OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Applied Catalysis B-Environmental is 143. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

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Multifunctional layered bismuth oxychloride/amorphous antimony oxide hetero-hybrids as superior photocatalyst and potassium ion storage materials	605
High performance of conversion and selectivity of methane to CO via Pt-Pd core-shell structural catalyst	382
Spontaneous polarization electric field briskly boosting charge separation and transfer for sustainable photocatalytic H2 bubble evolution	374
Natural leaf-inspired solar water splitting system	371
Synergistic effect to unlock the activity and stability for oxygen evolution reaction in spinel LiMn2O4 via d-block metal substitution	370
Elucidating the key active sites and impact of silanol defects over Pd/SSZ-13 as PNA catalyst	369
The performance and mechanism of HCHO oxidation on Pt/Al2O3 catalysts: The effect of alumina crystalline phase and surface hydroxyls	366
Photothermal-enabled metal-free polyfuran photocatalysts for efficient solar-to-hydrogen peroxide energy conversion from seawater	365
Insights into enhanced stability and activity of silica modified SiC supported iron oxide catalyst in sulfuric acid decomposition	349
Amorphous TiO2 beats P25 in visible light photo-catalytic performance due to both total-internal-reflection boosted solar photothermal conversion and negative temperature coefficient of the forbidden	330
Reveal the role of inert groups in donor-acceptor conjugated polymer for two opposite photocatalytic reactions	305
Engineering sulfur vacancies optimization in Ni3Co6S8 nanospheres toward extraordinarily efficient nitrate electroreduction to ammonia	287
Unveiling the sequential CO2/CH4 activation process on Co3O4 nanoparticles encapsulated by mesoporous silica shell	274
Investigation of sodium–manganese oxides with various crystal phases for the efficient catalytic removal of diesel soot particles	270
Interface engineering Z-scheme Ti-Fe2O3/In2O3 photoanode for highly efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting	267
Recent advances of ammonia synthesis under ambient conditions over metal-organic framework based electrocatalysts	264
Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides beyond MoS2 for the catalytic reduction of nitroarenes: MoSe2 exhibits enhanced performance	256
Ultra-low Pt-loaded catalyst based on nickel mesh for boosting alkaline water electrolysis	251
Van der waals heterostructures by single cobalt sites-anchored graphene and g-C3N4 nanosheets for photocatalytic syngas production with tunable CO/H2 ratio	244
Hydrogen generation from water splitting over polyfunctional perovskite oxygen carriers by using coke oven gas as reducing agent	244
Van der Waals heterojunction for selective visible-light-driven photocatalytic CO2 reduction	243
Covalently anchoring covalent organic framework on carbon nanotubes for highly efficient electrocatalytic CO2 reduction	243
The effect of P vacancies on the activity of cobalt phosphide nanorods as oxygen evolution electrocatalyst in alkali	239
Selective oxidation of methane into formaldehyde and carbon monoxide catalyzed by supported thermally stable iron oxide subnanoclusters prepared from a diiron-introduced polyoxometalate precursor	238
Understanding the injection process of hydrogen on Pt1-TiO2 surface for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution	236

Phenanthraquinone modified carbon quantum dots covalent-grafted onto Cu-MOF for photocatalytic CO2 reduction: Construction of dual-active sites and parallel charge channels based on the cooperation be	235
Revealing the two distinctive roles of HY zeolite in enhancing the activity and durability of manganese oxide-zeolite hybrid catalysts for low-temperature NH3-SCR	233
Photo/electrochemical urea synthesis via CO2 coupling with nitrogenous small molecules: Status and challenges for the development of mechanism and catalysts	230
Accelerating the production of formate radicals for nitrate purification via a redox-regulated photocatalysis route	229
BaTiO3 nanocubes/cuboids with selectively deposited Ag nanoparticles: Efficient piezocatalytic degradation and mechanism	229
Structural evolution of cobalt for the production of long-chain paraffins by CO2 hydrogenation	227
Kinetics of nitrogen-, oxygen- and sulfur-containing compounds hydrotreating during co-processing of bio-crude with petroleum stream	226
Cobalt phosphide with porous multishelled hollow structure design realizing promoted ammonia borane dehydrogenation: Elucidating roles of architectural and electronic effect	222
Expediting photocarrier separation in Ta3N5@CaTaO2N heterostructures with seamless interfaces for photocatalytic water oxidation under visible light	219
A crucial role of enhanced Volmer-Tafel mechanism in improving the electrocatalytic activity via synergetic optimization of host, interlayer, and surface features of 2D nanosheets	213
Exceptionally durable CoFe-exsolved Sr0.95Nb0.1Co0.7Fe0.2O3–δ catalyst for rechargeable Zn–air batteries	211
Selective N2/H2O adsorption onto 2D amphiphilic amorphous photocatalysts for ambient gas-phase nitrogen fixation	211
A novel approach of photo-charging and dark-discharging mechanisms by using V2O5 / g-C3N4 photocatalysts for ciprofloxacin degradation	210
Coupled amorphous NiFeP/cystalline Ni3S2 nanosheets enables accelerated reaction kinetics for high current density seawater electrolysis	209
Bidirectional heterojunctions photocatalyst engineered with separated dual reduction sites for hydrogen evolution	209
In-situ exsolved NiS nanoparticle-socketed CdS with strongly coupled interfaces as a superior visible-light-driven photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution	208
Co-conversion of lignocellulosic derivatives to jet fuel blending by an efficient hydrophobic acid resin	204
Perovskite oxide LaCr0.25Fe0.25Co0.5O3-δ as an efficient non-noble cathode for direct ammonia fuel cells	203
Chlorine anion stabilized Cu2O/ZnO photocathode for selective CO2 reduction to CH4	202
Layered Charge Separation in Surface Boron Doped Copper with Phosphate Groups Boosts the Electrochemical Uranium Extraction from Seawater	201
Bi-functional two-dimensional cobalt silicate catalyst for selective catalytic oxidation of ammonia	198
Generalized kinetic model for the photocatalytic degradation processes: Validation for dye wastewater treatment in a visible-LED tubular reactor	198
A significant enhancement for hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol over Pt/W-SiO2 catalyst by tungsten oxide and silica interaction	196
Effect of Ni NP morphology on catalyst performance in non-thermal plasma-assisted dry reforming of methane	196
Research progress on preparation of 3DOM-based oxide catalysts and their catalytic performances for the combustion of diesel soot particles	195
Enhancing CO diffusion for selective acetate production via CO reduction on copper catalyst	195
Ca-Cu/Al2O3 catalysts for H2S removal at near ambient temperature: Synthesis, characterization, DFT calculation, and mechanistic insights	192
Bifunctional Fenton-like catalyst enabling oxidative and reductive removal of contaminants synergically in chemical reagent-free aerated solution	192
Direct conversion of CO2 to light aromatics by composite ZrCr-C/ZSM-5 catalyst	190
Ligand-engineered Cu-based halide perovskite for highly efficient near-infrared photocatalytic CO2 reduction	189
One-pot synthesis of stable cationic gold species highly active in the CO oxidation confined into mordenite-like zeolite	188
Ruddlesden–Popper Sr4Ir3O10 perovskite: A new family for water splitting driven by interlayer oxygen migration	188
Cu and CoFe2O4 nanoparticles decorated hierarchical porous carbon: An excellent catalyst for reduction of nitroaromatics and microwave-assisted antibiotic degradation	187
Promoting low-temperature methanol production over mixed oxide supported Cu catalysts: Coupling ceria-promotion and photo-activation	186
Au decorated Pd nanowires for methane oxidation to liquid C1 products	185
Maximizing the synergistic effect between Pt0 and Ptδ+ in a confined Pt-based catalyst for durable hydrogen production	185
Sulfur-doping/leaching induced structural transformation toward boosting electrocatalytic water splitting	185
Pd-modified LaNi5 nanoparticles for efficient hydrogen storage in a carbazole type liquid organic hydrogen carrier	185
Self-floating g-C3N4/h-BN/Au photo-thermal catalysts with unprecedented thermostability at solar-activated heating condition for reusable degradation of organic pollutants	183
Polyvinylpyrrolidone-induced size-dependent catalytic behavior of Fe sites on N-doped carbon substrate and mechanism conversion in Fenton-like oxidation reaction	182
Insights into enhancement of NH3-SCR activity and N2 selectivity of LDHs-derived NiMnAlOx catalysts: Combination of experiments and DFT calculations	181
Fe2O3/P-doped CoMoO4 electrocatalyst delivers efficient overall water splitting in alkaline media	181
Reveals that electron transfer regime mediated by electron shuttle rather than adjacent transfer in B-doped 3D porous carbon framework: Exploration of interactions and identification of the main activ	179
Identifying limitations in screening high-throughput photocatalytic bimetallic nanoparticles with machine-learned hydrogen adsorptions	179
Long-lasting performance of high-flux perovskite membrane for catalytic degradation of organic pollutants	179
Surface structure regulation of sulfidated zero-valent iron by H2O2 for efficient pH self-regulation and proton cycle to boost heterogeneous Fenton-like reaction for pollutant control	177
Mechanistic insight into the mutual-effect and key intermediate during methanol accelerating toluene decomposition over Co-spinel catalyst revealed by PTR-TOF-MS and DFT calculation	176
Enhanced formation of multi-branched isoparaffins in syngas conversion by ZnCrOx-MCM-22 composites	175
Carbon-encapsulated metallic Co nanoparticles for Fischer-Tropsch to olefins with low CO2 selectivity	175
Non-equilibrium synthesis of stacking faults-abundant Ru nanoparticles towards electrocatalytic water splitting	174

Efficient ultra-low voltage electrolysis of CO2 coupling with hydrazine oxidation degradation	174
Synergistic Effect of Multiple Reactive Oxygen Species via Orbital-reconstructed Tungsten for Indoor Acetaldehyde Photocatalytic Oxidation	174
A novel tandem route to renewable isoprene over Mo-Fe oxide and mesoporous Cu/MgO composite catalysts	173
Selective liquid chemicals on CO2 reduction by energy level tuned rGO/TiO2 dark cathode with BiVO4 photoanode	172
Fabrication of ultrafine metastable Ru-B alloy for catalytic hydrogenation of NEC at room temperature	171
Improved electrocatalytic activity of Pt on carbon nanofibers for glucose oxidation mediated by support oxygen groups in Pt perimeter	171
Single-atom Cu sites on covalent organic frameworks with Kagome lattices for visible-light-driven CO2 reduction to propylene	170
Enhanced CO2 photoreduction in pure water systems by surface-reconstructed asymmetric Mn–Cu sites	170
A strong metal-support interaction strategy for enhanced proton-coupled electron transfer and promoted photocatalytic H2O2 production in pure water	170
Manipulation in local coordination of platinum single atom enables ultrahigh mass activity toward hydrogen evolution reaction	170
Selective switching hydrogenation products of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural at high substrate concentrations by regulating Pd-MgO interactions	169
Unveiling O2 adsorption on non-metallic active site for selective photocatalytic H2O2 production	167
Optimizing the binding of the *OOH intermediate via axially coordinated Co-N5 motif for efficient electrocatalytic H2O2 production	167
Tandem dual-heterojunctions in Au/ZnGa2O4/ZnO for promoted photocatalytic nonoxidative coupling of methane	166
Tuning excited-state electronic structure in tungsten oxide for enhanced nitrogen photooxidation as fertilizer	165
New penta- and hexa-coordinated titanium sites in titanium silicalite-1 catalyst for propylene epoxidation	165
Bifunctional catalyst with high efficiency for converting hydrocarbons: The enhanced diffusion between micro and meso-pores	164
Surface molecule induced effective light absorption and charge transfer for H2 production photocatalysis in a carbonized polymer dots-carbon nitride system	163
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Surface compositional dynamics in a PtNi bimetallic alloy under simulated operational conditions: Electrochemical and NAP-XPS Study	163
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Efficient and continuous chemical conversion in a thin membrane comprising three-dimensional network trapping Ag nanoparticles	161
Response to the comment on unraveling the role of cobalt in thbe direct conversion of CO2 to high-yield liquid fuels and lube oil, [Appl. Catal. B, 305, 121041 (2022)]	161
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Engineered nanoconfinement activates Fenton catalyst at neutral pH: Mechanism and kinetics study	158
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Fast synthesis of highly crystallized LSX zeolite with boosted carbon dioxide hydrogenation activity	158
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Catalytic elemental sulfur-assisted methane activation at low temperature	157
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All room-temperature synthesis, N2 photofixation and reactivation over 2D cobalt oxides	156
Ligand-induced reaction mechanism regulation on Sr/Nb2O5 for high-efficiency selective photocatalytic NO oxidation	155
On the dual role of the reactant during aqueous phase hydrodechlorination of trichloroethylene (HDC of TCE) using Pd supported on swellable organically modified silica (SOMS)	155
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Poly(ionic liquid)-based bimetallic tandem catalysts for highly efficient carbon dioxide electroreduction	153
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Exerting charge transfer to stabilize Au nanoclusters for enhanced photocatalytic performance toward selective oxidation of amines	153
Insight into the island-sea effect of Cu−N−C for enhanced CO2 eletroreduction selectively towards C2H4	152
Probing the fast transformation mechanism of Cr (VI) on carbon dots with structural defects and surface oxygen functional groups	152
Understanding the chemistry during the preparation of Pd/SSZ-13 for the low-temperature NO adsorption: The role of NH4-SSZ-13 support	151
Tungsten induced defects control on BiVO4 photoanodes for enhanced solar water splitting performance and photocorrosion resistance	151
Influence mechanism of Pd, Pt, Rh/γ-Al2O3 on NH3 formation for NO reduction by CO	151
Periodic open cellular structures (POCS) as enhanced catalyst supports: Optimization of the coating procedure and analysis of mass transport	151
In situ construction of heteroatom F-doped Mn3O4 spinel catalysts with robust activity and SO2 resistance for NH3-SCR at low temperature	150
Directed electron transport induced surface reconstruction of 2D NiFe-LDH/Stanene heterojunction catalysts for efficient oxygen evolution	149
Unveiling optimal activity and mechanism of in situ Ni reduction Pr2Ni1-xZnxO4 anode for ammonia solid oxide fuel cells	149
Synthesis process and efficient NH3-SCR performance of alkali/alkaline earth metal-rich Chlorella@Mn catalyst	149
Enhancing photocatalytic performance by direct photo-excited electron transfer from organic pollutants to low-polymerized graphitic carbon nitride with more C-NH/NH2 exposure	149
Tuning CO2 electroreduction by facet-dependent metal-support interaction	148
Atomic nickel cluster decorated defect-rich copper for enhanced C2 product selectivity in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction	148
Nano gold coupled black titania composites with enhanced surface plasma properties for efficient photocatalytic alkyne reduction	148
Enhanced catalytic activity and stability of bismuth nanosheets decorated by 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane for efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2	148
Waste to wealth: H2S-free fabrication of Fe-ZnS/NC by industrial lignin self S-doping for efficient lignin aerobic oxidation	147
Full valorisation of waste PET into dimethyl terephthalate and cyclic arylboronic esters	147
Strong metal-support interaction induced O2 activation over Au/MNb2O6 (M = Zn2+, Ni2+ and Co2+) for efficient photocatalytic benzyl alcohol oxidative esterification	146
Photoactive cobalt-bipyridine electron mediator promotes reversible Li2O2 formation in irradiated Li-O2 battery	146
Effects of hydrothermal aging on the sulfur poisoning of a Cu-SSZ-13 SCR catalyst	145
Bimetallic Pt or Pd-based carbon supported nanoparticles are more stable than their monometallic counterparts for application in membraneless alkaline fuel cell anodes	145
The rational adjusting of proton-feeding by Pt-doped FeP/C hollow nanorod for promoting nitrogen reduction kinetics	144
Enhanced solar urea synthesis from CO2 and nitrate waste via oxygen vacancy mediated-TiOx support lead-free perovskite	144
Electrochemical activation of graphite electrode for nitrate reduction: Energetic performance and application potential	144
The single atomic Pt promoted CoMo heterostructure catalyst for efficient sorbitol hydrogenolysis to ethanol	143
Dispersed Ni-Mo sulfide catalysts from water-soluble precursors for HDS of BT and DBT via in situ produced H2 under Water gas shift conditions	143