ChemSusChem,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Oct. 30, 2021
Abstract
Adipic
acid
(AA)
is
a
key
industrial
dicarboxylic
intermediate
used
in
nylon
manufacturing.
Unfortunately,
the
traditional
process
technology
accompanied
by
serious
environmental
pollution.
Given
growing
demand
for
adipic
and
desire
to
reduce
its
negative
impact
on
environment,
considerable
efforts
have
been
devoted
developing
more
green
friendly
routes.
This
Review
focused
latest
advances
sustainable
preparation
of
AA
from
biomass‐based
platform
molecules,
including
5‐hydroxymethylfufural,
glucose,
γ‐valerolactone,
phenolic
compounds,
through
biocatalysis,
chemocatalysis,
combination
both.
Additionally,
development
state‐of‐the‐art
catalysts
different
catalytic
systems
systematically
discussed
summarized,
as
well
their
reaction
mechanisms.
Finally,
prospects
all
routes
are
critically
evaluated
technical
challenges
processes
manufacture
highlighted.
It
hoped
that
synthesis
pathways
presented
can
provide
insights
guidance
further
research
into
other
production
precursors
future.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: March 1, 2021
Abstract
Developing
high-performance
electrocatalysts
toward
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
is
important
for
clean
and
sustainable
energy,
yet
still
challenging.
Herein,
we
report
a
single-atom
strategy
to
construct
excellent
metal-organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
electrocatalyst
(NiRu
0.13
-BDC)
by
introducing
atomically
dispersed
Ru.
Significantly,
the
obtained
NiRu
-BDC
exhibits
outstanding
activity
in
all
pH,
especially
with
low
overpotential
of
36
mV
at
current
density
10
mA
cm
−2
1
M
phosphate
buffered
saline
solution,
which
comparable
commercial
Pt/C.
X-ray
absorption
fine
structures
functional
theory
calculations
reveal
that
Ru
can
modulate
electronic
structure
metal
center
MOF,
leading
optimization
binding
strength
H
2
O
H*,
enhancement
HER
performance.
This
work
establishes
as
an
efficient
approach
MOFs
catalyst
design.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(39), P. 16068 - 16077
Published: Sept. 23, 2021
Rationally
tailoring
the
coordination
environments
of
metal
single
atoms
(SAs)
is
an
effective
approach
to
promote
their
catalytic
performances,
which,
however,
remains
as
a
challenge
date.
Here,
we
report
novel
misplaced
deposition
strategy
for
fabrication
differently
coordinated
dual-metal
hetero-SAs.
Systematic
characterization
results
imply
that
as-synthesized
hetero-SAs
(exemplified
by
Cu
and
Co)
are
affixed
hierarchical
carbon
support
via
Cu-C4
Co-N4
bonds.
Density
functional
theory
studies
reveal
strong
synergistic
interactions
between
asymmetrically
deployed
CuC4
CoN4
sites
lead
remarkably
polarized
charge
distributions,
i.e.,
electron
accumulation
deficiency
around
sites,
respectively.
The
obtained
CuC4/CoN4@HC
catalyst
exhibits
significantly
enhanced
capability
in
substrate
adsorption
O2
activation,
achieving
superior
performances
oxidative
esterification
aromatic
aldehydes
comparison
with
Cu-
Co-based
SA
counterparts.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
50(10), P. 6042 - 6093
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
Transformation
of
biomass
to
chemicals
and
fuels
is
a
long-term
goal
in
both
science
industry.
Here,
we
review
the
fast
development
recent
advances
3d-metal-based
catalysts
including
Cu,
Fe,
Co,
Ni
Mn
lignocellulosic
conversion.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(48), P. 22008 - 22017
Published: Nov. 21, 2022
Metal
nanoclusters
(NCs)
with
atomically
precise
structures
have
sparked
interest
in
catalysis.
Unfortunately,
their
high
aggregation
tendency
and
the
spatial
resistance
of
surface
ligands
pose
significant
challenges.
Herein,
Au25
NCs
are
encapsulated
into
isoreticular
metal-organic
frameworks
(MOFs),
namely
UiO-66-X
(X
=
H,
NH2,
OH,
NO2),
followed
by
removal
on
NCs.
The
resulting
surface-clean
NCs,
protected
MOF
confinement,
exhibit
much
superior
activity
stability
respect
to
pristine
oxidative
esterification
furfural.
Remarkably,
experimental
theoretical
results
jointly
demonstrate
that
diverse
functional
groups
modulate
electronic
state,
giving
rise
discriminated
substrate
adsorption
energy
Au25@UiO-66-X.
As
a
result,
electron
density
suitable
ability
dominate
trend:
Au25@UiO-66-NH2
>
Au25@UiO-66-OH
Au25@UiO-66
Au25@UiO-66-NO2.
This
work
develops
new
strategy
for
stabilization
metal
pore
wall-engineered
MOFs
enhanced
Small Structures,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
3(5)
Published: Oct. 9, 2021
Iron‐series
(Fe,
Co,
and
Ni)
containing
metal–organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
have
gained
great
concern
in
supercapacitors
(SCs)
because
of
their
tailorable
architectures,
multiple
redox‐active
sites,
intriguing
properties.
Given
the
importance
porosities
MOFs
for
charge
transmission,
an
essential
assessment
designs,
preparation
methods,
engineering
technologies
is
strongly
required
to
further
explore
optimize
SCs.
Through
empowering
conductive
backbones
centers,
iron‐series
MOF‐based
electrodes
made
outstanding
achievements
recently.
This
review
aims
summarize
these
core
reports
on
MOFs.
Correspondingly,
design
strategy,
reason
compositing,
strategy
introducing
heteroatoms,
current
divergences
structural
alteration
mechanisms
are
discussed.
Potential
bottleneck
issues
coping
strategies
also
perspectively
discussed
guide
future
optimization.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
52(22), P. 7949 - 8004
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Photocatalytic
organic
reactions,
harvesting
solar
energy
to
produce
high
value-added
chemicals,
have
attracted
increasing
attention
as
a
sustainable
approach
address
the
global
crisis
and
environmental
issues.
Reticular
framework
materials,
including
metal-organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
covalent
(COFs),
are
widely
considered
promising
candidates
for
photocatalysis
owing
their
crystallinity,
tailorable
pore
environment
extensive
structural
diversity.
Although
design
synthesis
of
MOFs
COFs
been
intensively
developed
in
last
20
years,
applications
photocatalytic
transformations
still
preliminary
stage,
making
systematic
summary
necessary.
Thus,
this
review
aims
provide
comprehensive
understanding
useful
guidelines
exploration
suitable
MOF
COF
photocatalysts
towards
appropriate
reactions.
The
commonly
used
reactions
categorized
facilitate
identification
reaction
types.
From
practical
viewpoint,
fundamentals
experimental
design,
active
species,
performance
evaluation
external
conditions,
discussed
detail
easy
experimentation.
Furthermore,
latest
advances
COFs,
composites,
comprehensively
summarized
according
actual
sites,
together
with
discussion
structure-property
relationship.
We
believe
that
study
will
be
helpful
researchers
novel
reticular
various
synthetic
applications.
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
10(9), P. 2984 - 2993
Published: Feb. 24, 2022
The
study
of
the
mechanism
peroxidase-like
activity
nanozymes,
to
obtain
high-performance,
is
great
significance
in
biosensing
and
biocatalysis.
Herein,
developed
bimetal–organic
frameworks
(FexNiy-MOF)
all
showed
enhanced
activity,
research
was
carried
out
on
behalf
Fe3Ni-MOF
with
best
catalytic
activity.
dual
(electron
transfer
generation
hydroxyl
radicals
(•OH)
mechanism)
deduced
through
cyclic
voltammetry
electron
spin
resonance.
mainly
depends
introduction
Ni,
which
improved
redox
capacity
accelerated
between
TMB
H2O2.
In
addition,
Ni
also
conversion
efficiency
Fe3+
Fe2+,
promote
•OH,
then
we
obtained
can
achieve
ultrasensitive
detection
H2O2
a
linear
range
0.02–15
μM
limit
as
low
11
nM.
This
makes
enhancement
practical
significance.
Then,
glucose
system
successfully
established
using
an
intermediate
product,
has
potential
development
biosensor
applications.
