Advances and applications of nanosized catalysts Over the last five years, tremendous advances have been made in heterogeneous catalysis. In particular, catalysts' design from the bulk to nano-scale (1-100 nm), with desirable active sites, has received great attention in current catalysis research with the aim to fill the gap between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. This volume focuses on applications of nanosized catalysts. Articles describe characterization, synthesis, and applications in biomass conversion, auto-exhaust purification, selective oxidation/hydrogenation, syngas conversion, and other important reactions. Readers will find examples of catalysts designed to be tunable for specific outcomes, inspiring their research. Scientists and engineers in chemistry, materials science, nanotechnology, and chemical engineering will find this volume useful.
Preface Chapter 1: Advances in Heterogeneous Catalysis: Concepts of Nanocatalysis and Single-Atom Catalysis, Vasile I. Parvulescu Chapter 2: State of the Art in the Characterization of Nano- and Atomic-Scale Catalysts, Devika Laishram, Divya Kumar, Unnati Gupta, R. Krishnapriya, and Rakesh K. Sharma Chapter 3: Recent Progress in Synthesis of Nano- and Atomic-Sized Catalysts, Krishnapriya Ramachandran, Unnati Gupta, Divya Kumar, Devika Laishram, and Rakesh K. Sharma Chapter 4: Nanostructured Catalysts in the Protection and Deprotection of Hydroxyl and Thiol Groups, Bishwajit Changmai and Lalthazuala Rokhum Chapter 5: Catalytic Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass: Application of Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Catalysts to Process Biomass into Value-Added Compounds, Jan J. Wiesfeld, Emiel J. M. Hensen, and Kiyotaka Nakajima Chapter 6: Supported Metal Nanoparticles as Heterogeneous Catalysts for Transformation of Biomass-Derived Platform Chemicals, Mallesham Baithy and Debaprasad Shee Chapter 7: Effects of Pd Nanoparticle Loading and Support Acidity on Liquid Phase Hydrodeoxygenation of Oxygenated Aromatics, Rajamanickam Maheswari, John Meynard M. Tengco, Anand Ramanathan, John Regalbuto, and Bala Subramaniam Chapter 8: Oxidation and Reduction of Biomass-Derived 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural and Levulinic Acid by Nanocatalysis, Saikat Dutta, Navya Subray Bhat, and Nivedha Vinod Chapter 9: Application of Metal Oxide Nanostructures as Heterogeneous Catalysts for Biodiesel Production, Avinash P. Ingle, Rafael Philippini, Sabrina EvelinMartiniano, Silvio Silverio da Silva, and Anuj K. Chandel Chapter 10: Shape-Controlled Metal Oxides for Selective Catalytic Oxidation, Anand S. Burange and Chinnakonda S. Gopinath Chapter 11: Perovskite-Type Transition Metal Oxide Nanocatalysts, Chilukoti Srilakshmi Chapter 12: 3d-Metal Oxide Nanostructures for Oxygen Electrocatalysis, Kumar Kashyap Hazarika and Pankaj Bharali Chapter 13: Nanosized Metal/Metal Oxides for Auto-Exhaust Purification, Bijoy Tudu, Rajashree Bortamuly, and Pranjal Saikia Chapter 14: Recent Advances in Synthesis of Metal-Carbon Nanocomposites and Their Application in Catalytic Hydrogenation Reactions, Poonam Sharma, R. Krishnapriya, Pragati R. Sharma, and Rakesh K. Sharma Chapter 15: Confinement of Nanoparticles in Carbon Nanotubes: A New Paradigm in Heterogeneous Catalysis, Melad Shaikh and Ekrambaram Balaraman Chapter 16: Metal Nanoparticles Supported on Mesoporous Polymers: Realizing the Synergetic Effect to Achieve Superior Catalytic Performance, Sathyapal R. Churipard, Kempanna S. Kanakikodi, and Sanjeev P. Maradur Chapter 17: Metal Nanoparticles Catalyzed C-C Bond Formation via C-H Activation, Federica Valentini, Giulia Brufani, Loredana Latterini, and Luigi Vaccaro Chapter 18: Syngas to Green Fuel Conversion: Nanocatalysis Approach, Omid Akbarzadeh Pivehzhani, Amir Kordijazi, Suresh Sagadevan, Seyedehmaryam Moosavi, Arman Amani Babadi, Yasmin Abdul Wahab, Nor Aliya Hamizi, and Zaira Zaman Chowdhury Editor's Biographies Author Index Subject Index
Putla Sudarsanam is a Scientist at the Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry Division, CSIR National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune, India. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry (2015) from the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (Hyderabad, India). Before joining CSIR-NCL, he worked as a post-doctoral fellow at KU Leuven (Belgium, 2017-2019), Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT, Germany, 2017), and RMIT University (Australia, 2014-2016). His research focuses on developing advanced heterogeneous nanosized and singleatom catalysts for CO2 upgrading, syngas conversion, fine chemicals synthesis, and biomass valorization. Lakhveer Singh works in the Department of Environmental Science at SRM-University Amaravati. Earlier, he worked as an Associate Professor at University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia and as post-doctoral researcher at Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA. After obtaining his PhD from University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia in 2013. His major areas of research expertise are Energy production, Bioelectrochemical Systems, Wastewater Treatment, and Nanomaterial synthesis for sustainable applications. Dr. Singh has developed and upscaled a hybrid bioelectrochemical system that contains highly efficient bacteria and novel cloth electrode assemblies with low-cost cathodes for hydrogen production from wastewater and lignocellulosic biomass. He has 3 patents to his credit, has edited 7 books (ACS, Elsevier, CRC etc.), published over 70 scientific papers (>1700 citations; hindex 24) and 15 book chapters. Singh has supervised 05 Ph.D. and has completed more than 10 R&D projects. He is a member of scientific communities like International Water Association (IWA) and Asian Council of Science Editors (ACSE).
