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Photocatalytic CC bond cleavage in ethylene glycol on TiO2: A molecular level picture and the effect of metal nanoparticles
Xianchi Jin,Xianchi Jin,Chao Li,Chenbiao Xu,Dawei Guan,Ajin V. Cheruvathur,Yi Wang,Jian Xu,Dong Wei,Hongwei Xiang,J.W. Niemantsverdriet,Yong-Wang Li,Qing Guo,Zhibo Ma,Ren Su,Xueming Yang +15 more
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In this article, the authors studied the photocatalytic polyol conversion on pristine TiO 2 and metal nanoparticles (NPs) decorated TiO2 using ethylene glycol (EG) as the model compound.About:
This article is published in Journal of Catalysis.The article was published on 2017-10-01. It has received 15 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Bond cleavage & Ethylene glycol.read more
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Single Molecule Photocatalysis on TiO2 Surfaces.
TL;DR: This review highlights the recent progress that provides fundamental insights into TiO2 photocatalysis through direct tracking the evolution of single molecule photochemistry onTiO2 single crystal surfaces using a combination of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and other surface science techniques.
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Photoimmobilized Ni Clusters Boost Photodehydrogenative Coupling of Amines to Imines via Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Kinetics
TL;DR: The state-of-art synthesis of imines via condensation of amines with aldehydes or ketones often uses homogy, which simplifies the experimental setup and increases the chances of successful synthesis of new imines.
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Radical generation and fate control for photocatalytic biomass conversion
TL;DR: This Review summarizes recent advanced photocatalytic systems for value-added chemical production from renewable biomass, with specific attention on the efficient strategies for controlling the generation of key radical intermediates and their subsequent conversion towards desired chemicals.
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Copper nanoparticles on graphene support: An efficient photocatalyst for coupling of nitroaromatics in visible light
TL;DR: In this article, an efficient photocatalysts of copper nanoparticles on graphene support are successfully developed for controllably catalyzing the coupling reactions of aromatic nitro compounds to the corresponding azoxy or azo compounds under visible-light irradiation.
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Inhibit the formation of toxic methylphenolic by-products in photo-decomposition of formaldehyde-toluene/xylene mixtures by Pd cocatalyst on TiO2
TL;DR: In this article, the Pd cocatalyst on TiO2 photocatalyst successfully inhibits the formation of toxic methylphenols, thus promoting the complete mineralization of VOC mixtures into CO2 via the harmless benzaldehyde intermediates.
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Copper Nanoparticles on Graphene Support: An Efficient Photocatalyst for Coupling of Nitroaromatics in Visible Light
TL;DR: This study provides a green photocatalytic route for the production of azo compounds and highlights a potential application for graphene.
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Designer Titania-Supported Au–Pd Nanoparticles for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production
Ren Su,Ramchandra Tiruvalam,Andrew J. Logsdail,Qian He,Christopher A. Downing,Mikkel T. Jensen,Nikolaos Dimitratos,Nikolaos Dimitratos,Lokesh Kesavan,Peter P. Wells,Peter P. Wells,Ralf Bechstein,Henrik H. Jensen,Stefan Wendt,C. Richard A. Catlow,C. Richard A. Catlow,Christopher J. Kiely,Graham J. Hutchings,Graham J. Hutchings,Flemming Besenbacher +19 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that this particular elemental segregation provides optimal positioning of the unoccupied d-orbital states, which results in an enhanced utilization of the photoexcited electrons in redox reactions, and it is considered that the enhanced activity observed on TiO2 is generic in nature and can be transferred to other narrow band gap semiconductor supports for visible light photocatalysis.
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Stepwise photocatalytic dissociation of methanol and water on TiO2(110).
Qing Guo,Chenbiao Xu,Zefeng Ren,Wenshao Yang,Zhibo Ma,Dongxu Dai,Hongjun Fan,Timothy K. Minton,Xueming Yang +8 more
TL;DR: Theoretical calculations indicate that the high reverse barrier to C-D recombination and the facile desorption of CD(2)O make photocatalytic methanol dissociation on TiO(2)(110) proceed efficiently.
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Mechanism of selective methanol oxidation over vanadium oxide-titanium oxide catalysts: a FT-IR and flow reactor study
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the mechanism of the selective oxidation of methanol on two V-Ti oxide catalyst samples, prepared by impregnation and coprecipitation techniques, respectively.
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Conversion of crude and pure glycerol into derivatives: A feasibility evaluation
TL;DR: In this article, the feasibility of the direct conversion of crude glycerol (CG) to value-added derivatives through chemical processes has been rarely reported because this application is limited by the impurities of CG.