Abstract
In recent years, enormous efforts have been devoted to improving the atom efficiency of metal catalysts by decreasing the size of metal particles to the limit of isolated atoms in heterogeneous catalysis, termed single-atom catalysts (SACs). In addition to being atom-efficient, these SACs are increasingly gaining attention because of the unique reactivity and selectivity they exhibit in industrially relevant reactions, including both oxidation and hydrogenation reactions. Clear parallels can be drawn between heterogeneous SACs and their analogous homogeneous catalysts. In this chapter, we highlight SACs that demonstrate this relationship and report on relevant, recent developments in the field of single-atom catalysis.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ACS Symposium Series |
Editors | Putla Sudarsanam, Lakhveer Singh |
Publisher | American Chemical Society |
Pages | 1-15 |
Number of pages | 15 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
Name | ACS Symposium Series |
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Volume | 1360 |
ISSN (Print) | 0097-6156 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1947-5918 |
Funding
This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is operated by Battelle for DOE under Contract DE-AC05-76RL01830.