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Catalysts, Volume 8, Issue 10

October 2018 - 80 articles

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Cover Story: Colloidal Pd nanoparticles capped with octanethiolate ligands show good regio- and stereoselectivity toward the mono-hydrogenation of ester-conjugated allenes to either Z or E olefinic isomers depending on the substitution pattern around C=C bonds. Kinetic studies indicate that the reaction progresses through the hydrogenation of less hindered C=C bond to produce internal Z olefinic isomers. The high selectivity of Pd nanoparticles averting an additional hydrogenation is steered from the controlled electronic and geometric properties of the Pd surface, which are the result of thiolate-induced partial poisoning and surface crowding, respectively. View this paper.

Articles (80)

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,153 Views
12 Pages

22 October 2018

Methane dry reforming (MDR) is an attractive alternative to methane steam reforming for hydrogen production with low harmful environmental emissions on account of utilizing carbon dioxide in the feed. However, carbon formation in the product stream h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,257 Views
14 Pages

22 October 2018

Microbubble fabrication of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) beads with incorporated TiO2 provides a low-density, microstructured photocatalyst that is buoyant in water. This approach surmounts many of the challenges traditionally encountered in the gene...

  • Review
  • Open Access
49 Citations
9,203 Views
21 Pages

22 October 2018

In this review paper, we have assembled the main characteristics of partial oxidation reactions (oxidative dehydrogenation and selective oxidation to olefins or oxygenates, as aldehydes and carboxylic acids and nitriles), as well as total oxidation,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,318 Views
9 Pages

Cu42Ge24Na4—A Giant Trimetallic Sesquioxane Cage: Synthesis, Structure, and Catalytic Activity

  • Alena N. Kulakova,
  • Alexey N. Bilyachenko,
  • Victor N. Khrustalev,
  • Yan V. Zubavichus,
  • Pavel V. Dorovatovskii,
  • Lidia S. Shul’pina,
  • Xavier Bantreil,
  • Frédéric Lamaty,
  • Elena S. Shubina and
  • Mikhail M. Levitsky
  • + 1 author

22 October 2018

Unprecedented germanium-based sesquioxane exhibits an extremely high nuclearity (Cu42Ge24Na4) and unusual encapsulation features. The compound demonstrated a high catalytic activity in the oxidative amidation of alcohols, with cost-effective catalyst...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
80 Citations
22,440 Views
20 Pages

Active Sites in Heterogeneous Catalytic Reaction on Metal and Metal Oxide: Theory and Practice

  • Yanbo Pan,
  • Xiaochen Shen,
  • Libo Yao,
  • Abdulaziz Bentalib and
  • Zhenmeng Peng

20 October 2018

Active sites play an essential role in heterogeneous catalysis and largely determine the reaction properties. Yet identification and study of the active sites remain challenging owing to their dynamic behaviors during catalysis process and issues wit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,230 Views
23 Pages

20 October 2018

The development of an efficient and economical purification method is required to obtain a pure and mature recombinant protein in a simple process with high efficiency. Hence, a new technique was invented to cleave the tags from the N-terminal region...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,363 Views
14 Pages

20 October 2018

The amide peptide bond type linkage is one of the most natural conjugations available, present in many biological synthons and pharmaceutical drugs. Hence, aiming the direct conjugation of potentially biologically active compounds to phthalocyanines,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,963 Views
12 Pages

Development of Biotransamination Reactions towards the 3,4-Dihydro-2H-1,5-benzoxathiepin-3-amine Enantiomers

  • Daniel González-Martínez,
  • Nerea Fernández-Sáez,
  • Carlos Cativiela,
  • Joaquín M. Campos and
  • Vicente Gotor-Fernández

19 October 2018

The stereoselective synthesis of chiral amines is an appealing task nowadays. In this context, biocatalysis plays a crucial role due to the straightforward conversion of prochiral and racemic ketones into enantiopure amines by means of a series of en...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
6,704 Views
23 Pages

Rice Husk as an Inexpensive Renewable Immobilization Carrier for Biocatalysts Employed in the Food, Cosmetic and Polymer Sectors

  • Marco Cespugli,
  • Simone Lotteria,
  • Luciano Navarini,
  • Valentina Lonzarich,
  • Lorenzo Del Terra,
  • Francesca Vita,
  • Marina Zweyer,
  • Giovanna Baldini,
  • Valerio Ferrario and
  • Cynthia Ebert
  • + 1 author

19 October 2018

The high cost and environmental impact of fossil-based organic carriers represent a critical bottleneck to their use in large-scale industrial processes. The present study demonstrates the applicability of rice husk as inexpensive renewable carrier f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,216 Views
14 Pages

Bacterial Biodegradation of 4-Monohalogenated Diphenyl Ethers in One-Substrate and Co-Metabolic Systems

  • Amanda Pacholak,
  • Wojciech Smułek,
  • Agata Zdarta,
  • Agnieszka Zgoła-Grześkowiak and
  • Ewa Kaczorek

19 October 2018

The use of diphenyl ether (DE) and its 4-monohalogenated derivatives (4-HDE) as flame retardants, solvents, and substrates in biocide production significantly increases the risk of ecosystem contamination. Their removal is important from the point of...

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