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Catalysts in Energy Applications II

A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalytic Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2023) | Viewed by 3385

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Oleg Vladislavovich Levin

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Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya Embankment, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Interests: electrochemistry; energy storage; nanomaterials; organic materials
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Dr. Daniil A. Lukyanov

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Institute of Chemistry, St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
Interests: organic materials; catechols; TEMPO; organic batteries; catalysis
Dr. Elena Alekseeva

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Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, University Embankment, 7/9, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
Interests: ORR catalysts; metal-free ORR catalyst; conductive polymers; low-temperature battery

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This is the second edition of the Special Issue titled “Catalysts in Energy Applications”. Most energy-related systems are dependent on catalytic processes. Catalysis is essential for all stages of the energy life cycle, from the production of fuels to consumer applications to waste management. Catalysis is the key to a wide range of energy-related processes, starting from the production of the traditional fossil fuels and ending with the emerging areas of sustainable energy, such as hydrogen fuel and solar light harvesting in artificial photosynthesis. The main focus of this Special Issue on “Catalysts in Energy Applications” will be on chemical, electrochemical, and photochemical catalytic processes, developed to address energy-related challenges.

Original research papers and short reviews are welcome especially (but not exclusively) in the following areas: 

  • Fuel cells and batteries;
  • Water splitting;
  • Solar energy conversion and artificial photosynthesis;
  • Electrocatalytic processes;
  • Conversion of carbon dioxide;
  • Fossil fuels and pollution control.

Prof. Dr. Oleg Vladislavovich Levin
Dr. Daniil A. Lukyanov
Dr. Elena Alekseeva
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • fuel cells
  • batteries
  • water splitting
  • solar energy
  • electrocatalysis

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Catalyst Loading Controls Chemoselectivity: Unusual Effect in Rhodium(II) Carbene Insertion Reactions with Tetrahydrofuran
by Alexander Kazantsev, Ivan A. Rodionov, Olga Bakulina, Grigory Kantin, Dmitry Dar’in and Mikhail Krasavin
Catalysts 2023, 13(2), 428; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020428 - 16 Feb 2023
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(E)-3-Arylidene-4-diazopyrrolidine-2,5-diones previously shown to yield two products in reactions with tetrahydrofuran mediated by rhodium carbenes—tetrahydrofur-2-yl-substituted product of C-H insertion and spirocyclic product of formal C-O insertion. Accidentally, it was noted that the ratio of the two products depends on the catalyst loading, [...] Read more.
(E)-3-Arylidene-4-diazopyrrolidine-2,5-diones previously shown to yield two products in reactions with tetrahydrofuran mediated by rhodium carbenes—tetrahydrofur-2-yl-substituted product of C-H insertion and spirocyclic product of formal C-O insertion. Accidentally, it was noted that the ratio of the two products depends on the catalyst loading, and the phenomenon was investigated in detail. It was found to be of preparative significance: by solely changing the catalyst loading from 0.01 mol% to 10 mol%, one can obtain sound yields of either of the two products. Mechanistic and kinetic interpretation of this new phenomenon has been proposed. Full article
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Novel Complex Titanium NASICON-Type Phosphates as Acidic Catalysts for Ethanol Dehydration
by Anna I. Zhukova, Elena A. Asabina, Andrey N. Kharlanov, Diana A. Osaulenko, Sofia G. Chuklina, Dmitry Yu. Zhukov, Vladimir I. Pet’kov and Dina V. Deyneko
Catalysts 2023, 13(1), 185; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13010185 - 13 Jan 2023
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The conversion of ethanol towards ethylene and diethyl ether in the presence of catalysts requires special consideration from the perspective of green chemistry. Ethanol dehydration was studied on a complex titanium phosphate MAlTiP (M0.5(1+x)AlxTi2-x(PO4)3 [...] Read more.
The conversion of ethanol towards ethylene and diethyl ether in the presence of catalysts requires special consideration from the perspective of green chemistry. Ethanol dehydration was studied on a complex titanium phosphate MAlTiP (M0.5(1+x)AlxTi2-x(PO4)3 with M = Ni, Mn (x = 0; 0.2)) catalysts, alongside a NASICON-type structure synthesized by the sol–gel method. The initial catalysts were characterized by N2 gas sorption, SEM, XRD and spectroscopic methods (Raman and DRIFT of adsorbed CO and C6H6). The results revealed that all catalysts exhibited high activity and selectivity at 300–420 °C. The conversion of ethanol increases with the reaction temperature, reaching 67–80% at 420 °C. The MnAlTiP exhibited the highest ethylene selectivity among other catalysts, with 87% at 420 °C. The aluminum modification improved the acid properties of the catalysts, due to the appearance of Lewis acid sites (LAS) and the strength moderate Brønsted acid sites (BAS). It was shown that the activity of complex phosphates in ethanol dehydration increases with the strength of the Brønsted acid sites (BAS). Full article
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