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SUMMARY:Metal nanoparticles\, clusters\, single atom or combination for su
 stainable catalysis - Professor Paolo Fornasiero - Department of Chemical 
 and Pharmaceutical Sciences\, ICCOM-CNR and INSTM\, Trieste
DTSTART:20251103T140000Z
DTEND:20251103T150000Z
UID:TALK239701@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Sharon Connor
DESCRIPTION:Heterogeneous catalysts are generally based on nanoparticles\,
  that nowadays can be synthesize with uniform size and shape. The precise 
 structural and morphological control\, coupled with the possibility to mod
 ulate the metal-support interactions\, allowed us to have a step change in
 crease in the activity. Sustainability considerations force to move from h
 igh metal loaded catalysts to low metal loaded systems\, and possibly to m
 etal free materials. (1)  Single atom catalysts represent a great opportun
 ity in this trend of maximization of specific catalytic performances (2-6)
 . Recent debate is focused on the specific role of single site vs clusters
  and nanoparticles-based catalysts\, with identification of cooperative ef
 fects.\n \nReferences:\nM. Monai\, M. Melchionna\, P. Fornasiero\, "From m
 etal to metal-free catalysts: Routes to sustainable chemistry”\, Adv.Cat
 al.\, 63 2018\, 1.\nM.J. Gawande\, P. Fornasiero\, R. Zbořil. "Carbon-bas
 ed single atom catalysts for advanced applications" ACS Catal.\, 10 2020\,
  2231.\nZ. Gao\, T. Montini\, J. Mu\, N. Luo\, E. Fonda\, P. Fornasiero\, 
 F. Wang\, Photocatalytic methanol dehydrogenation promoted synergistically
  by atomically dispersed Pd and clustered Pd."\, J.Am.Chem.Soc.\, 146 2024
 \, 24440.\nH. Hong\, Z. Xu\, B. Mei\, W. Hu\, P. Fornasiero\, C. Wang\, T.
  Wang\, Y. Yue\, T. Li\, C. Yang\, Q. Cui\, H. Zhu\, X. Bao\, Science\, 38
 8 2025\, 497.\nZ. Xu\, M. Gao\, Y. Wei\, Y. Yue\, Z. Bai\, P.  Yuan\, P. F
 ornasiero\, J.M. Basset\, B. Mei\, Z. Liu\, H. Zhu\, Mao Ye\, X. Bao\, “
 Pt migration-lockup in zeolite for stable propane dehydrogenation catalyst
 .” Nature\, 643 2025\,691.\nP. Jin\, P. Guo\, N. Luo\, H. Zhang\, C. Ni\
 , R. Chen\, W. Liu\, R. Li\, J. Xiao\, G. Wang\, F. Zhang\, P. Fornasiero\
 , F. Wang\, “Photochemical H2 dissociation for nearly quantitative CO2 r
 eduction to ethylene.” Science\, 389 2025\, 1037.\n
LOCATION:Dept. of Chemistry\, Pfizer Lecture Theater
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