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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
chemistry
Designing bimetallic catalysts for a green and sustainable future
Chemical Society Reviews, Volume 41, No. 24, Year 2012
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This Critical Review provides an overview of the recent developments in the synthesis and characterization of bimetallic nanoparticles. Initially the review follows a materials science perspective on preparing bimetallic nanoparticles with designer morphologies, after which the emphasis shifts towards recent developments in using these bimetallic particles for catalysing either oxidation or reduction. In the final part of this review we present an overview of the utilization of bimetallic catalyst systems for the transformation of bio-renewable substrates and reactions related to the realization of a bio-refinery. Because of the sheer number of examples of transformations in this area, a few key examples, namely selective oxidation, hydrogenation/hydrogenolysis and reforming of biomass derived molecules, have been chosen for this review. Reports of bimetallic catalysts being used for the aforementioned transformations are critically analysed and the potential for exploiting such bimetallic catalysts have also been highlighted. A specific objective of this review article is to motivate researchers to synthesize some of the “designer” bimetallic catalysts with specific nanostructures, inspired from recent advances in the area of materials chemistry, and to utilize them for the transformation of biomass derived materials that are very complex and pose different challenges compared to those of simple organic molecules. We consider that supported bimetallic nanoparticles have an important role to play as catalysts in our quest for a more green and sustainable society. © 2012 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sankar, Meenakshisundaram
Netherlands, Utrecht
Universiteit Utrecht
Dimitratos, Nikolaos
United Kingdom, London
University College London
United Kingdom, Didcot
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Miedziak, Peter J.
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Wells, Peter P.
United Kingdom, London
University College London
United Kingdom, Didcot
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Kiely, Christopher J.
United States, Bethlehem
Lehigh University
Hutchings, Graham John
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Cardiff University
Statistics
Citations: 938
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1039/c2cs35296f
ISSN:
03060012