Recent Patents on Catalysis (Discontinued) - Volume 2, Issue 1, 2013

This critical review summarizes recent advances on the preparation, characterization and application of Aubased bimetallic Au-M catalysts. Particularly bimetallic Au-Pd, Au-Pt and Au-Ag catalysts have been emphasized. The diversity of the structure and combination of these bimetallic Au-M catalysts leads to various catalytic performances in, i.e., oxidation, hydrogenation, electrocatalytic, and photocatalytic reactions. T Read More

This review provides insights into the patents available on one of the subfields of organocatalytic reactions, specifically, the Cinchona alkaloids-based organocatalytic reactions, involving asymmetric C-C bond construction. Some of the very important achievements in the asymmetric carbon-carbon bond formation by employing the Cinchona alkaloids- based organocatalysts, one of the privileged classes of asymmetric catalys Read More

The paper is reviewing the patents and journal papers treating catalysis and engineering issues involved in the dimethyl ether (DME) production from synthesis gas. The necessary catalysts include components active for the two reactions defining this process: carbon oxides hydrogenation to methanol and methanol etherification to DME respectively. For the first reaction, amongst the dozens of catalytic materials proposed, th Read More

Ru3+-exchanged supported 12-tungstophosphoric acid was synthesized, characterized and used for solvent-free liquid phase aerobic oxidation of styrene under mild reaction conditions. The present catalyst gives 100 % conversion of styrene with >99 % selectivity for benzaldehyde. The catalyst can also be regenerated and reused.