Unraveling Unique Surface Chemistry of Transition Metal Nitrides in Controlling Selective C–O Bond Scission Pathways of Glycerol
Zhexi Lin, Salai Cheettu Ammal, Steven R. Denny, Sergei Rykov, Kyung-Eun You, Andreas Heyden, Jingguang G. Chen
Abstract
N are active and selective for the controlled C-O bond scission of glycerol and in turn provides insights into the rational catalyst design for selective oxygen removal of relevant biomass-derived oxygenates.
Topics & Concepts
Bond cleavageCatalysisChemistryGlycerolHydrodeoxygenationHydrogenolysisPhotochemistryThermal desorption spectroscopyReaction intermediateTransition metalOxygenateDesorptionInorganic chemistryPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistrySelectivityAdsorptionCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion