Solar Hydrocarbons: Single-Step, Atmospheric-Pressure Synthesis of C -C Alkanes and Alkenes from CO.

Cobalt ferrite (CoFe O ) spinel has been found to produce C -C hydrocarbons in a single-step, ambient-pressure, photocatalytic hydrogenation of CO with a rate of 1.1 mmol g  h , selectivity of 29.8 % and conversion yield of 12.

Construction of New Active Sites: Cu Substitution Enabled Surface Frustrated Lewis Pairs over Calcium Hydroxyapatite for CO Hydrogenation.

Calcium hydroxyphosphate, Ca (PO ) (OH) , is commonly known as hydroxyapatite (HAP). The acidic calcium and basic phosphate/hydroxide sites in HAP can be modified via isomorphous substitution of calcium and/or hydroxide ions to enable a cornucopia of catalyzed reactions. Herein, isomorphic substitution of Ca ions by Cu ions especially at very low levels of exchange created new analogs of molecular surface frustrated Lewis pairs (SFLPs) in Cu Ca (PO ) (OH) , thereby boosting its performance metrics in heterogeneous CO photocatalytic hydrogenation.

Improved Catalytic Performance of Au/α-FeO-Like-Worm Catalyst for Low Temperature CO Oxidation.

The gold catalysts supported on various morphologies of α-FeO in carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation reaction have been studied for many researchers. However, how to improve the catalytic activity and thermal stability for CO oxidation is still important. In this work, an unusual morphology of α-FeO was prepared by hydrothermal method and gold nanoparticles were supported using a deposition-precipitation method.

Nickel@Siloxene catalytic nanosheets for high-performance CO methanation.

Two-dimensional (2D) materials are of considerable interest for catalyzing the heterogeneous conversion of CO to synthetic fuels. In this regard, 2D siloxene nanosheets, have escaped thorough exploration, despite being composed of earth-abundant elements. Herein we demonstrate the remarkable catalytic activity, selectivity, and stability of a nickel@siloxene nanocomposite; it is found that this promising catalytic performance is highly sensitive to the location of the nickel component, being on either the interior or the exterior of adjacent siloxene nanosheets.

Room-Temperature Activation of H by a Surface Frustrated Lewis Pair.

Surface frustrated Lewis pairs (SFLPs) have been implicated in the gas-phase heterogeneous (photo)catalytic hydrogenation of CO to CO and CH OH by In O (OH) . A key step in the reaction pathway is envisioned to be the heterolysis of H on a proximal Lewis acid-Lewis base pair, the SFLP, the chemistry of which is described as In⋅⋅⋅In-OH + H → In-OH ⋅⋅⋅In-H . The product of the heterolysis, thought to be a protonated hydroxide Lewis base In-OH and a hydride coordinated Lewis acid In-H , can react with CO to form either CO or CH OH.