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benefi cial (This column has covered
some papers on this topic). The objec-
tive is to have the instantaneous start of
a common unit for on-demand magnetic
heating of a well designed Ru-based
nanocomposite catalyst under rela-
tively mild conditions of 400°C and 1
bar. A rapid decomposition rate of 5.33
mol NH per gm Ru hr was realized.
-1
3
DFT calculations and micro-kinetic
modelling was done. Even intermittent
renewal electricity can be deployed.
(ChemSusChem., 2024; DOI: 10.1002/
cssc.202401970).

A highly active Mo carbide
(MoC) catalyst with dynamic
Synergistic catalysis by MgO under optimal conditions. The catalyst carbon fl ux for reverse water-
induced acid-base bifunctional can be reused after in-situ regeneration gas shift reaction
sites for cross condensation of in air to remove the carbon deposition.
HCHO and CH CHO (ChemCatChem., 2024; DOI: 10.1002/ M. Zhang et al have reported a highly
3 cctc.202400441). active MoC catalyst from carburization
M. Wang et al have worked on the process, which showed a mass-specifi c
loading of MgO nanocrystals on SiO Electrifi ed dynamic responsive reaction rate over 260 with dynamic
2
to generate new acidic sites for the NH decomposition to H carbon fl ux in the bulk phase of the
3
2
title reaction in a synergistic way. The based on magnetic heating of
appropriate proportion of acidic/basic Ru nanocatalyst
sites (10/1) is critical for the cross con-
densation in the presence of vast wa- S. Gyergyek et al have worked on the
ter associated with formalin. 10 wt% title problem as NH has emerged as a
3
MgO/SiO catalyst gave highest cata- good H carrier in view of the preva-
2
2
lytic activity of 57.9%, conversion of lent infrastructure for transportation
ACH and 84.3% selectivity of acrolein of NH and thus H generation can be
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