Interfacing with silica boosts the catalysis of copper

oleh: Chaofa Xu, Guangxu Chen, Yun Zhao, Pengxin Liu, Xinping Duan, Lin Gu, Gang Fu, Youzhu Yuan, Nanfeng Zheng

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-08-01

Deskripsi

Metal-support interaction plays an important role in heterogeneous catalysis, but silica has been rarely reported as an effective support to create active metal-support interfaces for promoting catalytic reactions. Here, the authors discover that Cu/SiO2 interface creates an exceptional effect to promote catalytic hydrogenation of esters.