Publications by authors named "Sulaiman Al-Faifi"
The increased awareness of carbon management has prompted the scientific community towards delivering sustainable catalytic technologies, preferably from CO. Copper-based multifunctional catalysts are the most frequently used for thermal hydrogenation and electrocatalytic reduction of CO (COR) processes. To improve the understanding and efficacy of these materials for the COR reaction, Cu-Zn oxides combined with AlO and ZrO were synthesized by the coprecipitation method and annealed at 500 °C, 600 °C, and 700 °C (, Cu/ZnO/AlO- and Cu/ZnO/ZrO systems-, where is the annealing temperature) to tune their multi-functionality.
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- - Researchers developed a new hybrid catalyst called NiLDH@YZ, which combines nickel-layered double hydroxide with Y-zeolite, to enhance Glaser homocoupling reactions through mechanochemical agitation.
- - The study measured the properties of the catalyst, such as surface area, porosity, and acid-base characteristics, showing it has strong acid-base bifunctionality.
- - The best performance was achieved with a specific hybrid (0.5NiLDH@0.5YZ), yielding 83% after 60 minutes of agitation, and it maintained effectiveness across four catalytic cycles, indicating its potential in carbon-carbon bond formation using a new approach that blends mechanochemistry with traditional catalysis.