ACS Catalysis Pub Date : 2025-04-03DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c06850
Nicole Segura-Salas, Rifael Z. Snitkoff-Sol, Danielle Ragonis, Sun-Myung Kim, Jan P. Hofmann, Ulrike I. Kramm, Lior Elbaz
{"title":"Deconvoluting HER from CO2RR on an FeN4-Derived Catalyst Using Fourier-Transformed Alternating Current Voltammetry","authors":"Nicole Segura-Salas, Rifael Z. Snitkoff-Sol, Danielle Ragonis, Sun-Myung Kim, Jan P. Hofmann, Ulrike I. Kramm, Lior Elbaz","doi":"10.1021/acscatal.4c06850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.4c06850","url":null,"abstract":"Deciphering electrocatalytic processes with well-defined molecular catalysts is crucial for understanding complex reaction mechanisms. In this study, we investigated iron phthalocyanine (FePc) as a model catalyst for the CO<sub>2</sub> reduction reaction (CO<sub>2</sub>RR). With direct current (dc) voltammetry, we described in detail the redox transitions of the catalyst and emphasized its importance for elucidating the formation of the activated catalytic site. The mechanism for CO<sub>2</sub>RR and HER was studied with Tafel plot analysis (dc-based) and Fourier-transformed alternating current voltammetry (FTacV). We showed the potential of FTacV as a technique to study catalytic processes vs dc techniques as it allowed us to observe the underlying electron transfer during CO<sub>2</sub>RR, revealing the formation of *CO<sub>2</sub><sup>–</sup> and defining limiting steps in the reaction. These findings were compared against literature-based spectroscopic results on FePc to propose a possible mechanism. Overall, this work presents FTacV as a powerful tool for mechanistic studies in electrocatalysis, offering more profound insights into electron transfer dynamics during catalytic reactions.","PeriodicalId":9,"journal":{"name":"ACS Catalysis ","volume":"62 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143766468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electron-Enriched Ni Clusters Interfaced with CeO2 for Efficient H2 Production from NH3 Decomposition","authors":"Zhenwen Yang, Ziyi Shui, Mengfei Zhao, Zheng Wei, Fenglian Zhang, Xiaoxiao Duan, Ben Niu, Bingzhi Li, Guoxia Jiang, Zhengping Hao","doi":"10.1021/acscatal.5c00542","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c00542","url":null,"abstract":"Catalytic NH<sub>3</sub> decomposition has drawn growing interest in constructing the NH<sub>3</sub>-based hydrogen economy. Ni catalysts show great potential in this reaction but suffer from low atom utilization efficiency and unclear structure–activity relationship. Here, atomic layer deposition was used to grow Ni clusters on CeO<sub>2</sub> nanorods to create a highly active catalyst for NH<sub>3</sub> decomposition, which outperforms the conventional Ni nanoparticle catalysts and the synthesized Ni single-atom catalyst. The distinct catalytic behaviors of Ni clusters and Ni single atoms were systematically investigated. It is revealed that the interfacial confinement effect induces a strong electronic interaction between Ni clusters and CeO<sub>2</sub>, wherein abundant O<sub>v</sub>-Ce<sup>3+</sup> sites are formed in the vicinity of Ni clusters, resulting in interfacial electron-enriched Ni<sup>δ−</sup> sites. These Ni<sup>δ−</sup> sites bind to N adatoms moderately, favoring N–H bond cleavage and nitrogen desorption (the rate-determining step), which is the origin of the high activity. In contrast, ionic Ni single atoms diffusing into the CeO<sub>2</sub> lattice display a much lower activity since strongly bound N adatoms block the active sites and retard the overall rate. This work provides a deep understanding of Ni-catalyzed NH<sub>3</sub> decomposition and paves the way for designing high-performance metal catalysts for other structure-sensitive reactions.","PeriodicalId":9,"journal":{"name":"ACS Catalysis ","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143766469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS Catalysis Pub Date : 2025-04-03DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5c01683
Qi Ping, Yanru Zhu, Jian Zhang, Zhe An, Xin Shu, Hongyan Song, Jing He
{"title":"Bilateral Causality Effects Between Product Distribution and Reaction Exotherm in the Conversion of Syngas","authors":"Qi Ping, Yanru Zhu, Jian Zhang, Zhe An, Xin Shu, Hongyan Song, Jing He","doi":"10.1021/acscatal.5c01683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c01683","url":null,"abstract":"In a heterogeneous catalytic reaction with strong heat release, the reaction exotherm causes a temperature increment and further has potential effects on product selectivity. This work focuses on syngas conversion, a representative strong exothermic reaction, to reveal a causation effect between the product distribution and the reaction exotherm. Owing to the thermodynamic characteristics that lead to higher heat release for methane or C<sub>2+</sub> hydrocarbon formation than that for methanol or C<sub>2+</sub> alcohol formation, the decrease in methanol or C<sub>2+</sub> alcohol selectivity but increase in methane or C<sub>2+</sub> hydrocarbon selectivity could increase the heat release and temperature increment (Δ<i>T</i>). It has been found that the distinguishing activation energies result in different kinetic sensitivities to heat. By decreasing Δ<i>T</i>, carbonyl insertion/C–C coupling reactions are boosted and hydrogenation of dissociated CO is suppressed, affording a significant decrease in methane selectivity and increase in C<sub>2+</sub> alcohol and C<sub>2+</sub> hydrocarbon selectivity. The activation energy of hydrogenation of nondissociated CO places in the middle among various reactions, leading to an insensitivity of methanol selectivity to the reaction exotherm in this system. The change in product distribution could further aggravate/weaken the heat release, showing a bilateral causality effect between the product distribution and reaction exotherm. Moreover, an optimized model has been developed for correlating the product selectivity (methane, C<sub>2+</sub> hydrocarbon, methanol, or C<sub>2+</sub> alcohol) with Δ<i>T</i> at a known setting temperature, which well predicts the sensitivity of the reaction exotherm to product distribution. This work innovates an approach to manipulate product distribution in intensely exothermic reactions via thermal management.","PeriodicalId":9,"journal":{"name":"ACS Catalysis ","volume":"73 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143766470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS Catalysis Pub Date : 2025-04-02DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c07788
Xiaojiao Yuan, Albert Solé-Daura, Chunyu Li, Marina Díaz-Ruiz, Nicoletta Liguori, Martí Biset-Peiró, Sebastián Murcia-López, Jan Luxa, Zdeněk Sofer, José R. Galán-Mascarós, Feliu Maseras, Katherine Villa
{"title":"Gas-Phase Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction to Ethane via EDOT-Based Trimers","authors":"Xiaojiao Yuan, Albert Solé-Daura, Chunyu Li, Marina Díaz-Ruiz, Nicoletta Liguori, Martí Biset-Peiró, Sebastián Murcia-López, Jan Luxa, Zdeněk Sofer, José R. Galán-Mascarós, Feliu Maseras, Katherine Villa","doi":"10.1021/acscatal.4c07788","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.4c07788","url":null,"abstract":"The photocatalytic conversion of CO<sub>2</sub> into fuels and high-value chemicals is a promising strategy to counteract the negative impact of greenhouse gas emissions. While most studies focus on UV-responsive semiconductors, few evaluate photocatalytic performance in the gas phase under visible light. In this work, we introduce 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT)-based conjugated trimers as visible-light-responsive photocatalysts for CO<sub>2</sub> conversion in the gas phase. We examine how changes in the acceptor units of these donor–acceptor–donor trimers affect their molecular arrangements and photocatalytic performance. By tuning the acceptor units, we achieve different aggregate states, which enable us to modulate product selectivity, shifting from C<sub>1</sub> to C<sub>2</sub> products with high stability for over 10 h of light exposure under continuous gas flow. We attribute these variations to differences in energy band alignment, excited-state delocalization, and optical absorption properties linked to molecular packing. Moreover, the crucial roles of Cu as a cocatalyst and TEOA as a sacrificial agent in enhancing selectivity toward C<sub>2</sub> products were also discussed. The integration of experimental findings with density functional theory (DFT) calculations provides comprehensive insights into the molecular-level mechanisms driving selectivity and efficiency. Our study demonstrates that visible-light-responsive organic trimers can effectively convert CO<sub>2</sub> to C<sub>2</sub> value-added products in the gas phase, contributing significantly to the development of solar-driven fuel production.","PeriodicalId":9,"journal":{"name":"ACS Catalysis ","volume":"183 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143766471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS Catalysis Pub Date : 2025-04-02DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c07956
Xu Yang, Zidong Huang, Wu Liu, Xu Li, Shuyi Su, Hongliang Peng, Yanxiong Fang, Jinxiang Dong, Qiming Sun
{"title":"Regioselective Upgrading of Furfural into 2-Methyl Furan over Cobalt Confined in Microporous Carbon Spheres","authors":"Xu Yang, Zidong Huang, Wu Liu, Xu Li, Shuyi Su, Hongliang Peng, Yanxiong Fang, Jinxiang Dong, Qiming Sun","doi":"10.1021/acscatal.4c07956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.4c07956","url":null,"abstract":"The selective hydrogenative upgrading of lignocellulose-derived furanic molecules into 2-methylfuran (2-MF) represents an appealing yet challenging goal, primarily due to the competing furan ring on metal surfaces, especially at low temperatures. This issue significantly limits the overall yield of 2-MF. Herein, we present an efficient regioselective strategy to maximize the 2-MF yield from furfural hydrodeoxygenation by encapsulating active cobalt species within microporous carbon spheres (Co@MCS). Both experimental results and theoretical calculations reveal that the micropores in MCS act as shape-selective fillers, guiding furfural’s access to the cobalt sites in a small, tilted configuration rather than a large, coplanar arrangement, thereby significantly suppressing the side reaction of ring hydrogenation. Remarkably, the high 2-MF productivity of 1.7 g<sub>2-MF</sub> g<sub>Cat.</sub><sup>–1</sup> h<sup>–1</sup> with nearly 100% selectivity is achieved over Co@MCS at 130 °C and 2 MPa of <i>p</i><sub>H<sub>2</sub></sub>, overcoming all previously reported results. This work provides valuable insights for designing catalysts with high selectivity for the conversion of lignin-derived platform chemicals. Furthermore, the concept of confined catalysis holds promise for broader application in other industrial catalytic processes.","PeriodicalId":9,"journal":{"name":"ACS Catalysis ","volume":"72 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143766473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS Catalysis Pub Date : 2025-04-02DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5c00749
Qi Zhong, Qiming Sun, Xin Zeng, Weihao Zhang, Rongbing Nie, Shanshan Li, Yi Jiao, Jianjun Chen, Qiulin Zhang, Yaoqiang Chen, Ping Ning
{"title":"Efficient Oxygen Cycle over PdO-Based Catalysts Induced by Highly Dispersed Zinc Species for Methane Combustion","authors":"Qi Zhong, Qiming Sun, Xin Zeng, Weihao Zhang, Rongbing Nie, Shanshan Li, Yi Jiao, Jianjun Chen, Qiulin Zhang, Yaoqiang Chen, Ping Ning","doi":"10.1021/acscatal.5c00749","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c00749","url":null,"abstract":"PdO-based catalysts have been the benchmark for methane combustion but they still present insufficient catalytic reactivity and stability mainly due to the difficult cycling of reactive oxygen species. In this work, PdO nanoparticles modified with highly dispersed zinc species supported on alumina (PdZn/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) were fabricated by an in situ liquid-phase reduction technique. Systematic characterization and DFT calculation results illustrated that zinc oxide enabled an efficient cycle of reactive oxygen species within PdO particles to facilitate methane combustion. Typically, Zn donated rich electrons to the surface lattice oxygen (O<sub>latt</sub>) of PdO, thus generating highly reactive O<sub>latt</sub> coordinated with both Pd and Zn (Pd–O<sub>latt</sub>–Zn). This catalytically active structure allowed a lower energy barrier for the methane oxidation reaction on PdZn/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> (1.36 eV) than on Pd/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> (1.58 eV). The consumed active oxygen within Pd–O<sub>latt</sub>–Zn was easily replenished by dissociating molecular oxygen, along with smooth circulation of reactive oxygen species obeying the MvK pathway. As anticipated, PdZn/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> with only 0.38 wt % Pd loading presented higher low-temperature reactivity and durability than Pd/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. In-depth mechanistic investigations revealed that reactive oxygen species were produced more smoothly over PdZn/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> to further dissociate CH<sub>4</sub> and favored the generation of more active formate and carbonate intermediates, thus contributing to its superior catalytic activity. Besides, Zn modification helped mitigate the transition of PdO to inactive Pd(OH)<sub>2</sub> by hindering H<sub>2</sub>O adsorption and dissociation, resulting in enhanced water tolerance performnce. Such a strategy for establishing an efficient oxygen cycle on Pd catalysts could guide the development of highly efficient catalysts for methane combustion.","PeriodicalId":9,"journal":{"name":"ACS Catalysis ","volume":"73 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143758671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Atomic-Level Regulation of Mn Monovacancies of 2D-Mn2O3 for High-Efficient Catalytic Diesel Oxidation","authors":"Lei Chen, Hui-Xin Zhang, Yang-Wen Wu, Xiao-Ke Hou, Zhun Hu, Chao Hu, Qiang Lu, Jie Chen, Jin-Ping Zhang, Shu-Heng Tian, Ding Ma, Chun-Ran Chang","doi":"10.1021/acscatal.5c00606","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c00606","url":null,"abstract":"Recent intensive research has reported that oxygen vacancies on transition metal oxides (TMOs) are crucial for improving catalytic performance in diesel oxidation, particularly for catalytic NO oxidation. However, the impact of metal defects on the intrinsic properties of TMOs remains ambiguous. Herein, we report an original MOF-templated strategy to fabricate Mn-defected 2D-Mn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanomaterials, which demonstrate a prominent performance for NO oxidation (93.3% at 275 °C under a GHSV of 240,000 h<sup>–1</sup>), rivaling Pt/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> (54.7% at 350 °C) and recently reported good-performing NO oxidation catalysts. The high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy image manifests the formation of Mn monovacancies with different concentrations, confirmed by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PLAS). Furthermore, X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy, O<sub>2</sub> temperature-programmed desorption, and Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirm that Mn monovacancies can soften the binding strength of neighboring oxygen atoms and induce the generation of more unsaturated oxygen sites, which efficiently lower the formation barrier of oxygen vacancies and boost the reactivity of surface lattice oxygen. More importantly, in situ DRIFTS analysis combined with theoretical calculations reveals that the introduction of Mn monovacancies into 2D-Mn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> shifts the O<sub>2</sub> adsorption configuration from Yeager-type mode to Pauling-type mode, which can promote the generation of labile monodentate NO<sub>3</sub><sup>–</sup> and lower the energy barrier of the rate-determining NO<sub>2</sub> desorption step (0.80–1.04 eV). By quantitatively correlating the reaction rates normalized by the specific surface area with the Mn monovacancies estimated by PLAS, we uncover that the increased concentration of Mn monovacancies is accountable for improving the intrinsic activity of NO oxidation. Moreover, these attributes also impart the as-obtained Mn-defected Mn<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> with enhanced oxidative capabilities toward a series of other atmospheric pollutants, including CO, C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>8</sub>, and NO-assisted soot. This discovery highlights the pivotal role of metal defects in modulating the electronic state of lattice oxygen and provides an innovative strategy for developing prospective redox catalysts.","PeriodicalId":9,"journal":{"name":"ACS Catalysis ","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143766476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS Catalysis Pub Date : 2025-04-02DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5c01540
Heng Li, Zhaoye Bai, Georges B. Tabekoueng, Baiying Xing, Bernd Goldfuss, Ming Ma, Donghui Yang, Jeroen S. Dickschat
{"title":"A Hydrophobic Tunnel and a Gatekeeper at the Active Site Entrance in Two Type I Terpene Synthases","authors":"Heng Li, Zhaoye Bai, Georges B. Tabekoueng, Baiying Xing, Bernd Goldfuss, Ming Ma, Donghui Yang, Jeroen S. Dickschat","doi":"10.1021/acscatal.5c01540","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c01540","url":null,"abstract":"The diterpene synthase <i>Sx</i>SpS is known to produce spata-13,17-diene from geranylfarnesyl diphosphate (GGPP), but can also convert farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) and GFPP into structurally similar terpenes. Here we demonstrate that <i>Sx</i>SpS is even able to produce a triterpene from FFPP. This behavior is explained by a hydrophobic tunnel observed crystallograpghically that is connected to the active site and can accommodate nonreacting spectator isoprenoid units, as demonstrated by extensive docking studies. The tunnel is contoured by three small amino acid residues, and their systematic exchange against larger residues disrupts the acceptance of higher oligoprenyl diphosphates. A similar tunnel in selina-4(15),7(11)-diene synthase (SdS) is blocked by a gatekeeper, but its opening through site-directed mutagenesis leads to formation of a diterpene.","PeriodicalId":9,"journal":{"name":"ACS Catalysis ","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143766521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS Catalysis Pub Date : 2025-04-02DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5c00208
Huachen Shen, Kaidi Liu, Jiaqi Li, Ranqing Zhang, Kun Gong, Yunlei An, Tiejun Lin, Liangshu Zhong
{"title":"Synergistic Effect of Pt and FeCo Alloy Carbide in Promoting Higher Alcohol Synthesis from Syngas","authors":"Huachen Shen, Kaidi Liu, Jiaqi Li, Ranqing Zhang, Kun Gong, Yunlei An, Tiejun Lin, Liangshu Zhong","doi":"10.1021/acscatal.5c00208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c00208","url":null,"abstract":"Higher alcohol synthesis (HAS) from syngas with high activity and selectivity is of great interest but presents significant challenges due to the competition between CO dissociative adsorption and nondissociative adsorption. Herein, the Pt promoter was introduced to the CoFe alloy carbide to act as an additional site for CO nondissociative adsorption to promote the insertion of CO to generate oxygenates. Over the 0.43Pt–CoFe alloy carbide catalyst, 69.1% CO conversion and 41.9% oxygenate selectivity were achieved, with the productivity of C<sub>2+</sub>OH approximately 2.5 fold higher than that of the Pt-free CoFe alloy carbide counterpart. Studies proved that Pt was highly dispersed on the CoFe alloy carbide, and the addition of Pt not only promoted the reduction and carburization of CoFe-based catalysts but also boosted the CO adsorption ability. C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>6</sub>-pulse, in situ DRIFTS, and hydroformylation probe experiments further confirmed that the existence of Pt sites could weaken hydrogenation ability and simultaneously strengthen the coupling of CO*-containing species with alkyl species to form oxygenated products at the interfacial sites of Pt and (Fe<sub>x</sub>Co<sub>y</sub>)<sub>2</sub>C. The synergistic effect of multifunctional sites, including Pt and CoFe alloy carbide, contributes greatly to the enhanced performance in higher alcohol synthesis.","PeriodicalId":9,"journal":{"name":"ACS Catalysis ","volume":"70 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143766475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS Catalysis Pub Date : 2025-04-02DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5c00086
Hui Wang, Bin Huang, Yuchun Chang, Yue Ding, Zhenping Qu
{"title":"Accelerating HCHO-to-CO2 Conversion of a Zeolite–Ag Tandem Catalyst via Adjusting Metal–Oxygen Lewis Pairs","authors":"Hui Wang, Bin Huang, Yuchun Chang, Yue Ding, Zhenping Qu","doi":"10.1021/acscatal.5c00086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c00086","url":null,"abstract":"Tandem catalysis represents an ideal strategy for HCHO oxidation. The formation and reactivity of gaseous intermediates are the key point. In this study, we present an innovative approach for achieving accurate regulation of highly active intermediate species by utilizing metal–oxygen (Fe<sup>3+</sup>–O<sup>2–</sup>) Lewis pairs in SBA-15 zeolite. The formed Fe<sup>3+</sup>–O<sup>2–</sup> pairs have a strong interaction with the C–H bond of HCHO, facilitating its dehydrogenation to generate HCOOH gaseous intermediates with high activation over a Ag catalyst. This strategy is also applicable to other metal–oxygen pairs in the SBA-15 zeolite. The constructed tandem catalyst, composed of Fe-SBA-15 and Ag/SBA-15, achieves efficient HCHO oxidation, the HCHO conversion of which is 100 times (100% versus 1%) at 55 °C than that of the Ag/SBA-15 catalyst with a granule mixture of two components and a mass ratio of 1/2. The proximity of these two components also plays a crucial role in significantly boosting the formaldehyde oxidation efficiency. Moderate intimacy is conducive to strengthening the synergistic effect of the two components. Furthermore, this tandem catalyst exhibits superior performance during a long time test, suggesting promising prospects for practical applications. These results thus provide valuable guidance for designing a bifunctional catalyst for efficient VOCs oxidation.","PeriodicalId":9,"journal":{"name":"ACS Catalysis ","volume":"224 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143766474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}