There is much about the action of bismuth within heterogeneous catalysis that still require a deeper understanding. We observed that, when Bi was added to AuPd bimetallic nanoparticles (NPs) supported on activated carbon, affected activity and significantly alters selectivity in two model liquid phase reactions, namely oxidation cinnamyl alcohol hydrogenation cinnamaldehyde. A combination trans...

Microreactors present innovative solutions for problems pertaining to conventional reactors and therefore have seen successful application in several industrial processes. Yet, its application in heterogeneously catalyzed gas-liquid reactions has been challenging, mainly due to the lack of an easy and flexible methodology for catalyst incorporation inside these reactors. Herein, we report a fac...

The introduction of dopant concentrations Pt into supported AuPd nanoparticles, when used in conjunction with an evolved unspecific peroxygenase (UPO) from Agrocybe aegerita (PaDa-I) is demonstrated to offer high efficacy towards the one-pot selective oxidation cyclohexane KA oil (cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone), via in-situ synthesis H2O2. optimised AuPdPt/TiO2/PaDa-I system achieves significa...

The safe widespread application of hydrogen-based fuels requires sensors that are long-term stable, inexpensive, hydrogen-specific, and have a short response time. In this regard, optical sensing based on nanostructured Pd alloys has shown great potential, but challenges remain, including understanding controlling the surface composition under operation conditions. While latter is crucial for f...