Heterogeneous catalysis underpins a vast array of chemical processes in which reactions occur at the interface between a solid catalyst and fluid reactants. The interplay between surface structure, ...

Heterogeneous catalysis in liquid-phase reactions underpins a wide array of industrial and environmental processes, ranging from fine chemical synthesis to biomass conversion and fuel production. In ...

Catalysis—the reduction of activation energy in a chemical reaction by a catalyst—plays a key role in the chemical industry, as well as in the development of sustainable technologies essential for ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have reported a breakthrough in nickel catalysis that harnesses a rare oxidation state of nickel that has proved challenging to control yet ...