Mechanism and selectivity of MOF-supported Cu single-atom catalysts for preferential CO oxidation
Sarawoot Impeng, Evaristo Salaya-Gerónimo, Benny Kunkel, Stephan Bartling, Kajornsak Faungnawakij, Bunyarat Rungtaweevoranit, Ali M. Abdel‐Mageed
Abstract
MOFs can achieve atom-precision in the design of single-atom catalysts (SACs). We elucidated the PROX-reaction mechanism on a well-defined Cu-SAC supported by UiO-66 framework using a multitude of experimental methods and detailed DFT computations.
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SelectivityCatalysisMechanism (biology)Atom (system on chip)CopperChemistryChemical engineeringCombinatorial chemistryMaterials scienceComputer scienceOrganic chemistryPhysicsQuantum mechanicsEngineeringEmbedded systemCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications