Themed collection EES Catalysis Recent Review Articles

Hybrid halide perovskites (HaPs) represent a class of materials with excellent optoelectronic properties providing distinct avenues for disruptive photo(-electro) catalytic technologies.

Exploring the dynamic interaction of non-thermal plasma (NTP) with catalytic processes is critical to unravelling elusive catalyst structure–function relationships under NTP conditions, specifically dielectric barrier discharges (DBD).

The reference electrode-integrated MEA-type electrolyzer can be utilized to genuinely assess OER electrocatalyst performance for CO₂ electrolysis.

Aqueous redox flow batteries (AQRFBs) employing non-flammable electrolytes are recognized for their inherent safety and eco-friendliness, making them promising candidates for large-scale energy storage systems.

Higher pressures can positively impact electrochemical activity, selectivity, stability, and efficiency.

This perspective discusses the latest achievements in activity and selectivity control in CO₂ electrolysis by tuning reaction microenvironments.

This perspective illustrates ways to achieve scalable CO₂ electrolysis by designing efficient electrolyzers and regulating the catalytic reaction environments.

This Perspective reviews the understanding of active sites on various Cu-based materials for the CO₂ hydrogenation to high-value products from theoretical and experimental advances.

The sustainable production of chemicals through CO_x hydrogenation is a growing area of interest, with thermal catalytic conversion showing the most promise.

This perspective discusses the latest exciting advancements in dual-atom catalysts (DACs) for the oxygen evolution reaction and battery devices, highlighting the fundamental principles for the intelligent design and application of DACs.

Catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP) of biomass is an efficient approach that can overcome the structural recalcitrance of solid biomass (e.g., crystalline cellulose) to produce sugar monomers and their derivatives within seconds.

The fundamentals of salt precipitation and water flooding in membrane electrode assemblies for acidic electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction are discussed and potential remedies via engineering electrodes, electrolytes, and membranes are proposed.

The conversion of ethane to ethylene is crucial for deriving platform chemicals from non-petroleum feedstock.

Group 4–7 metals are usually inactive for NH₃ synthesis catalysis and have gained far less attention as compared to Fe and Ru. This mini-review discusses potential strategies to activate these metals, aiming to find novel catalysts for NH₃ synthesis.

(Bi)Carbonate electrochemical conversion has emerged as a promising technology. Studies on mechanisms, along with latest progress in catalyst design and working electrode optimization. are summarized. Challenges and opportunities are also discussed.

The delocalization state of catalysts has been found to promote the stability and selectivity of CO₂RR. This mini-review was discussed how the delocalization state of catalysts affects catalytic properties.

The distinctive atomic distance and coordination environment endow the unconventional intermetallic noble metal nanocrystals with enhanced electrochemical performance.

This review presents the important progress of Cu-based catalysts for the NH₃-SCR reaction. Special attention is given to elucidating the design of high-performance catalysts, as well as anti-inactivation measures in industrial applications.

In this review, we briefly overview the syntheses, compositions, growth mechanisms, and performance improvement strategies of typical II–VI MSCs. Recent advances on the application of II–VI MSCs in photocatalytic CO₂ reduction are introduced.

In situ electrochemical characterization techniques are introduced from the perspectives of multispectral resolution, space resolution and time resolution.

This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent efforts and understanding in methane conversion to valuable products, including oxygenates and hydrocarbons, by taking advantage of electrocatalysis and photocatalysis.

This review provides a comprehensive overview of liquid fuel oxidation electrocatalysts, from fundamental principles to state-of-the-art materials in an effort to unify design principles for future materials.

The combination of density functional theory (DFT), machine learning, descriptor-based analysis, and computational hydrogen electrode is pivotal in discovering novel classed of active catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR).

Achieving value-added transformation of chemicals through green catalytic technology can simultaneously meet the market and environmental protection. This article reviews the recent advances in synthesizing value-added chemicals using piezo-(photo)catalytic technologies.

This review provides an overview of advanced bifunctional catalysts that promotes both oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction in rechargeable zinc–air batteries, and analyses in detail their principles and future development.

This review covers the recent work on the electrochemical valorization of CO₂ towards key industrial compounds like carboxylic acids, urea and dimethyl carbonate by combining the eCO₂RR intermediates with other active (in)organic reagents.

This review provides an overview of Cu-based catalysts for electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia. It encompasses materials, reaction mechanisms, analysis methods and insights into the practical applications and economic prospects.

This review comprehensively summarizes the recent advances on crystalline carbon nitrides, including their preparation, optimization strategies, photocatalytic applications, as well as challenges and prospects.

This review presents a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art developments in metal halide perovskite-based catalysts for photocatalytic reduction of CO₂.

The emerging single-atom catalysts derived from biomass sources to date have been comprehensively summarized and discussed, including synthesis strategies, various biomass precursors, catalytic applications, existing challenges, and perspectives.

In this review, recent advances in the use of platinum single-crystal surfaces in electrochemistry are addressed.

This review discusses recent insights in catalyst layer design strategies for anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers, including electrode design, catalyst/ionomer integration, operational variables, in situ diagnostics, and cell durability.

This article reviews the integration of multidisciplinary approaches, including protein engineering, computational biology, and nanoarchitectonics, to advance pharmaceutical enzyme biocatalysis.

Unlocking photocatalytic potential: this review explores the remarkable properties of lead-free double halide perovskites, their synthesis methods, and their role in photocatalytic H₂ production and CO₂ reduction.

We use an alchemical furnace as the main concept, with three pillars representing the general synthesis strategies for SACs. The four “elixirs” within the furnace chamber represent the diverse regulation strategies for SACs in CO₂RR applications.

This review summarizes the integration of single atom catalysts and catalyst-coated membrane architecture, exhibiting high utilization of SACs, facile ion transport, low interfacial resistance, and excellent scalability.

In this review we show how DFT gas-phase errors affect computational models of electrocatalytic reactions.

Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia offers a sustainable approach for nitrogenous waste upcycling. This review outlines recent advances in the design of electrocatalysts through cross-scale structural engineering.

Photocatalytic nitrogen reduction using inexhaustible solar energy has been considered as a promising strategy for NH₃ synthesis. The design of heterogeneous photocatalysts with tunable MSIs is of great significance.

Photocatalytic bioaerosol control systems are urgently needed to inactivate airborne pathogenic microorganisms to prevent secondary contamination.

This review outlines the underexplored molecular chemistry bottom-up approach of bespoke precursor design in photoelectrode development for photoelectrochemical water splitting.

We discuss current achievements on two basic functions: window and circuit; the former focuses on the active sites, e.g., site identification and monitoring; the latter highlights circuit characteristics, e.g., electrical-field modulation, contact engineering, and in situ conductance.

STM is promising for atomically precise imaging of single-atom catalysts, including their geometric and electronic structures and their behaviors.

This review draws the similarities between electroreforming of biomass and plastic derivatives and highlights the pretreatment of raw solid waste, the innovation in catalyst design, and mechanism investigation of waste derivative conversion.

Graphitic carbon nitride (CN) has received significant attention for energy conversion. Metal doped CNs, as all-in-one photocatalysts, integrate light absorption, charge separation, and reactive site by incorporating atomic metal into CN framework.

This review provides a thorough discussion of fundamental mechanistic understanding, attempts at advanced Ru-based acidic OER catalysts, and future research opportunities.

Electrochemical ammonia synthesis from gaseous NO_x pollutant enables the replacement of conventional Haber-Bosch process.  This review summarizes the efforts toward electrocatalyst development for selective NH₃ production from NO_x.

The accurate and reliable microkinetic modeling of electrochemical CO₂ reduction requires a synergistic combination of experimental and computational approaches, alongside the use of operando spectroscopies as complementary techniques.

The emerging single-site catalysts for electrochemical CO₂ reduction have been comprehensively summarized and discussed, including their catalytic mechanisms, synthesis, optimization strategies, remaining challenges and perspectives.

The storage and transportation of hydrogen remain significant hurdles for its commercialization and large-scale implementation. Liquid hydrogen carriers have emerged as promising solutions in hydrogen energy conversion systems.

Strategies to reduce the overpotential of 1D silicon nanostructured photoelectrodes for solar hydrogen generation: co-catalysts to improve the reaction kinetics, hetero- and homo-junctions to improve carrier collection and enhance photovoltage.

Recent progresses of value-added electrolysis that replace OER with value-added anodic reactions. Representation of the elements: hydrogen (white color), carbon (gray), oxygen (red), nitrogen (blue), and iodine (magenta).

The panorama of the latest developments of LDH-based photocatalysts for CO₂ reduction is exhibited.

This review presents important progress, main catalytic systems and critical scientific issues on direct heterogeneous catalytic CO₂ hydrogenation to gasoline-range hydrocarbons.

This article reviews organic photocatalyst hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), discussing the excitonic behaviour and improvement strategies. It also covers progress in organic photocatalysts, and assesses HER efficiency and stability.

This review provides a timely and comprehensive understanding of recent advances towards perovskite-based catalysts for lithium–oxygen batteries.

Electrochemical CO₂ reduction has been widely explored since 1970's, which could alleviate the current environmental and energy crisis caused by excessive CO₂. Various strategies have been developed, including engineering and optimization of electrolytic cells and catalysts.

Given that sulfate-radical-based advanced oxidation processes (SR-AOPs) have attracted great attention in recent years, PMS activation has been reckoned to be an alternative method to the Fenton process in environmental remediation.