The Molecular Design of Active Sites in Nanoporous Materials for Sustainable Catalysis
At the forefront of global development, the chemical industry is being confronted by a growing demand for products and services, but also the need to provide these in a manner that is sustainable in the long-term. In facing this challenge, the industry is being revolutionised by advances in catalysi...
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| description | At the forefront of global development, the chemical industry is being confronted by a growing demand for products and services, but also the need to provide these in a manner that is sustainable in the long-term. In facing this challenge, the industry is being revolutionised by advances in catalysis that allow chemical transformations to be performed in a more efficient and economical manner. To this end, molecular design, facilitated by detailed theoretical and empirical studies, has played a pivotal role in creating highly-active and selective heterogeneous catalysts. In this review, the industrially-relevant Beckmann rearrangement is presented as an exemplar of how judicious characterisation and ab initio experiments can be used to understand and optimise nanoporous materials for sustainable catalysis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ea1b29b35e3437c8d07e5b100e594c22022-12-22T01:56:03ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492017-12-012212212710.3390/molecules22122127molecules22122127The Molecular Design of Active Sites in Nanoporous Materials for Sustainable CatalysisStephanie Chapman0Matthew E. Potter1Robert Raja2Department of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UKDepartment of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UKDepartment of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UKAt the forefront of global development, the chemical industry is being confronted by a growing demand for products and services, but also the need to provide these in a manner that is sustainable in the long-term. In facing this challenge, the industry is being revolutionised by advances in catalysis that allow chemical transformations to be performed in a more efficient and economical manner. To this end, molecular design, facilitated by detailed theoretical and empirical studies, has played a pivotal role in creating highly-active and selective heterogeneous catalysts. In this review, the industrially-relevant Beckmann rearrangement is presented as an exemplar of how judicious characterisation and ab initio experiments can be used to understand and optimise nanoporous materials for sustainable catalysis.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/12/2127Beckmann rearrangementcharacterisationstructure-property correlationszeotypesacid sites |
| spellingShingle | Stephanie Chapman Matthew E. Potter Robert Raja The Molecular Design of Active Sites in Nanoporous Materials for Sustainable Catalysis Molecules Beckmann rearrangement characterisation structure-property correlations zeotypes acid sites |
| title | The Molecular Design of Active Sites in Nanoporous Materials for Sustainable Catalysis |
| title_full | The Molecular Design of Active Sites in Nanoporous Materials for Sustainable Catalysis |
| title_fullStr | The Molecular Design of Active Sites in Nanoporous Materials for Sustainable Catalysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Molecular Design of Active Sites in Nanoporous Materials for Sustainable Catalysis |
| title_short | The Molecular Design of Active Sites in Nanoporous Materials for Sustainable Catalysis |
| title_sort | molecular design of active sites in nanoporous materials for sustainable catalysis |
| topic | Beckmann rearrangement characterisation structure-property correlations zeotypes acid sites |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/12/2127 |
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