Single-atom catalysis: a new field that learns from tradition  

作　　者：Philip Ball 

机构地区：[1]不详

出　　处：《National Science Review》2018年第5期690-693,共4页国家科学评论（英文版）

摘　　要：Much of industrial chemical processing (in the petrochemicals industry,for example),and a great deal of laboratory chemical synthesis, involves catalysts that both lower the energy barrier to reaction and may help steer a reaction along a particular path.Traditionally, catalysts have come in two classes:heterogeneous,typically meaning that the catalyst is an extended solid;and homogeneous,where the catalyst is a small molecule that shares a solvent with the reactants.In heterogeneous catalysis,the reaction generally takes place on a surface,involving molecules attached there by covalent bonds.Homogeneous catalysts are often organometallic compounds,in which a metal atom or small cluster of atoms supplies the active site for reaction.

关 键 词：SINGLE-ATOM CATALYSIS industrial CHEMICAL processing PETROCHEMICALS INDUSTRY 

分 类 号：N[自然科学总论]