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Front Cover: Recent Progress in CO Hydrogenation over Bimetallic Catalysts for Higher Alcohol Synthesis (ChemCatChem 1/2021)
Author(s) -
Khan Wasim U.,
Baharudin Luqmanulhakim,
Choi Jungkyu,
Yip Alex C. K.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.202001851
Subject(s) - bimetallic strip , catalysis , front cover , carbon monoxide , chemisorption , syngas , chemistry , alcohol , hydrogen , biomass (ecology) , organic chemistry , cover (algebra) , mechanical engineering , engineering , oceanography , geology
The Front Cover highlights the importance of catalytic synergy between two distinct types of supported metals (illustrated by nanoparticles with different colors) in converting carbon monoxide and hydrogen to higher alcohols, including ethanol, propanol, and isobutanol. In their Minireview, W. U. Khan et al. discuss the theoretical and practical implications of CO and H 2 chemisorption on the bimetallic catalyst. The synergistic roles of an oxygenation site and a chain‐growth reaction site are essential. Particularly, the positioning of the two active metals nearby dictates the selectivity towards higher alcohols. The synthesis of higher alcohols from biomass‐derived syngas is a critical process for New Zealand and other countries where biomass resources are abundant. More information can be found in the Minireview by W. U. Khan et al.