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SINGLE-ATOM CATALYSIS

All the lonely atoms, where do they all belong?

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A spectacular advance in catalyst synthesis is demonstrated by a two-step process that yields high loadings of single atoms at a kilogram scale suitable for industrial deployment.

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Fig. 1: Evolution in the synthesis of supported metal catalysts.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

    John R. Regalbuto

  2. Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA

    Abhaya K. Datye

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Regalbuto, J.R., Datye, A.K. All the lonely atoms, where do they all belong?. Nat. Nanotechnol. 17, 110–111 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-021-01047-3

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