Nanocatalysts: Architectural Designs and Synthetic Strategies of Advanced Nanocatalysts (Adv. Mater. 47/2018)

Activation Strategies for Enhancement the Catalytic Activity of Gold Nanocatalysts

Recent advances in nanoscience have led to the development of numerous methodologiesfor controlled synthesis of mono dispersed nanoparticles and/or nanoclusters via surface stabilization by organic capping ligands. The application of these nanoparticles in catalysis and other fields often requires the removal of organic ligands. It is known that the removal of organic capping agents or or...

Smart Nanocatalysts with Streamline Shapes

Particulate catalysts with streamline shapes have important impacts on fluid-related reactions, and they need to be properly characterized. However, utilization of streamline-shaped catalysts for heterogeneous catalysis has remained an unexplored area due to the lack of easy-to-use techniques to produce such shaped catalysts, especially at the small length scale of the submicron to micron regim...

Themed issue: Bimetallic nanocatalysts and nanocatalysis

Rapid Synthesis of Rhodium–Palladium Alloy Nanocatalysts

Noble metals are widely used as catalysts in a variety of key industrial processes. In particular, rhodium is used to catalyze the reduction of NOx to N2 and O2 in exhaust gas abatement and is also used in the conversion of bulk hydrocarbon feedstocks and syngas into more highly oxygenated hydrocarbons (e.g. , hydroformylation). 2] Palladium also plays a myriad of critical roles, including CO-t...

Mechanistic Understanding of Toxicity from Nanocatalysts

Nanoparticle-based catalysts, or nanocatalysts, have been applied in various industrial sectors, including refineries, petrochemical plants, the pharmaceutical industry, the chemical industry, food processing, and environmental remediation. As a result, there is an increasing risk of human exposure to nanocatalysts. This review evaluates the toxicity of popular nanocatalysts applied in industri...