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A novel platinum nanocatalyst for the oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural into 2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid under mild conditions

article published in 2014

A remarkable anion effect on palladium nanoparticle formation and stabilization in hydroxyl-functionalized ionic liquids

scientific article published on 23 March 2012

Acid-free regioselective aminocarbonylation of alkenes

scientific article published on 01 July 2014

Advances in the Rational Design of Rhodium Nanoparticle Catalysts: Control via Manipulation of the Nanoparticle Core and Stabilizer

Ag–Pd and CuO–Pd nanoparticles in a hydroxyl-group functionalized ionic liquid: synthesis, characterization and catalytic performance

Amide bond formation via C(sp3)–H bond functionalization and CO insertion

scientific article published on 15 November 2013

Application of Ionic Liquids in the Downstream Processing of Lignocellulosic Biomass

scientific article

Aqueous-phase Fischer-Tropsch synthesis with a ruthenium nanocluster catalyst.

scientific article published in January 2008

Aqueous-phase hydrogenation of alkenes and arenes: The growing role of nanoscale catalysts

Atomically Dispersed Pt1-Polyoxometalate Catalysts: How Does Metal-Support Interaction Affect Stability and Hydrogenation Activity?

scientific article published on 07 May 2019

Back Cover: Direct Conversion of Mono- and Polysaccharides into 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Using Ionic-Liquid Mixtures (ChemSusChem 16/2016)

Balancing the rate of cluster growth and etching for gram-scale synthesis of thiolate-protected Au(25) nanoclusters with atomic precision

scientific article published on 24 March 2014

Biomass valorisation over metal-based solid catalysts from nanoparticles to single atoms

scientific article published on 27 May 2020

Biphasic hydrogenation over PVP stabilized Rh nanoparticles in hydroxyl functionalized ionic liquids.

scientific article published on 11 July 2008

Catalytic Production of Alanine from Waste Glycerol

scientific article published on 27 December 2019

Catalytic amino acid production from biomass-derived intermediates.

scientific article

Chitin-Derived Mesoporous, Nitrogen-Containing Carbon for Heavy-Metal Removal and Styrene Epoxidation

scientific article published on 12 August 2015

Crystallisation of inorganic salts containing 18-crown-6 from ionic liquids

Cycloaddition of CO2 to epoxides catalyzed by imidazolium-based polymeric ionic liquids

Defunctionalization of fructose and sucrose: Iron-catalyzed production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from fructose and sucrose

article published in 2011

Designed precursor for the controlled synthesis of highly active atomic and sub-nanometric platinum catalysts on mesoporous silica

scientific article published on 21 February 2018

Designed synthesis of MOx (M = Zn, Fe, Sn, Ni, Mn, Co, Ce, Mg, Ag), Pt, and Au nanoparticles supported on hierarchical CuO hollow structures

scientific article published on 22 November 2016

Development of palladium surface-enriched heteronuclear Au-Pd nanoparticle dehalogenation catalysts in an ionic liquid

scientific article published on 4 January 2013

Direct Conversion of Mono- and Polysaccharides into 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Using Ionic-Liquid Mixtures

scientific article published on 27 June 2016

Direct conversion of chitin into a N-containing furan derivative

article published in 2014

Downstream processing of lignin derived feedstock into end products

scientific article published on 08 July 2020

Effect of Treatment Methods on Chitin Structure and Its Transformation into Nitrogen-Containing Chemicals

scientific article published on 07 September 2015

Efficient cleavage of aryl ether C-O linkages by Rh-Ni and Ru-Ni nanoscale catalysts operating in water

Electrostatic and Non-covalent Interactions in Dicationic Imidazolium-Sulfonium Salts with Mixed Anions

Enhanced Conversion of Carbohydrates to the Platform Chemical 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Using Designer Ionic Liquids

scientific article published on 02 April 2014

Enhanced Rate of Arene Hydrogenation with Imidazolium Functionalized Bipyridine Stabilized Rhodium Nanoparticle Catalysts

scientific article published on 05 January 2011

Evaluation of ionic liquid soluble imidazolium tetrachloropalladate pre-catalysts in Suzuki coupling reactions

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Graphene Oxide Catalyzed C-H Bond Activation: The Importance of Oxygen Functional Groups for Biaryl Construction

scientific article published on 6 January 2016

Harnessing the Wisdom in Colloidal Chemistry to Make Stable Single-Atom Catalysts

scientific article published on 27 July 2018

Highly selective hydrogenation of aromatic chloronitro compounds to aromatic chloroamines with ionic-liquid-like copolymer stabilized platinum nanocatalysts in ionic liquids

How strong is hydrogen bonding in ionic liquids? Combined X-ray crystallographic, infrared/Raman spectroscopic, and density functional theory study

scientific article

Hydride-induced ligand dynamic and structural transformation of gold nanoclusters during a catalytic reaction

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Hydrodeoxygenation of Lignin-Derived Phenols into Alkanes by Using Nanoparticle Catalysts Combined with Brønsted Acidic Ionic Liquids

scientific article published on 01 July 2010

Immediate hydroxylation of arenes to phenols via V-containing all-silica ZSM-22 zeolite triggered non-radical mechanism

scientific article published in Nature Communications

In situ time-resolved DXAFS study of Rh nanoparticle formation mechanism in ethylene glycol at elevated temperature

scientific article published on 27 January 2012

Insights into the Formation Mechanism of Rhodium Nanocubes

Mechanochemical Amorphization of α-Chitin and Conversion into Oligomers of N-Acetyl-d-glucosamine

Nanometallic chemistry: deciphering nanoparticle catalysis from the perspective of organometallic chemistry and homogeneous catalysis

scientific article published on 14 June 2013

Novel Catalytic Materials for Energy and the Environment

One-step conversion of cellobiose to C6-alcohols using a ruthenium nanocluster catalyst

scientific article published in July 2006

One-step synthesis of 2-alkyl-dioxolanes from ethylene glycol and syngas

scientific article published in January 2009

Pd-Pb Alloy Nanocrystals with Tailored Composition for Semihydrogenation: Taking Advantage of Catalyst Poisoning

scientific article

Popping of graphite oxide: application in preparing metal nanoparticle catalysts.

scientific article published on 14 July 2015

Production of Terephthalic Acid from Corn Stover Lignin

scientific article published on 14 February 2019

Promoting heterogeneous catalysis beyond catalyst design

scientific article published on 14 January 2020

Rational Design of a Molecular Nanocatalyst-Stabilizer that Enhances both Catalytic Activity and Nanoparticle Stability

Rational control of nano-scale metal-catalysts for biomass conversion.

scientific article published on 29 March 2016

Rationalization of Solvation and Stabilization of Palladium Nanoparticles in Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids by DFT and Vibrational Spectroscopy

scientific article published on 23 March 2012

Rhodium nanoparticle catalysts stabilized with a polymer that enhances stability without compromising activity

scientific article published on 11 January 2011

Selective Formic Acid Decomposition for High-Pressure Hydrogen Generation: A Mechanistic Study

scientific article published on 01 January 2009

Selective degradation of wood lignin over noble-metal catalysts in a two-step process

scientific article published in January 2008

Shell Biorefinery: Dream or Reality?

scientific article

Soft, Oxidative Stripping of Alkyl Thiolate Ligands from Hydroxyapatite-Supported Gold Nanoclusters for Oxidation Reactions.

scientific article published on 17 November 2015

Solubility adjustable nanoparticles stabilized by a novel PVP based family: synthesis, characterization and catalytic properties.

scientific article published on 12 June 2009

Solvation and stabilization of palladium nanoparticles in phosphonium-based ionic liquids: a combined infrared spectroscopic and density functional theory study

scientific article published on 27 August 2014

Solvent-Enhanced Coupling of Sterically Hindered Reagents and Aryl Chlorides using Functionalized Ionic Liquids

Stabilizing a Platinum1 Single-Atom Catalyst on Supported Phosphomolybdic Acid without Compromising Hydrogenation Activity

scientific article published on 30 May 2016

Sustainability: Don't waste seafood waste.

scientific article

Synthesis of a Sulfonated Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework as an Efficient Solid Acid Catalyst for Biobased Chemical Conversion.

scientific article published on 3 September 2015

The support effect on the size and catalytic activity of thiolated Au₂₅ nanoclusters as precatalysts.

scientific article published in April 2015

Thermally responsive gold nanocatalysts based on a modified poly-vinylpyrrolidone

Thermoresponsive polymers based on poly-vinylpyrrolidone: applications in nanoparticle catalysis

scientific article published on 3 February 2010

Toward understanding the growth mechanism: tracing all stable intermediate species from reduction of Au(I)-thiolate complexes to evolution of Au₂₅ nanoclusters

scientific article published on 21 July 2014

Transformation of CO 2 by using nanoscale metal catalysts: cases studies on the formation of formic acid and dimethylether

Transformation of biomass via the selective hydrogenolysis of CO bonds by nanoscale metal catalysts

Transformation of sodium bicarbonate and CO2 into sodium formate over NiPd nanoparticle catalyst

scientific article published on 18 September 2013

Tuning the Accessibility and Activity of Au25 (SR)18 Nanocluster Catalysts through Ligand Engineering

scientific article

Tuning the Chemoselectivity of Rh Nanoparticle Catalysts by Site-Selective Poisoning with Phosphine Ligands: The Hydrogenation of Functionalized Aromatic Compounds

Ultrathin rhodium nanosheets

scientific article

Upcycling chitin-containing waste into organonitrogen chemicals via an integrated process

scientific article published on 25 March 2020

Valorization of Renewable Carbon Resources for Chemicals.

scientific article

Visible-light-driven amino acids production from biomass-based feedstocks over ultrathin CdS nanosheets

scientific article published on 29 September 2020

pH-Sensitive Gold Nanoparticle Catalysts for the Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols