Transition metal carbides and nitrides (TMCs and TMNs) have attracted much attention due to their unique physical and chemical properties brought by the incorporation of interstitial carbon and nitrogen into the crystal lattice of the parent metals. Recent advances in utilizing TMCs and TMNs have revealed their intriguing catalytic properties in many industrially important reactions, including heteroatom removal, CO2 activation, alcohol reforming, and water–gas shift reactions. The promising activity, selectivity, and stability of TMCs and TMNs, either as catalysts or as supports for other metals, are often attributed to their strong interactions with the adsorbates, tunable surface properties, as well as the synergy with supported metals. This review summarizes the synthesis and characterization of TMC and TMN model surfaces and powder catalysts, and uses several case studies to demonstrate their unique catalytic properties in these important reactions. Finally, a discussion is also provided regarding the challenges and opportunities associated with the utilization of TMCs and TMNs in thermocatalysis.
Lin, Zhexi, et al. "Transition metal carbides and nitrides as catalysts for thermochemical reactions." Journal of Catalysis, vol. 404, no. C, Jul. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2021.06.022
Lin, Zhexi, Denny, Steven R., & Chen, Jingguang G. (2021). Transition metal carbides and nitrides as catalysts for thermochemical reactions. Journal of Catalysis, 404(C). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2021.06.022
Lin, Zhexi, Denny, Steven R., and Chen, Jingguang G., "Transition metal carbides and nitrides as catalysts for thermochemical reactions," Journal of Catalysis 404, no. C (2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2021.06.022
@article{osti_1977246,
author = {Lin, Zhexi and Denny, Steven R. and Chen, Jingguang G.},
title = {Transition metal carbides and nitrides as catalysts for thermochemical reactions},
annote = {Transition metal carbides and nitrides (TMCs and TMNs) have attracted much attention due to their unique physical and chemical properties brought by the incorporation of interstitial carbon and nitrogen into the crystal lattice of the parent metals. Recent advances in utilizing TMCs and TMNs have revealed their intriguing catalytic properties in many industrially important reactions, including heteroatom removal, CO2 activation, alcohol reforming, and water–gas shift reactions. The promising activity, selectivity, and stability of TMCs and TMNs, either as catalysts or as supports for other metals, are often attributed to their strong interactions with the adsorbates, tunable surface properties, as well as the synergy with supported metals. This review summarizes the synthesis and characterization of TMC and TMN model surfaces and powder catalysts, and uses several case studies to demonstrate their unique catalytic properties in these important reactions. Finally, a discussion is also provided regarding the challenges and opportunities associated with the utilization of TMCs and TMNs in thermocatalysis.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jcat.2021.06.022},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1977246},
journal = {Journal of Catalysis},
issn = {ISSN 0021-9517},
number = {C},
volume = {404},
place = {United States},
publisher = {Elsevier},
year = {2021},
month = {07}}