Reaction: Industrial Perspective on Single-Atom Catalysis

• Published in: Chem Vol. 5; no. 11; pp. 2736 - 2737
• Main Authors: Wang, Chuan-Ming, Wang, Yang-Dong, Ge, Jun-Wei, Xie, Zai-Ku
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 14.11.2019
• ISSN: 2451-9294; 2451-9294
• DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2019.10.006

Chuan-Ming Wang received his PhD degree in chemistry (2008) from Fudan University and now is a professor at Sinopec Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology (SRIPT). His research interests include computational catalysis. Yang-Dong Wang received his PhD degree in chemistry (2000) from Nanjing University and now is a professor and director of the R&D management department at SRIPT. His research interests include industrial catalysis and olefin technology. Jun-Wei Ge received his PhD degree in chemistry (2013) from Wuhan University and now is a senior engineer at SRIPT. His research interests include heterogeneous catalysis for fine chemicals. Zai-Ku Xie received his PhD degree in chemical engineering (2000) from East China University of Science and Technology and now is a professor and director of the Science and Technology Department at Sinopec Corporation. His research interests include industrial catalysis and zeolite catalysis. He was elected academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2017. Single-atom catalysis emerges as a new frontier in heterogeneous catalysis. This reaction discusses several benefits of single-atom catalysis as well as some issues related to its application in industrial catalysis.