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Recent progress of N-heterocyclic carbenes in heterogeneous catalysis

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00118K, Perspective

Kalluri V. S. Ranganath, Satoaki Onitsuka, A. Kiran Kumar, Junji Inanaga
Recent progress of N-heterocyclic carbenes in heterogeneous catalysis.
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INFLUENCE OF THE IRRADIATION WAVELENGTH ON PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF Au-Pt NANOALLOYS SUPPORTED ON TiO2 FOR HYDROGEN GENERATION FROM WATER

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00102D, Paper

Pedro Montes Navajas, Marco Serra, Hermenegildo Garcia
Seven samples of P25 titania containing Au-Pt nanoalloys at constant total metal loading (0.25% wt) and different proportions of Pt (0.0, 22.8, 27.8, 35.0, 50.0, 69.0 and 100.0% w) have...
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Lead oxide-modified TiO2 photocatalyst: tuning light absorption and charge carrier separation by lead oxidation state

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00194F, Paper

Anna Iwaszuk, Michael Nolan
The photocatalytic properties of lead oxide modified TiO₂ are controlled by the oxidation state of lead.
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Single-layer MoS2 as efficient photocatalyst

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00207A, Communication

Yunguo Li, Yan-ling Li, Carlos Moyses Araujo, Wei Luo, Rajeev Ahuja
The potential application of the single-layer MoS2 as photocatalyst was revealed based on first-principles calculations. It is found that the pristine single-layer MoS2 is a good candidate for hydrogen production,...
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Structural changes in FeMFI during its activation for the direct ammoxidation of propane

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1634-1643
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00040K, Paper

Katerina Raabova, Eva Bad'urova, Roman Bulanek, Pierre Eloy, Eric M. Gaigneaux
Various characterization techniques, including UV-Vis, FTIR, EPR and XPS were used for the description of structural changes of Fe-silicalite with low concentration of iron, which was activated by hydrothermal pretreatment at 600 [degree]C and by treatment in the diluted flow of ammonia and propane in helium at 540 [degree]C.
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Photo-catalytic behavior of vanadia incorporated titania nanoparticles

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00053B, Paper

Ssu-Hui Lin, Chun-Chang Ou, Ming-Der Su, Chung-Sung Yang
Vanadium oxide incorporated titania nanoparticles with a tunable atomic ratio of V/Ti from 8.61% to 28.19% are prepared. At a low V/Ti ratio (8.61% to 18.84%), V³⁺ and V⁵⁺ are observed. At a V/Ti ratio = 28.19%, a new oxidation state V⁴⁺ is created, besides V³⁺ and V⁵⁺.
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High energy resolution fluorescence detection XANES - an in situ method to study the interaction of adsorbed molecules with metal catalysts in the liquid phase

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1497-1500
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00031A, Communication

Haresh G. Manyar, Richard Morgan, Kevin Morgan, Bo Yang, P. Hu, Jakub Szlachetko, Jacinto Sa, Christopher Hardacre
The change in the Pt electronic structure following the adsorption of an [small alpha],[small beta]-unsaturated aldehyde and ketone was followed by in situ HERFD-XANES in the liquid phase.
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Comments on "Nanoporous aluminosilicate mediated transacetalization reactions: application in glycerol valorization" by A. E. Graham et al., Catal. Sci. Technol., 2012, 2, 2258

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1644-1645
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00050H, Comment

Laurent Vanoye, Alain Favre-Reguillon, Claude De Bellefon
The purpose of these comments is to express some concern regarding the choice of the test reaction used to characterize the activity of aluminosilicate catalysts described in the recent paper of A. E. Graham et al.
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Substrate promiscuity of cytochrome P450 RhF

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1490-1492
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00091E, Communication

Elaine O'Reilly, Mark Corbett, Shahed Hussain, Paul P. Kelly, Dominique Richardson, Sabine L. Flitsch, Nicholas J. Turner
Cytochrome P450 RhF mediates a range of O-dealkylations, aromatic hydroxylations, epoxidations and asymmetric sulfoxidations and represents an attractive template for directed evolution.
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Facile synthesis of chain-like CoCu bimetallic nanomaterials and their catalytic properties

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1501-1504
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20653J, Communication

Lei Han, Chengzhou Zhu, Li Wang, Shaojun Dong
Chain-like CoCu hollow nanoparticles (CHNs) were facilely obtained via a one-pot synthesis process, which showed better catalytic ability over Cu nanoparticles (CNs).
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Mesoporous SiO2-confined La0.7Sr0.3CoO3 perovskite nanoparticles: an efficient NOx adsorber for lean-burn exhausts

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1493-1496
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00105A, Communication

Quan Ding, Hui Xian, Yisheng Tan, Noritatsu Tsubaki, Xingang Li
The mesoporous SiO₂-confined La_0.7Sr_0.3CoO₃ perovskite nanoparticles displayed extremely high NO_x adsorbability for lean-burn exhausts.
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Stabilizing Pd on the surface of hollow magnetic mesoporous spheres: a highly active and recyclable catalyst for hydrogenation and Suzuki coupling reactions

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1618-1624
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20865F, Paper

Peng Wang, Fengwei Zhang, Yu Long, Miao Xie, Rong Li, Jiantai Ma
A novel, highly efficient and magnetically recoverable HMMS-NH₂-Pd has been developed for hydrogenation and Suzuki coupling reactions.
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Hydroxyapatite supported palladium catalysts for Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction in aqueous medium

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1625-1633
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00160A, Paper

Arindam Indra, Chinnakonda S. Gopinath, Sumit Bhaduri, Goutam Kumar Lahiri
Hydoxyapatite (HAp) supported palladium catalyst shows excellent activity and recyclability for the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction in water.
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First methoxycarbonylation of the renewable [small beta]-myrcene: high selectivity through reduced isomerisation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1573-1578
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20734J, Paper

Arno Behr, Leif Johnen, Andreas Wintzer, Andreas Willstumpf, Michael Dinges
The natural monoterpene [small beta]-myrcene is transformed into four odoriferous methyl esters by methoxycarbonylation. This atom economic one-pot reaction represents a simple way for the functionalisation of this renewable compound with easily available bulk chemicals.
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Facile and homogeneous decoration of RuO2 nanorods on graphene nanoplatelets for transfer hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1485-1489
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20735H, Communication

Mayakrishnan Gopiraman, Sundaram Ganesh Babu, Zeeshan Khatri, Kai Wei, Morinobu Endo, Ramasamy Karvembu, Ick Soo Kim
Ruthenium oxide nanorods (RuNRs) supported by graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) were found to be an effective and reusable heterogeneous catalyst for transfer hydrogenation.
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Using plant tannin as natural amphiphilic stabilizer to construct an aqueous-organic biphasic system for highly active and selective hydrogenation of quinoline

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1612-1617
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00108C, Paper

Hui Mao, Jun Ma, Yang Liao, Shilin Zhao, Xuepin Liao
A highly active and selective Pd nanocatalyst was prepared by using natural plant tannin as the stabilizer.
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Photodegradation of sulfamethazine in an aqueous solution by a bismuth molybdate photocatalyst

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1603-1611
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20811G, Paper

Changsheng Guo, Jian Xu, Shanfeng Wang, Yuan Zhang, Yan He, Xiaochen Li
The photodegradation intermediates/products and reaction pathway of sulfamethazine by a bismuth molybdate photocatalyst under simulated solar light irradiation were investigated in this study.
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CuFe, CuCo and CuNi nanoparticles as catalysts for higher alcohol synthesis from syngas: a comparative study

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1591-1602
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00063J, Paper

Kang Xiao, Xingzhen Qi, Zhenghong Bao, Xinxing Wang, Liangshu Zhong, Kegong Fang, Minggui Lin, Yuhan Sun
CuFe, CuCo and CuNi went through different structural changes during HAS, making CuFe resembled Fe, CuCo differed from Co and CuNi performed as methanol catalyst.
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Simultaneous hydrolysis and hydrogenation of cellobiose to sorbitol in molten salt hydrate media

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1565-1572
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20808G, Paper

Jianrong Li, Helena S. M. P. Soares, Jacob A. Moulijn, Michiel Makkee
The simultaneous hydrolysis and hydrogenation of cellobiose (4-O-[small beta]-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucose) in ZnCl₂[middle dot]4H₂O solvent was studied to optimize the conditions for conversion of lignocellulose (the most abundant renewable resource) into sorbitol (D-glucitol).
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Catalytic self-cleaning coatings for thermal oxidation of organic deposits on glass

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1579-1590
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20874E, Paper

J. Verhelst, D. Decroupet, D. De Vos
Manganese and mixed manganese-ceria oxides were studied as catalytic coatings on glass for thermal oxidation of organic deposits at 250 [degree]C.
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Metal catalysed hydrovinylation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1446-1464
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00084B, Perspective

Rosa M ^a Ceder, Arnald Grabulosa, Guillermo Muller, Merce Rocamora
The hydrovinylation of olefins is a C-C bond forming reaction capable of generating stereogenic centres in a very simple way.
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Sorbitol dehydration into isosorbide in a molten salt hydrate medium

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1540-1546
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20809E, Paper

Jianrong Li, Antonio Spina, Jacob A. Moulijn, Michiel Makkee
The sorbitol conversion in a molten salt hydrate medium (ZnCl₂; 70 wt% in water) into isosorbide was studied.
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The effect of ring size on the selective oxidation of cycloalkenes using supported metal catalysts

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1531-1539
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20864H, Paper

Hamed Alshammari, Peter J. Miedziak, David W. Knight, David J. Willock, Graham J. Hutchings
The oxidation of cyclic alkenes with a range of ring sizes using gold catalysts is reported; the selectivity towards the epoxide product is favoured for larger (C₈-C₁₂) rings, we discuss this trend in selectivity with the aid of DFT calculations.
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Tungstate promoted vanadium phosphate catalysts for the gas phase oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1558-1564
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20801J, Paper

Gobinda C. Behera, Kulamani Parida, Nicholas F. Dummer, Gareth Whiting, Nruparaj Sahu, Albert F. Carley, Marco Conte, Graham J. Hutchings, Jonathan K. Bartley
The WO₃-VPO catalyst exhibits good performance at around 250 [degree]C which could be used to develop more economically and environmentally beneficial oxidation processes.
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Treatment induced remarkable enhancement of low-temperature activity and selectivity of copper-based catalysts for NO reduction

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1547-1557
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20698J, Paper

Chengyan Ge, Lianjun Liu, Xiaojiang Yao, Changjin Tang, Fei Gao, Lin Dong
Here, we present the relationship of the surface Cu²⁺/Cu⁺ ratio with the N₂ yield of binary CuM/[gamma]-Al₂O₃ (M = V, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn) catalysts by CO pretreatment at low temperature.
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Influence of dye dispersion on photoelectric conversion properties of dye-containing titania electrodes

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1512-1519
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00007A, Paper

Hiromasa Nishikiori, Rudi Agus Setiawan, Kyohei Miyashita, Katsuya Teshima, Tsuneo Fujii
The excited dye electrons were directly injected into the titania in the dye-dispersing titania without any interaction between the dyes.
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Electro-enzymatic viologen-mediated substrate reduction using pentaerythritol tetranitrate reductase and a parallel, segmented fluid flow system

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1505-1511
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20720J, Paper

Karl Fisher, Stephan Mohr, David Mansell, Nicholas J. Goddard, Peter R. Fielden, Nigel S. Scrutton
We present an electrochemical biphasic microfluidic setup that can drive enzyme catalysed substrate reduction in the absence of expensive cofactors.
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Role of calcinations and basicity of hydrotalcite as catalyst for environmental benign novel synthesis of 4H-pyrimido[2,1-b][1,3]benzothiazole derivatives of curcumin

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1520-1530
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20807A, Paper

Pramod K. Sahu, Praveen K. Sahu, Sushil K. Gupta, Dau D. Agarwal
A simple, efficient and step-economy synthesis to afford the library of 4H-pyrimido[2,1-b][1,3]benzothiazole derivatives of curcumin (4a-4h) is described.
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Metal-organic frameworks as catalysts: the role of metal active sites

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1435-1445
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20813C, Perspective

Pieterjan Valvekens, Frederik Vermoortele, Dirk De Vos
This perspective offers a critical view on the use of MOFs as supports for catalytic functions and discusses the incidental or deliberate formation of active sites in MOF lattices.
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Emerging catalytic processes for the production of adipic acid

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1465-1479
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20728E, Minireview

Stijn Van de Vyver, Yuriy Roman-Leshkov
This review summarizes the recent developments made in the catalytic synthesis of adipic acid from alternative substrates such as cyclohexene, cyclohexane, cyclohexanone, n-hexane and lignocellulosic biomass-derived chemicals.
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High thermal stability of ceria-based mixed oxide catalysts supported on ZrO2 for toluene combustion

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3,1480-1484
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20754D, Communication

Han-Feng Lu, Ying Zhou, Wen-Feng Han, Hai-Feng Huang, Yin-Fei Chen
ZrO₂ used as a support can significantly improve the thermal stability of CeO₂-based mixed oxide catalysts.
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Unsupported Nanoporous Gold for Heterogeneous Catalysis

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00241A, Minireview

Xiaomei Zhang, Yi Ding
Nanoporous gold fabricated by dealloying represents a new type of heterogeneous catalysts. It has been attracting arising interests in catalysis science and technology community in recent years due to its...
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Role of the Mn+ cations in the redox and oxygen transfer properties of the BaMxAl12-xO19-[small delta] (M= Mn, Fe, Co) nanomaterials. Properties for high temperature methane oxidation.

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00192J, Paper

Said Laassiri, Nicolas Bion, Daniel Duprez, Alamdari Houshang, Sebastien Royer
BaM_xAl_12-xO_{19-[small delta]} (M = Mn; Fe, Co, x=1,2) hexaaluminate nanomaterials were successfully prepared using the ARS (Activated Reactive Synthesis) process, a top-down and solvent free original synthesis route. The crystal sizes...
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Effects of support pre-calcination on the NOx storage and reduction performance of Pt-BaO/Al2O3 catalysts

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00228D, Paper

Zhun Hu, Wei-Zhen Li, Ke-Qiang Sun, Bo-Qing Xu
This work discusses impact of the Al₂O₃ support, its crystallinity in [gamma]-phase and surface acidity, on the NSR performance of Pt-BaO/Al₂O₃ catalyst.
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Thermo-analytical determination of intermediates in the copper catalysed rearrangement of o-toluic acid to meta-cresol

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00119A, Paper

Barend Christiaan Bezuidenhoudt, Abraham Chempakappalliyil Sunil, Ernst Hendrik Langner, Charlene Marais
The intermediates formed during the conversion of o-toluic acid 2 to m-cresol 1 in the presence of Cu(II) according to the Keading process, together with the temperatures where crucial changes...
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Selectivity of the Fischer-Tropsch process: Deviations from single alpha product distribution explained by gradients in process conditions

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00080J, Communication

Katrina Denman Kruit, David Vervloet, Freek Kapteijn, Ruud van Ommen
Non-ASF product distributions in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis can occur with a gradient in process conditions at particle or reactor scale, leading to a gradient in chain growth probability [small alpha]. Weighted summation...
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Choosing a suitable support for Co3O4 as a NH3 oxidation catalyst

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00041A, Communication

Wing Kin Fung, Leshego Ledwaba, Ngokoana Modiba, Michael Claeys, Eric van Steen
Co3O4 as a NH3-oxidation catalyst may transform reversibly under reaction conditions to CoO, even in the presence of excess oxygen. The use of alumina may then result in the formation...
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Physical mixing of metal acetates: Optimisation of catalyst

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00263B, Paper

Peter Miedziak, Simon Kondrat, Noreen Sajjad, Gavin King, Mark Douthwaite, Greg Shaw, Gemma Brett, Jennifer Edwards, David Morgan, Ghulam Hussain, Graham Hutchings
We have investigated the optimisation of the catalytic parameters for the preparation of catalysts by the simple mixing and thermal treatment of a support and metal acetate precursors. We have...
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Mesostructured Co-Ce-Zr-Mn-O composite as a potential catalyst for efficient removal of carbon monoxide from hydrogen-rich stream

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00154G, Paper

Zhongkui Zhao, Ronghua Jin, Yu Li, Turghun Muhammad
The mesostructured CoxCe0.85Zr0.15MnyO composites were firstly prepared by a simple one-pot surfactant-assisted co-precipitation (SACP) method and employed to catalyze the CO preferential oxidation (CO PROX) reaction in H2-rich stream. Effects...
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A facile, low-cost route for the preparation of calcined porous calcite and dolomite and their application as heterogeneous catalysts in biodiesel production

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00129F, Paper

Song Yang
Despite their potential for biodiesel synthesis, directly calcined minerals rich in magnesium/calcium carbonates are used at the expense of large amounts of the catalyst, high alcohol loading, long processing times,...
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Direct heteroarylation of 5-bromothiophen-2-ylpyridine and of 8-bromoquinoline via palladium-catalysed C-H bond activation: simpler access to heteroarylated nitrogen-based derivatives

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00150D, Paper

Jenny Laroche, Kassem Beydoun, Veronique Guerchais, Henri Doucet
The palladium-catalysed direct heteroarylation of the nitrogen-based substrates, 2-(5-bromothiophen-2-yl)pyridine and 8-bromoquinoline, proceeds with a variety of heteroarenes using 1-2 mol% of a palladium catalyst.
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A benign synthesis of 2-amino-4H-chromene in aqueous medium using hydrotalcite (HT) as a heterogeneous base catalyst

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20856G, Paper

Sandip R. Kale, Sandeep S. Kahandal, Anand S. Burange, Manoj B. Gawande, Radha V. Jayaram
A simple and environmentally benign synthesis of 2-amino-4H-chromene is described using hydrotalcite (HT) as a solid base catalyst in aqueous medium. The reusability of the catalyst, and water as a green solvent are the salient features of this protocol.
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Sulfonic acid-functionalized MIL-101 as a highly recyclable catalyst for esterification

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00044C, Paper

Yindi Zang, Jing Shi, Fumin Zhang, Yijun Zhong, Weidong Zhu
The developed sulfonic acid-functionalized MIL-101 (S-MIL-101) is a highly efficient heterogeneous catalyst in esterification.
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Hemicellulose hydrolysis catalysed by solid acids

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20838A, Paper

Piera Demma Cara, Mario Pagliaro, Ahmed Elmekawy, David. R. Brown, Peter Verschuren, N. Raveendran Shiju, Gadi Rothenberg
We tested a number of solid acid catalysts for the depolymerisation of hemicellulose, a key step in developing the concept of an integrated biorefinery. Among them, zeolites, especially H-ferrierite, exhibited reasonable activity and good stability.
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Chemoenzymatic synthesis of optically active 2-(2[prime or minute]- or 4[prime or minute]-substituted-1H-imidazol-1-yl)cycloalkanols: chiral additives for (L)-proline

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00107E, Paper

Raul Porcar, Nicolas Rios-Lombardia, Eduardo Busto, Vicente Gotor-Fernandez, Vicente Gotor, Eduardo Garcia-Verdugo, M. Isabel Burguete, Santiago V. Luis
Enantiopure substituted imidazoles as (L)-proline modifiers to tune the activity and enantioselectivity of organocatalysed aldol reactions.
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Dependence of cracking activity on the Bronsted acidity of Y zeolite: DFT study and experimental confirmation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00195D, Paper

Miki Niwa, Katsuki Suzuki, Nami Morishita, German Sastre, Kazu Okumura, Naonobu Katada
Dependence of the activity for alkane cracking on the Bronsted acidity of HY and cation exchanged HY zeolites was clearly revealed by the periodic DFT calculation and the experimental confirmation.
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P2O5/SiO2 as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of heterocyclic alkene derivatives under thermal solvent-free conditions

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00095H, Paper

Zeba N. Siddiqui, Tabassum Khan
A highly efficient approach is adopted for the synthesis of heterocyclic alkene derivatives in excellent yield in the presence of heterogeneous P₂O₅/SiO₂ catalyst under thermal solvent-free conditions. The catalyst is recyclable and shows activity for up to five cycles.
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Nanocatalysts for hydrogen generation from hydrazine

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00101F, Perspective

Sanjay Kumar Singh, Qiang Xu
This perspective extensively discusses metal nanoparticle-based heterogeneous catalysts, particularly bimetallic alloy nanoparticle catalysts, for hydrogen generation from the liquid-phase hydrogen storage material, hydrazine hydrate.
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Preparation of carbon nanotube-supported [small alpha]-Fe2O3@CuO nanocomposite: a highly efficient and magnetically separable catalyst in cross-coupling of aryl halides with phenols

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00082F, Paper

Dariush Saberi, Mehdi Sheykhan, Khodabakhsh Niknam, Akbar Heydari
Herein, we introduce the first magnetic CuO nanoparticles based on carbon nanotubes as a highly intriguing magnetic catalyst in Ullmann-type coupling of aryl halides with phenols.
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The in situ shape-controlled synthesis and structure-activity relationship of Pd nanocrystal catalysts supported on layered double hydroxide

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00143A, Paper

Qiang Zhang, Jing Xu, Dongpeng Yan, Shuangde Li, Jun Lu, Xingzhong Cao, Baoyi Wang
The in situ shape-controlled synthesis of Pd-NCs/LDH with different shapes of Pd NCs has been achieved.
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Design of visible-light photocatalysts by coupling of narrow bandgap semiconductors and TiO2: Effect of their relative energy band positions in photocatalytic efficiency

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00004D, Paper

Sher Bahadur Rawal, Sandipan Bera, Daeki Lee, Du-Jeon Jang, Wan In Lee
According to relative energy band positions between TiO2 and visible-light-absorbing semiconductors, three different types of heterojunction were designed, and their visible-light photocatalytic efficiencies were analyzed. In Type-A heterojunction, the conduction...
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THE EFFECT OF MFI ZEOLITE LAMELLAR AND RELATED MESOSTRUCTURES ON TOLUENE DISPROPORTIONATION AND ALKYLATION

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00146F, Paper

Changbum Jo, Ryong Ryoo, Nadezda Zilkova, Dana Vitvarova, Jiri Cejka
The effect of MFI zeolites nanosheet morphology and related mesostructures on the accessibility of acid sites evaluated from FTIR spectra of different adsorbed probe molecules and conversions and selectivities in...
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Silica coated magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles supported heteropoly tungstophosphoric acid: a novel environment-friendly acid catalyst for the synthesis of 5-ethoxymethylfurfural from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and fructose

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00223C, Paper

Shuguo Wang, Zehui Zhang, Bing Liu, Jinlin Li
A novel magnetic nanoparticles supported acid catalyst (Fe3O4@SiO2-HPW) was prepared by the impregnation of H3PW12O40 onto the surface of silica-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles. The structure of Fe3O4@SiO2-HPW was characterized by various...
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Aluminum Promoted Cesium Salt of 12-Tungstophosphoric Acid: A Catalyst for Butane Isomerization

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00121K, Paper

Li Zhang, Bin Yue, Yuanhang Ren, Xueying Chen, Heyong He
Aluminum doped cesium salts of tungstophosphoric acid, AlxCs2.5-3xH0.5PW12O40 (x = 0.05, 0.1 and 0.15), were prepared via a solid state synthesis method and their catalytic activity in n-butane isomerization reaction...
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A New Catalyst Platform: Zeolite Beta from Template-Free Synthesis

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00073G, Paper

Bilge Yilmaz, Ulrich Mueller, Mathias Feyen, Stefan Maurer, Xiangju Meng, Fengshou Xiao, Weiping Zhang, Hiroyuki Imai, Toshiyuki Yokoi, Takashi Tatsumi, H Gies, Trees De Baerdemaeker, Dirk E. De Vos
Structural analysis and catalytic testing revealed that zeolite Beta from template-free synthesis introduces new possibilities to catalysis, as a result of its unprecedentedly high density of active sites with exceptional...
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Effect of nickel nanoparticle size in Ni/[small alpha]-Al2O3 on CO methanation reaction for the production of synthetic natural gas

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00139C, Paper

Jiajian Gao, Chunmiao Jia, Meiju Zhang, Fangna Gu, Guangwen Xu, Fabing Su
The Ni/[small alpha]-Al₂O₃ catalyst with a Ni nanoparticle size of 10-20 nm showed the best catalytic performance for the production of synthetic natural gas.
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Band engineering of Cu2+ doped In2xZn3(1-x)S3 solid solution with high photocatalytic activity for H2 production under visible light

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00089C, Paper

Fan Li, Guoping Chen, Jianheng Luo, Qingli Huang, Yanhong Luo, Qingbo Meng, Dongmei Li
Cu²⁺ doping into In_2xZn_3(1-x)S₃ solid solution can facilitate the charge transfer and further improve the photocatalytic H₂ evolution activity.
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Mesoporous titania-silica-polyoxometalate nanocomposite materials for catalytic oxidation desulfurization of fuel oil

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20732C, Paper

Xue-Min Yan, Ping Mei, Lin Xiong, Lin Gao, Qifeng Yang, Lunjun Gong
The surface Lewis acidic sites of mesoporous HPW-TiO₂-SiO₂ play an important role in selective oxidation of organic sulfur compounds from the DBT-petroleum ether-benzene system.
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Selective catalytic oxidation of olefins by novel oxovanadium(IV) complexes having different donor ligands covalently anchored on SBA-15: a comparative study

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00126A, Paper

Andrea Di Giuseppe, Corrado Di Nicola, Riccardo Pettinari, Italo Ferino, Daniela Meloni, Maurizio Passacantando, Marcello Crucianelli
Aminopropyl functionalized SBA-15 was used as a mesoporous support for the anchoring of a series of new oxovanadium(IV) complexes active as catalysts.
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The structural and electronic promoting effect of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes on supported Pd nanoparticles for selective olefin hydrogenation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00097D, Paper

Peirong Chen, Ly May Chew, Aleksander Kostka, Martin Muhler, Wei Xia
Pd on NCNTs showed a narrower particle size distribution compared with OCNTs, and offered a remarkable catalytic performance in selective hydrogenation.
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One-pot synthesis of ordered mesoporous zirconium oxophosphate with high thermostability and acidic properties

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00085K, Paper

Zhichao Miao, Leilei Xu, Huanling Song, Huahua Zhao, Lingjun Chou
Ordered mesoporous zirconium oxophosphate was successfully synthesized and used as solid acid catalyst in the ketalization reaction.
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Highly efficient NOx purification in alternating lean/rich atmospheres over non-platinic mesoporous perovskite-based catalyst K/LaCoO3

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00155E, Communication

Jinsheng Ye, Yifu Yu, Ming Meng, Zheng Jiang, Tong Ding, Shuo Zhang, Yuying Huang
Non-platinic mesoporous catalyst K/LaCoO₃ is highly efficient for lean NO_x storage/reduction, showing high NO_x reduction efficiency and high N₂ selectivity.
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To what extent do the nanostructured photoelectrodes perform better than their macrocrystalline counterparts?

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00056G, Paper

Jan Augustynski, Renata Solarska
Taking example of the most frequently investigated photoanode materials, we show the actual situation as being largely contrasted going from a substantial improvement to a spectacular drop of the PEC performance.
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Water-soluble sulfonated-graphene-platinum nanocomposites: facile photochemical preparation with enhanced catalytic activity for hydrogen photogeneration

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00098B, Paper

Hui-Hui Zhang, Ke Feng, Bin Chen, Qing-Yuan Meng, Zhi-Jun Li, Chen-Ho Tung, Li-Zhu Wu
A well-dispersed water-soluble nanocomposite GSO₃Pt, prepared by a facile photoreduction with Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine, shows a higher photocatalytic efficiency for H₂ production.
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Physicochemical Properties and Photocatalytic H2 Evolution Activity of Rh-doped La2Ti2O7 Prepared by Molten Salt Synthesis

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00179B, Paper

Qian Wang, Takashi Hisatomi, Yosuke Moriya, Kazuhiko Maeda, Kazunari Domen
La₂Ti₂O₇ doped with Rh showed photocatalytic activity for H₂ evolution from an aqueous methanol solution under visible light irradiation ([small lambda] > 420 nm). Molten salt synthesis yielded a Rh-doped La₂Ti₂O₇...
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Zeolite-supported bimetallic catalyst: controlling selectivity of rhodium complexes by nearby iridium complexes

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00113J, Communication

Jing Lu, Claudia Martinez-Macias, Ceren Aydin, Nigel D. Browning, Bruce C. Gates
Zeolite HY-supported Ir complexes by hydrogen spillover remotely control the selectivity of nearby Rh complexes for conversion of ethylene in the presence of H₂.
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Synthesis of silver nanoparticles within cross-linked lysozyme crystals as recyclable catalysts for 4-nitrophenol reduction

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00157A, Communication

Miao Liang, Libing Wang, Rongxin Su, Wei Qi, Mengfan Wang, Yanjun Yu, Zhimin He
For the first time, we demonstrated the fabrication of silver nanoparticles (NPs) in cross-linked protein crystal hybrid material with catalytic properties using a facile chemical reduction method.
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Efficient hydrogen production and photocatalytic reduction of nitrobenzene over visible-light-responsive metal-organic framework photocatalyst

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00211J, Paper

Takashi Toyao, Masakazu Saito, Yu Horiuchi, Katsunori Mochizuki, Masatoshi Iwata, Hideyuki Higashimura, Masaya Matsuoka
Efficient hydrogen production and photocatalytic reduction of nitrobenzene were achieved by using Pt-deposited amino-functionalised Ti(IV) metal-organic framework (Pt/Ti-MOF-NH2) under visible-light irradiation. XRD and N2 adsorption measurements revealed crystalline microporous structures...
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Acid-base bifunctional and water-tolerant HPA nanocatalysts lead to efficient heterogeneous transesterification and esterification

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY20868K, Communication

Qian Zhao, Hang Wang, Hongwei Zheng, Zhong Sun, Wei Shi, Shengtian Wang, Xiaohong Wang, Zijiang Jiang
A new catalytic system including acid-base bifunctional heteropolyacids (HPAs) nanocatalyst was founded, which could simultaneously transesterification of oil and esterification of free fatty acids (FFAs), to directly convert low quality...
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Pyrochlore-like K2Ta2O6 synthesized from different methods as efficient photocatalysts for water splitting

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00008G, Paper

Che-Chia Hu, Te-Fu Yeh, Hsisheng Teng
The correlation between the photoluminescence properties and the activity of K₂Ta₂O₆ catalysts demonstrates the importance of regulating charge transport for effective photocatalytic water splitting.
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Visible light photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue by SnO2 quantum dots prepared via microwave-assisted method

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00013C, Paper

Xinjuan Liu, Likun Pan, Taiqiang Chen, Jinliang Li, Kai Yu, Zhuo Sun, Changqing Sun
SnO₂ quantum dots were synthesized using a microwave-assisted reaction for the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue under visible light irradiation.
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Novel spiroketal-based diphosphite ligands for hydroformylation of terminal and internal olefins

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3CY00187C, Communication

Xiaofei Jia, Zheng Wang, Chungu Xia, Kuiling Ding
Spiroketal-based diphosphite ligands demonstrated high efficiency and excellent regioselectivity in Rh-catalyzed hydroformylation of both terminal and internal olefins with the TON of up to 2.4 [times] 10⁴.
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