The development of new catalysts and catalytic processes

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Evidence profile

Sourced from the stated research gap and future-work section and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2024 and 2026, spanning 5 journals. Those papers have been cited 183 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 5 representative gaps

• Non-noble metal catalysis for environmental benign energy: Ni-Co nanoferrites for high-rate hydrogen generation (2026) · Ionics · doi

  The lack of sustainable and cost-effective catalytic systems for hydrogen energy technologies. The limited understanding of non-noble metal catalysis for hydrogen production. The need for efficient and durable catalysts for sodium borohydride methanolysis.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: lack sustainable cost-effective catalytic systems hydrogen energy technologies
• Cation Substitution-Induced Electronic and Defect Regulation in Spinel Cobalt(II,III) Oxides for Acidic Oxygen Evolution Reactions (2026) · Transactions of Tianjin University · doi

  The lack of non-noble metal OER catalysts with high activity and stability for large-scale green hydrogen production. The need for a cation substitution strategy to enhance catalytic performance. The importance of defect chemistry and electronic structure modulation in enhancing catalytic performance.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: lack non-noble metal oer catalysts high activity stability
• Introduction to Green Chemistry and Catalysis (2026) · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · doi

  The development of new catalysts and catalytic processes. The application of green chemistry and catalysis to various industrial processes. The investigation of the environmental and health impacts of green chemistry and catalysis.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: development new catalysts catalytic processes application green chemistry
• Tuning α‐MnOOH Formation via Atomic‐Level Fe Introduction for Superior OER Performance (2025) · Advanced Functional Materials · cited 80× · doi

  The typical catalyst achieves the successful regulation of crystal reconstruction processes through heteroatom doping, which holds significant implications for developing a new class of catalysts, not limited to the OER catalysts reported in this study.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: catalysts typical catalyst achieves successful regulation crystal reconstruction processes heteroatom doping holds significant implications developing
• Constructing Symmetry-Mismatched Ru x Fe 3– x O 4 Heterointerface-Supported Ru Clusters for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution and Oxidation Reactions (2024) · Nano Letters · cited 103× · doi

  Ru-related catalysts have shown excellent performance for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR); however, a deep understanding of Ru-active sites on a nanoscale heterogeneous support for hydrogen catalysis is still lacking.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: hydrogen reaction related catalysts excellent performance evolution oxidation deep understanding active sites nanoscale heterogeneous support

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