Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2014, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (4): 453-456.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(14)60073-5

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What and where are the active sites of oxide-supported nanostructured metal catalysts?

Min Wang, Feng Wang   

  1. Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
  • Received:2013-12-30 Online:2014-03-20 Published:2014-03-21
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    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21303189, 21273231, and 21233008), and the Hundred Person Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Abstract:

The oxide-supported metal catalysts constitute the most investigated catalyst in both academia and industry. This perspective highlights recent research progresses on the topic, which may shed light on the nature and location of the active sites.

Key words: Supported catalyst, Nanoparticle, Metal support interaction, Perimeter atom, Interface