Mechanism driven design of trimer Ni1Sb2 site delivering superior hydrogenation selectivity to ethylene

Xiaohu Ge; Mingying Dou; Yueqiang Cao; Xi Liu; Qiang Yuwen; Jing Zhang; Gang Qian; Xueqing Gong; Xinggui Zhou; Liwei Chen; Weikang Yuan; Xuezhi Duan

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33250-8

Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Mechanism driven design of trimer Ni1Sb2 site delivering superior hydrogenation selectivity to ethylene

Xiaohu Ge,
Mingying Dou,
Yueqiang Cao,
Xi Liu,
Qiang Yuwen,
Jing Zhang,
Gang Qian,
Xueqing Gong,
Xinggui Zhou,
Liwei Chen,
Weikang Yuan,
Xuezhi Duan

Affiliations

Xiaohu Ge: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Mingying Dou: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Yueqiang Cao: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Xi Liu: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, In-situ Center for Physical Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Qiang Yuwen: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Jing Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Gang Qian: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Xueqing Gong: Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Centre for Computational Chemistry and Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, East China University of Science and Technology
Xinggui Zhou: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Liwei Chen: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, In-situ Center for Physical Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Weikang Yuan: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Xuezhi Duan: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33250-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Designing atomically uniform ensemble sites for matching targeted reaction pathway is important yet challenging in heterogeneous catalysis. Here, the authors fabricate a trimer Ni1Sb2 site featuring superior selectivity for acetylene semi-hydrogenation via a mechanism-driven design strategy.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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