{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Rabee AIM"],"funding":["Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung","Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Science","Major Project of Gansu Province-China","H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions"],"pagination":["e06401"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12786349"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13(2)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Alkali-modified solid catalysts represent a promising class of heterogeneous catalysts for various applications. Despite extensive research, the role of alkali metals remains debated. In this study, Na-modified ZrO<sub>2</sub>-supported Cu catalysts are synthesized using different methods for the reverse water-gas shift (RWGS) reaction to elucidate the role of Na<sup>+</sup>. Catalytic results show that activity strongly depends on the preparation method, with the one-pot approach yielding three times higher activity than wet impregnation. The one-pot method significantly enhances Cu<sup>0</sup> dispersion, preventing the loss of Cu sites due to agglomeration or coverage by Alkali. Although the prevailing view suggests that alkali metals favor the associative mechanism for CO formation. Co"],"journal":["Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)"],"pubmed_title":["Unveiling Alkali-Induced Redox Modulation: In-Situ Spectroscopic Insights from RWGS on Alkali-Modified ZrO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;-Supported Cu Catalysts."],"pmcid":["PMC12786349"],"funding_grant_id":["101008058","XDB1500102","24ZD13FA002"],"pubmed_authors":["Rabee AIM","Bruckner A","Kraußer L","Lund H","Rockstroh N","Bartling S","Abed H","Rabeah J","Kondratenko EV","Atia H","Vuong TH"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Unveiling Alkali-Induced Redox Modulation: In-Situ Spectroscopic Insights from RWGS on Alkali-Modified ZrO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;-Supported Cu Catalysts.","description":"Alkali-modified solid catalysts represent a promising class of heterogeneous catalysts for various applications. Despite extensive research, the role of alkali metals remains debated. In this study, Na-modified ZrO<sub>2</sub>-supported Cu catalysts are synthesized using different methods for the reverse water-gas shift (RWGS) reaction to elucidate the role of Na<sup>+</sup>. Catalytic results show that activity strongly depends on the preparation method, with the one-pot approach yielding three times higher activity than wet impregnation. The one-pot method significantly enhances Cu<sup>0</sup> dispersion, preventing the loss of Cu sites due to agglomeration or coverage by Alkali. Although the prevailing view suggests that alkali metals favor the associative mechanism for CO formation. Co","dates":{"release":"2026-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2026 Jan","modification":"2026-06-06T11:48:10.145Z","creation":"2026-05-30T03:08:03.024Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12786349","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41082331"],"doi":["10.1002/advs.202506401"]}}