An embodiment of the present invention provides a MXene nanodot core-carbon shell multifunctional catalyst including a MXene nanodot core and a carbon shell surrounding the MXene nanodot core. By introducing the carbon shell surrounding the nanodot core, the stability of the catalyst is ensured, thereby providing effects in that the catalyst may function under various conditions.

Provided are (i) a catalyst that has a core-shell structure and is highly active in an oxygen reduction reaction, which is a cathode reaction of a fuel cell, and (ii) a reaction acceleration method in which the catalyst is used. A core-shell catalyst for accelerating an oxygen reduction reaction, contains: silver or palladium as a core material; and platinum as a shell material, the core-shell catalyst having, on a surface thereof, a (110) surface of a face centered cubic lattice.

A MXene support for a noble metal that forms a catalyst having active sites comprising single metal-layer nanostructures. The catalyst is stable under conditions for methane conversion to higher hydrocarbons and provides reduced coke formation. The results show a supported metal catalyst using the MXene where Pt atoms form one or more layers of atoms on the surface of the Mo.sub.2TiC.sub.2T.sub.x support after it is reduced at 750° C. The catalyst shows high selectivity for C.sub.2-hydrocarbons with reduced coke formation, which can cost effectively convert methane into other valuable products.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing an alumina supported perovskite type oxide composition, to an alumina supported perovskite type oxide composition and to the use of such an alumina supported perovskite type oxide composition in catalytic systems in emission control applications.

A core-shell structure supported catalyst and a preparation method and use thereof are disclosed. The core-shell structure supported catalyst includes a core-shell structure carrier and platinum supported on the surface of the core-shell structure carrier, wherein the core-shell structure carrier includes a ferroferric oxide nanoparticle core and a nitrogen-doped carbon shell, and a molar ratio of the ferroferric oxide nanoparticle core to platinum is 1:(0.03-0.3).

Disclosed are methods for forming a supported catalyst and catalysts formed according to disclosed methods. Methods include contacting a catalyst support with a precursor solution and displacing the solvent of the precursor solution (e.g., water) with a second solvent that has a lower surface tension than the first solvent. The second solvent displaces the first solution according to the Marangoni effect. Methods also include activation of the precursor to form a catalyst, e.g., a supported platinum group metal catalyst or the like.

The present invention relates to a catalyst for producing olefins from dehydrogenation of alkane having 2 to 5 carbon atoms and a method for producing olefins using said catalyst, wherein said catalyst comprises a hierarchical zeolite nanosheet having a silica to alumina (SiO.sub.2/AI.sub.2O.sub.3) ratio more than 120 and group X metal(s) in a range of 0.3 to 5% by weight. The catalyst according to the conversion of precursor to yields and high olefins selectivity.

Described are methods for converting methane to olefins, aromatics, or a combination thereof using a single atom catalyst comprising CeO.sub.2 nanoparticles impregnated with individual atoms of noble metals including Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Ag, Au, Ir, or a combination thereof. These single atom catalysts of the present invention are heated with methane to form olefins and aromatics.

Disclosed is a ruthenium-based catalyst for ammonia synthesis, preparation method and use thereof. The ruthenium-based catalyst comprises Ru—Ba-A core-shell structure which comprises a ruthenium nanoparticle as a core covered with a first shell and a second shell sequentially, wherein the first shell consists of a barium nanoparticle, and the second shell consists of a metal oxide. The Ru—Ba-A core-shell structure can effectively preventing agglomerations of ruthenium nanoparticles during the use of the catalyst and avoiding direct contact between the ruthenium nanoparticles and the metal oxides. In addition, barium nanoparticles have a promoting effect as an electronic promoter, which can effectively improve the stability and catalytic activity of ruthenium-based catalyst for ammonia synthesis, especially in the system for synthesizing ammonia from a coal gas.

A catalyst that includes heterogeneous metal carbide nanomaterials and a novel preparation method to synthesize the metal carbide nanomaterials under relatively mild conditions to form an encapsulated transition metal and/or transition metal carbide nanoclusters in a support and/or binder. The catalyst may include confined platinum carbide nanoclusters. The preparation may include the treatment of encapsulated platinum nanoclusters with ethane at elevated temperatures. The catalysts may be used for catalytic hydrocarbon conversions, which include but are not limited to, ethane aromatization, and for selective hydrogenation, with negligible green oil production.