Enzyme-metal-single-atom hybrid catalysts for efficient one-pot chemoenzymatic reactions

A promising strategy for effectively merging the enzymatic and single-atom catalysis

17-Jan-2023 - The merging of different types of catalysis including enzymatic, homogeneous, and heterogeneous catalysis is fundamentally important for both understanding catalysis at the atom level and the design of novel hybrid catalysts. The latter points to a direction toward the ideal catalyst that can ...

Scientists develop all-3D-printed lithium metal batteries with high energy density

18-Nov-2022 - A research team led by Prof. WU Zhongshuai from theDalian Institute of Chemical Physics(DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed all-3D printed Li metal batteries (LMBs) with robust cycle stability and ultrahigh areal energy density. The LMBstakea porous and conductive ...

Nanocrystals Store Light Energy and Drive Chemical Reactions

Low toxicity, high efficiency: ZnSe/ZnS quantum dots as photocatalysts

15-Nov-2022 - Chemistry is increasingly making use of the trick plants can do with photosynthesis: driving chemical reactions that run poorly or do not occur spontaneously at all with light energy. This requires suitable photocatalysts that capture light energy and make it available for the reaction. In the ...

Researchers develop efficient oxygen catalysts for lithium-oxygen batteries

19-Oct-2022 - Lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) battery is one of the most promising batteries due to its high theoretical energy density. However, the poor catalytic performance ofits air-cathode impeded its commercialization. Recently,ajoint research groupled by Prof. BAO Xinhe and Prof. WU Zhongshuai from ...

Researchers propose new coupling strategy for organic wastewater treatment

21-Sep-2022 - Ajoint research group led by Prof. SUN Chenglin, Porf. WEI Huangzhao andProf. LI Rengui from theDalian Institute of Chemical Physics(DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) hasdeveloped a new coupling strategy of photocatalytic water oxidation and catalytic wet peroxide oxidation ...

Unveiling how water and ions impact chemical reactivities at solid-aqueous interfaces

16-Sep-2022 - Solid-aqueous interfaces are ubiquitous and essential in a diverse range of natural and man-made systems and processes, from mineral formation, rock weathering, metal corrosion, to the intricate functioning of biological membranes and ion channels. In all these systems and processes, water and ...

Researchers tailor main-group catalyst with atomically dispersed in sites for highly efficient oxidative dehydrogenation

08-Sep-2022 - Transition metal oxides are a kind of catalysts for oxidative dehydrogenation of alkanes. However,they suffer from inferior alkenes yield due to the trade-off between conversion and selectivity induced by more reactive alkenes than alkanes. Recently, a research group led by Prof. WANG Xiaodong ...

Direct conversion of carbon dioxide into bulk chemicals and liquid fuels

30-Aug-2022 - High-efficiency utilization of CO2 facilitates the reduction of CO2 concentration in the global atmosphere and hence the alleviation of the greenhouse effect. The chemical utilization of CO2, which refers to converting CO2 into value-added chemicals and liquid fuels, has a distinct and direct CO2 ...

Single atom-based catalysts for electrochemical CO₂ reduction

A comprehensive review of recent progresses for CO₂RR using SACs

19-Jul-2022 - Consumption of traditional fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, oil) has resulted in escalated CO2 concentration in air which is responsible for global climate change. Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) using renewable energy has emerged as a promising approach for converting CO2 into ...

Researchers reveal oxygenate-based routes in syngas conversion over oxide-zeolite bifunctional catalysts

27-Jun-2022 - Aresearch team led by Prof. HOU Guangjin and Prof. BAO Xinhe from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) hasrevealed the oxygenate-based routes in syngas conversion overoxide–zeolite (OXZEO)bifunctional catalysts by solid-state Nuclear ...