Teams construct microporous structure making active site more accessible in single-atom catalysts

Hierarchically ordered porous carbon with atomically dispersed cobalt for oxidative esterification of furfural

Wen Yao, Chenghong Hu, Yajie Zhang, Hao Li, Fengliang Wang, Kui Shen, Liyu Chen* and Yingwei Li*

Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023, 1, 106-116. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2IM00045H

Article Highlights:

  1. Co-SA/3DOM-NC catalysts with a three-dimensional ordered macropore structure and highly dispersed CoN4sites are successfully fabricated, showing high mass transfer efficiency and high accessibility of active sites.
  2. This work represents the first example of macro-microporous MOF-derived single-atom catalysts (SACs) for biomass upgrading.
  3. Co-SA/3DOM-NC shows high activity in the oxidative esterification of furfural, significantly superior to the microporous and the Co-nanoparticle counterparts.

 

Author Insights

Professor Yingwei Li is the Dean of the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at South China University of Technology and Executive Deputy Director at the State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering. He earned his Bachelor’s and Ph.D. degrees from Tsinghua University in 1998 and 2003, respectively, then engaged in postdoctoral research at the University of Calgary (Canada) and the University of Michigan (USA) from 2003 to 2007. In 2007, he was recruited under the “Hundred Talents Program” to South China University of Technology. His research interests include metal-organic framework materials, catalytic chemistry, biomass resource utilization chemistry.

Professor Liyu Chen is a Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor at the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology (SCUT). He completed his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry at SCUT in 2017. He served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the AIST-Kyoto University Joint Laboratory in Japan from 2017 to 2020. His research focuses on the design and synthesis of novel metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) materials, coupled with exploring electrocatalytic applications such as carbon dioxide conversion and water splitting.

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In recognition of the quantity, quality, and timeliness of the review reports completed throughout 2023, ICM has identified and selected 38 Outstanding Reviewers (see attached list). These experts, drawing upon their professional expertise in relevant fields, have provided authors and editors with invaluable critical insights and constructive feedback. Their unwavering support has significantly contributed to enhancing the quality of publications and ensuring the efficiency of the publishing process for ICM.

ICM 2023 Outstanding Reviewers:

Md. Rabiul Awual, Curtin University, Australia, ORCID: 0000-0002-7636-2580

Vincenzo Baglio, CNR, ITAE, Italy, ORCID: 0000-0002-0541-7169

Zhenfeng Bian, Shanghai Normal University, China, 0000-0001-7552-8027

Liang Chen, Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, 0000-0002-0667-540X

Siguo Chen, Chongqing University, China, 0000-0001-5032-5434

Christian Durante, University of Padova, Italy, 0000-0002-8764-1219

Yanbin Fan, Dow Chemical China Investment Co Ltd, China, 0000-0002-7208-9847

Gang Feng, Nanchang University, China, 0000-0003-4828-5108

Guang Feng, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, 0000-0001-6659-9181

Ariel Friedman, Northeastern University, USA, 0000-0002-2453-9428

Yanlong Gu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, 0000-0001-5130-3026

Xiaojin Guo, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, CAS, China, 0000-0003-2370-8557

Chuanxin He, Shenzhen University, China, 0000-0002-2254-360X

Gaohong He, Dalian University of Technology, China, 0000-0002-4871-7831

George Huber, University of Wisconsin, USA, 0000-0002-7838-6893

Chang-Zhi Li, Zhejiang University, China, 0000-0003-1968-2032

Changzhi Li, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, 0000-0001-6748-2575

Landong Li, Nankai university, China, 0000-0003-0998-4061

Qing Li, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, 0000-0003-4807-030X

Xin Li, South China Agricultural University, China, 0000-0002-4842-5054

Di-Jia Liu, Argonne National Laboratory, USA, 0000-0003-1747-028X

Chao Lu, Zhengzhou University/Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China, 0000-0002-7841-7477

Yingying Lu, Zhejiang University, China, 0000-0001-9713-8441

Christine Luscombe, Okinawa Institute of Sci and Tech, Japan, 0000-0001-7456-1343

Alex Morgan, University of Dayton Research Institute, USA, 0000-0003-0905-3224

Toru Murayama, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan, 0000-0001-5105-3290

Albert Poater, Univ de Girona Facultat de Ciencies, Spain, 0000-0002-8997-2599

Dawei Wang, University of New South Wales, Australia, 0000-0002-6651-4261

Deli Wang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, 0000-0003-2023-6478

Nicholas Westwood, University of St Andrews, UK, 0000-0003-0630-0138

Yuen Wu, University of Science and Technology of China, China, 0000-0001-9524-2843

Chuan Xia, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China, 0000-0003-4526-159X

Shutao Xu, Dalian Insititute of Chemical Physics, CAS, China, 0000-0003-4722-8371

Tongwen Xu, University of Science and Technology of China, China, 0000-0002-9221-5126

Xiaofei Yang, Nanjing Forestry University, China, 0000-0003-1972-4562

Tierui Zhang, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS, China, 0000-0002-7948-9413

Xinbo Zhang, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS, China, 0000-0002-5806-159X

Gengfeng Zheng, Fudan University, China, 0000-0002-1803-6955

 

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2023 HOT Articles of Industrial Chemistry & Materials

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Hierarchically ordered porous carbon with atomically dispersed cobalt for oxidative esterification of furfural

Wen Yao, Chenghong Hu, Yajie Zhang, Hao Li, Fengliang Wang, Kui Shen, Liyu Chen and Yingwei Li

Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023, 1, 106-116. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2IM00045H

 

Poly(alkyl-biphenyl pyridinium) anion exchange membranes with a hydrophobic side chain for mono-/divalent anion separation

Hongxin Yang, Noor Ul Afsar, Qian Chen, Xiaolin Ge, Xingya Li, Liang Ge and Tongwen Xu

Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023, 1, 129-139. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2IM00043A

  

Recent progress in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) for electrocatalysis

Cha Li, Hao Zhang, Ming Liu, Fei-Fan Lang, Jiandong Pang and Xian-He Bu

Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023, 1, 9-38. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2IM00063F

 

Recent progress in non-fused ring electron acceptors for high performance organic solar cells

Huanhuan Gao, Chenyang Han, Xiangjian Wan and Yongsheng Chen

Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023, 1, 60-78. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2IM00037G

 

Ionic liquid/poly(ionic liquid)-based electrolytes for lithium batteries

Xinyu Ma, Jiangtao Yu, Yin Hu, John Texter and Feng Yan

Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023, 1, 39-59. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2IM00051B

 

Ionic skin: from imitating natural skin to beyond

Zhiwu Chen and Yapei Wang

Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023, 1, 224-239. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2IM00062H

 

Lithium-mediated electrochemical dinitrogen reduction reaction

Muhammad Saqlain Iqbal, Yukun Ruan, Ramsha Iftikhar, Faiza Zahid Khan, Weixiang Li, Leiduan Hao, Alex W. Robertson, Gianluca Percoco and Zhenyu Sun

Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023, 1, 563-581. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3IM00006K

 

Catalytic conversion network for lignocellulosic biomass valorization: A panoramic view

Shenyu Wang, Aohua Cheng, Fanhua Liu, Junjie Zhang, Tao Xia, Xiang Zeng, Wei Fan and Ying Zhang

Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023, 1, 188-206. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2IM00054G

 

Hierarchically microporous membranes for highly energy-efficient gas separations

Shuangjiang Luo, Tianliang Han, Can Wang, Ying Sun, Hongjun Zhang, Ruilan Guo and Suojiang Zhang

Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023, 1, 376-387. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2IM00049K

 

Electrochemical CO2 reduction with ionic liquids: Review and evaluation

Yangshuo Li, Fangfang Li, Aatto Laaksonen, Chuan Wang, Paul Cobden, Per Boden, Yanrong Liu, Xiangping Zhang and Xiaoyan Ji

Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023, 1, 410-430. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2IM00055E

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