Catalysts, Volume 14, Issue 8

Biodiesel, an eco-friendly alternative to conventional fossil fuels, offers reduced emissions like carbon dioxide, sulfur oxides, and soot. This study explores biodiesel production from a blend of waste oils using a novel biomass-based catalyst deriv...

The bulk and surface properties of materials based on nickel and aluminum oxides and hydroxides, as such or after reduction processes, are reviewed and discussed critically. The actual and potential industrial applications of these materials, both in...

This work developed new electrocatalysts for direct alcohol oxidation fuel cells (DAFCs) by using graphene and reduced graphene oxides (GO and rGO) as supporting nanomaterials for copper–nickel (CuNi) nanocomposites. The manufacture of CuNi, Cu...

The reaction mechanisms of C–S borylation of aryl sulfides catalyzed with 1,4-benzoquinone (BQ) were investigated by employing the M06-2X-D3/ma-def2-SVP method and basis set. In this study, the SMD model was taken to simulate the solvent effect...

The synthesis of biodiesel can be achieved using either homogeneous or heterogeneous catalysts. Given the non-renewable nature of homogeneous catalysts, heterogeneous catalysts are increasingly preferred for biodiesel production. Agricultural wastes...

In this study, we developed novel BiOBr/WO_2.72 nanocomposites (abbreviated as BO/WO) and systematically investigated their photocatalytic degradation performance against the pesticide dichlorvos under visible light irradiation. The experimental resul...

The concept of “photocatalysis” was discovered at the beginning of the twentieth century, and research in this area has especially intensified over the past 50 years [...]

Pd/C catalysts play a pivotal role in contemporary chemical industries due to their exceptional performance in diverse hydrogenation processes and organic reactions. Over the past century, researchers have extensively explored the factors influencing...

In this work, the successful synthesis of a Cu@g-C₃N₄/CeO₂-like Z-scheme heterojunction through hydrothermal and photo-deposition methods represents high CO₂ reduction activity with remarkable CO selectivity, as evidenced by the impressive CO yield o...

This work examined the influence of UV-A light modulation on the photocatalytic process coadjuvated with H₂O₂ to mineralize phenol in an aqueous solution. A fixed-bed batch photocatalytic reactor with a flat-plate geometry, irradiated by UV-A LEDs, w...