Single gold atoms stabilized on nanoscale metal oxide supports are catalytic active centers for various reactions

AIChE Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 429-439

  Wang, Chongyang ^a   Yang, Ming ^a   Flytzani Stephanopoulos, Maria ^a  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol dehydrogenation; Gold; Methanol steam reforming; Single atom catalysts; Water gas shift reaction

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CATALYTIC REFORMING; CHEMICAL SHIFT; DEHYDROGENATION; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ETHANOL; GOLD; GOLD COMPOUNDS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALS; METHANOL; PALLADIUM; PRECIOUS METALS; REFORMING REACTIONS; STEAM REFORMING; WATER GAS SHIFT; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

CATALYTIC ACTIVE CENTERS; ETHANOL DEHYDROGENATION; HIGH-ANGLE ANNULAR DARK FIELDS; METHANOL PARTIAL OXIDATION; METHANOL STEAM REFORMING; SINGLE ATOMS; TRANSMISSION MICROSCOPY; WATER GAS SHIFT (WGS) REACTION;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 84955659515     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.15134     Document Type: Article

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