup></small> at an overpotential of 371 mV and maintains good stability for 1000 h. It also exhibits robust stability at higher current densities of 1.5 and 2 A cm<small><sup>−2</sup></small>. <em>In situ</em> Raman spectroscopy confirms that SiF<small><sub>6</sub></small><small><sup>2−</sup></small> promotes the generation of γ-NiOOH and repels Cl<small><sup>−</sup></small>, demonstrating excellent tolerance under extreme conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":66,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Science & Technology","volume":" 15","pages":" 4386-4391"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144714597","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}
Natalia Simitsis, Felix Egger, Mirijam Zobel, Chalachew Mebrahtu and Regina Palkovits
{"title":"Non-oxidative dehydrogenation of methanol to dimethoxymethane over Ag/Hβ zeolite bifunctional catalyst†","authors":"Natalia Simitsis, Felix Egger, Mirijam Zobel, Chalachew Mebrahtu and Regina Palkovits","doi":"10.1039/D5CY00544B","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CY00544B","url":null,"abstract":"<p >For the first time, an Ag-based catalyst is used in the gas phase non-oxidative dehydrogenation of methanol to dimethoxymethane. Auto-reductive behaviour of Ag species is observed, and the dynamic Ag oxidation state is identified as descriptive for the dynamic reaction course. Stability and regeneration tests reveal robust properties of the Ag/Hβ bifunctional catalyst.</p>","PeriodicalId":66,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Science & Technology","volume":" 15","pages":" 4380-4385"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/cy/d5cy00544b?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144714596","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}