Recent progress of Ga-based liquid metals in catalysis
Xi Sun, Hui Li
Abstract
EGaIn liquid metal catalysts below 500 °C, where Ga-based liquid metal catalysts exhibit high selectivity and low energy consumption. The formation of isolated metal sites in a liquid metal matrix allows the integration of several characteristics of multiphase catalysis (particularly the operational friendliness of product separation procedures) with those of homogeneous catalysis. In the end, this article sheds light on future prospects, opportunities, and challenges of liquid metal catalysis.
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CatalysisChemistryChemical engineeringProcess engineeringNanotechnologyMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryEngineeringCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions