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Sonolytic and Silent Polymerization of Methacrlyic Acid Butyl Ester Catalyzed by a New Onium Salt with bis-Active Sites in a Biphasic System — A Comparative Investigation

  • Perumberkandgai A. Vivekanand,
  • Maw-Ling Wang and
  • Yu-Ming Hsieh
Molecules2013, 18(2), 2419-2437;https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules18022419

21 February 2013

Currently, ingenious new analytical and process experimental techniques which are environmentally benign techniques, viz., ultrasound irradiation, have become immensely popular in promoting various reactions. In this work, a novel soluble multi-site...

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Ag Nanoparticles Stabilized on Cyclodextrin Polymer Decorated with Multi-Nitrogen Atom Containing Polymer: An Efficient Catalyst for the Synthesis of Xanthenes

  • Samahe Sadjadi,
  • Fatemeh Ghoreyshi Kahangi,
  • Masoumeh Dorraj and
  • Majid M. Heravi
Molecules2020, 25(2), 241;https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25020241

7 January 2020

In attempt to broaden the use of cyclodextrin polymer for catalytic purposes, a novel covalent hybrid system was prepared through growth of multi-nitrogen atom containing polymer (PMelamine) derived from reaction of ethylenediamine and 2,4,6-trichlor...

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Multi-Heteroatom Doped Fe@CN Activation Peroxomonosulfate for the Removal of Trace Organic Contaminants from Water: Optimizing Fabrication and Performance

  • Jiamin Chen,
  • Ruijun Ren,
  • Yatao Liu,
  • Chen Li,
  • Zhenbei Wang and
  • Fei Qi
Water2023, 15(24), 4241;https://doi.org/10.3390/w15244241

11 December 2023

Modification of catalysts by multi-heteroatom doping (S, P, B) is an effective way to improve the peroxomonosulfate activation performance of catalysts. In recent years, highly toxic and persistent trace organic contaminants have been frequently dete...

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Heterogeneous Partial (amm)Oxidation and Oxidative Dehydrogenation Catalysis on Mixed Metal Oxides

  • Jacques C. Védrine
Catalysts2016, 6(2), 22;https://doi.org/10.3390/catal6020022

29 January 2016

This paper presents an overview of heterogeneous partial (amm)oxidation and oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of hydrocarbons. The review has been voluntarily restricted to metal oxide-type catalysts, as the partial oxidation field is very broad and th...

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Hierarchical Porous P-Doped NiCo Alloy with α/ε Phase-Defect Synergy to Boost Alkaline HER Kinetics and Bifunctional Activity

  • Lun Yang,
  • Meng Zhang,
  • Mengran Shi,
  • Yi Yao,
  • Ying Liu,
  • Jianqing Zhou,
  • Yi Cao,
  • Zhong Li,
  • Meifeng Liu and
  • Yun Shan
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Nanomaterials2025, 15(20), 1562;https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15201562

14 October 2025

Non-precious catalysts for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) face a fundamental multi-scale challenge: lack of synergy between electronic structure tuning for balancing H adsorption and water dissociation, active site stabilization for boost...

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Metal Chalcogenides on Silicon Photocathodes for Efficient Water Splitting: A Mini Overview

  • Jemee Joe,
  • Hyunwoo Yang,
  • Changdeuck Bae and
  • Hyunjung Shin
Catalysts2019, 9(2), 149;https://doi.org/10.3390/catal9020149

2 February 2019

In the photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting (WS) reactions, a photon is absorbed by a semiconductor, generating electron-hole pairs which are transferred across the semiconductor/electrolyte interface to reduce or oxidize water into oxygen or h...

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Mesoporous Structure and N-Doped Carbon Coating Skeleton Boosting High-Performance Nickel Phosphide Nanosheet-Based Electrocatalysts for Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

  • Yixuan Tang,
  • Xiaowei Niu,
  • Zhengjun Guan,
  • Chengxin Wang,
  • Xinyu Ma,
  • Haonan Wang and
  • Hongyuan Pan
Crystals2026, 16(2), 100;https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst16020100

30 January 2026

Earth-abundant nickel phosphide electrocatalysts show great potential for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), yet their efficiency requires further enhancement for practical applications. Herein, a novel in situ strategy is developed to synthesize...

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Constructing Molybdenum Phosphide@Cobalt Phosphide Heterostructure Nanoarrays on Nickel Foam as a Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Enhanced Overall Water Splitting

  • Yingchun Huang,
  • Hongming Chen and
  • Busheng Zhang
Molecules2023, 28(9), 3647;https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28093647

22 April 2023

The construction of multi-level heterostructure materials is an effective way to further the catalytic activity of catalysts. Here, we assembled self-supporting MoS2@Co precursor nanoarrays on the support of nickel foam by coupling the hydrothermal m...

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