Conversion of Cyclic Xylose into Xylitol on the Ru, Pt, Pd, Ni, and Rh Catalysts: A Density Functional Theory Study

Author(s):  
Shedrack G. Akpe ◽  
Sun Hee Choi ◽  
Hyung Chul Ham

There is currently no theoretical study on the hydrogenation of xylose to xylitol on a catalyst's surface, limiting proper understanding of the reaction mechanisms and the design of effective catalysts....

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 1384-1392 ◽  
Author(s):  
De-Ming Rao ◽  
Tao Sun ◽  
Yu-Sen Yang ◽  
Pan Yin ◽  
Min Pu ◽  
...  

A density functional theory study has been carried out to investigate the mechanism of acetylene hydrogenation on six surfaces of Ni–Sn IMCs, and the geometric effects towards ethylene selectivity was revealed.


RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (33) ◽  
pp. 27447-27451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maitreyi Robledo ◽  
Sergio Díaz-Tendero ◽  
Fernando Martín ◽  
Manuel Alcamí

In this work we present a density functional theory study of the interaction between a positively charged exohedral metallofullerene and several hydrogen molecules.


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