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Catalysts, Volume 15, Issue 7

July 2025 - 90 articles

Cover Story: This study presents a green, cost-effective method for producing 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from sucrose using microwave-assisted heating and S, N-doped bifunctional catalysts synthesized via the hydrothermal carbonization of glucose with thiourea or urea. The best catalyst (CG_TU_12h) achieved a 37% HMF yield. The key factors influencing HMF yield included the balance of acid–base sites, the types of functional groups, and the degree of graphitization of the catalyst. Kinetic modelling identified fructose dehydration as the fastest step, while glucose isomerisation was limited in the presence of air. Utilising higher sucrose loading (5%) improved HMF yield and reduced byproducts. Microwave heating significantly shortened reaction times compared to conventional methods, thereby enhancing the efficiency of sustainable biomass conversion. View this paper
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Articles (90)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,293 Views
18 Pages

Highly Efficient and Stable Ni-Cs/TS-1 Catalyst for Gas-Phase Propylene Epoxidation with H2 and O2

  • Ziyan Mi,
  • Huayun Long,
  • Yuhua Jia,
  • Yue Ma,
  • Cuilan Miao,
  • Yan Xie,
  • Xiaomei Zhu and
  • Jiahui Huang

21 July 2025

The development of non-noble metal catalysts for gas-phase propylene epoxidation with H2/O2 remains challenging due to their inadequate activity and stability. Herein, we report a Cs+-modified Ni/TS-1 catalyst (9%Ni-Cs/TS-1), which exhibits unprecede...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
699 Views
14 Pages

Ultraviolet Photocatalytic Performance of ZnO Nanorods Selectively Deposited with Bi2O3 Quantum Dots

  • Baohui Lou,
  • Chi Zhang,
  • Xianhao Wu,
  • Ying Liu,
  • Xiangdong Feng,
  • Feipeng Huang,
  • Bowen Zhao and
  • Zhengwang Zhu

21 July 2025

A strong interaction between Bi3+ and ZnO was used to successfully sensitize ZnO nanorods with quantum dots (QDs) of Bi2O3 through three different strategies. Although the Bi2O3 QDs had similar particle size distributions, their photocatalytic perfor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,882 Views
27 Pages

Biosynthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanostructures Using Leaf Extract of Azadirachta indica: Characterizations and In Silico and Nematicidal Potentials

  • Gulrana Khuwaja,
  • Anis Ahmad Chaudhary,
  • Abadi M. Mashlawi,
  • Abdullah Ali Alamri,
  • Faris Alfifi,
  • Kahkashan Anjum,
  • Md Shamsher Alam,
  • Mohammad Intakhab Alam,
  • Syed Kashif Ali and
  • Nadeem Raza
  • + 2 authors

21 July 2025

Biosynthesized ZnO nanostructures were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), ultraviolet–visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy, and Fourier transform–infrared (FT-IR)...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,476 Views
17 Pages

20 July 2025

Reverse osmosis (RO) concentrated water can be effectively treated with catalytic ozone oxidation technology, an effective advanced oxidation process. In order to provide a thorough reference for the safe treatment and reuse of RO concentrated water,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
759 Views
14 Pages

20 July 2025

Constructing a heterojunction is considered one of the most effective strategies for enhancing photocatalytic activity. Herein, we employ Ta3N5 and tubular graphitic carbon nitride (TCN) to construct a Ta3N5/TCN van der Waals heterojunction via elect...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2,265 Views
18 Pages

Mechanochemical and Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Reactions of Alkynes

  • Lifen Peng,
  • Zhiling Zou,
  • Ting Wang,
  • Xirong Liu,
  • Hui Li,
  • Zhiwen Yuan,
  • Chunling Zeng,
  • Xinhua Xu,
  • Zilong Tang and
  • Guofang Jiang

17 July 2025

Mechanochemical and transition-metal-catalyzed reactions of alkynes, exhibiting significant advantages like short reaction time, solvent-free, high yield and good selectivity, were considered to be green and sustainable pathways to access functionali...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
1,621 Views
32 Pages

17 July 2025

In recent years, Co-based catalysts have attracted considerable attention in research on selective hydrogenation reactions because of their mild activities and favorable selectivities for producing intermediate products, especially in the selective h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
783 Views
29 Pages

17 July 2025

This paper presents the results of an investigation into the catalytic activity and selectivity of rhodium-based catalysts supported on natural zeolite clinoptilolite from the Shankanai field (Kazakhstan) in the dehydrogenation of light alkanes from...

  • Article
  • Open Access
929 Views
19 Pages

The Behavior of Divalent Metals in Double-Layered Hydroxides as a Fenton Bimetallic Catalyst for Dye Decoloration: Kinetics and Experimental Design

  • Edgar Oswaldo Leyva Cruz,
  • Diana Negrete Godínez,
  • Deyanira Angeles-Beltrán and
  • Refugio Rodríguez-Vázquez

16 July 2025

This study investigates the influence of divalent metals—(Mg(II), Co(II), and Ni(II)) in layered double hydroxides (LDHs), with a constant trivalent Fe(III) component—on the decoloration of crystal violet and methyl blue dyes via a Fenton...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,389 Views
16 Pages

16 July 2025

The conversion of CO2 into CH4 through the Sabatier reaction is one of the key processes that can reduce CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. This work aims to develop Ni-Al aerogel-based thermo-photocatalysts with large specific surface areas prepared...

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Catalysts - ISSN 2073-4344