Highlights

M. Jung†, M. P. Dickieson†, P. Chen, C. J. G. Goh, P. Han, B. Yao, X.-C. Li, H. Hattori, Q. He, Y.-W. Zhang, K. Lee*, N. Yan* 

Understanding alkali metal promotion in hydrogenation catalysis through Strong Metal–Base Interaction

Nature Communications, 2026, 17, 2465   -   Link   

(Editors' Highlights in the Catalysis)

D. Lee†, S. H. Kim†, J. H. Kim, J. Shim, H.-T. Beum, H. Jung, H. C. Yoon*, K. Lee*, K. Lee* 

Mechanistically Designed pH Buffer-Integrated Fe2+-EDTA System for Long-Term Simultaneous Removal of NO and SO2 at Ambient Conditions 

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 524, 169491   -   Link

K. Lee*, H. C. Yoon, S. H. Kim, J. Shim, J. H. Kim, T.-S. Kim 

Key Engineering Criteria for Developing Next-Generation Catalysts in Advanced Haber–Bosch Ammonia Synthesis Process: From Laboratory Studies to Commercialization

Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 572, 114781   -   Link

K. Lee, R. Woo, H. C. Woo, G. Ko, K. Cho*, Y. Park, M. Choi, H. C. Yoon* 

Unraveling the Role of MgO in the Ru-Ba/MgO Catalyst for Boosting Ammonia Synthesis: Comparative Study of MgO and MgAlOx Supports

Journal of Catalysis, 2024, 434, 115530   -   Link

K. Lee†, M. P. Dickieson†, M. Jung, Y. Yang, N. Yan* 

Structure Sensitivity of ZnZrOx Catalysts in CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol: Significance of Surface Oxygen Content and Synthesis Strategy

ACS Catalysis, 2024, 14, 3074–3089   -   Link

R. Woo†, K. Lee†, B.-S. An, S. H. Kim, H. Ju, J. H. Kim, J. Shim, H.-T. Beum, K. Cho, Y.-S. Bae*, H. C. Yoon* 

BaCeO3 Perovskite-Incorporated Co Catalyst for Efficient NH3 Synthesis Under Mild Conditions

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 475, 146354   -   Link

K. Lee†, H. Yan†, Q. Sun, Z. Zhang, N. Yan* 

Mechanism-Guided Catalyst Design for CO2 Hydrogenation to Formate and Methanol

Accounts of Materials Research, 2023, 4, 746–757   -   Link

K. Lee, P. C. D. Mendes, H. Jeon, Y. Song, M. P. Dickieson, U. Anjum, L. Chen, T.-C. Yang, C.-M. Yang, M. Choi, S. M. Kozlov*, N. Yan*

Engineering Nanoscale H Supply Chain to Accelerate Methanol Synthesis on ZnZrOx

Nature Communications, 2023, 14, 819   -   Link

K. Lee†, Y. Jing†, Y. Wang*, N. Yan*

A Unified View on Catalytic Conversion of Biomass and Waste Plastics

Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022, 6, 635–652   -   Link

K. Lee†, U. Anjum†, T. P. Araújo, C. Mondelli, Q. He, S. Furukawa, J. Pérez-Ramírez*, S. M. Kozlov*, N. Yan* 

Atomic Pd-Promoted ZnZrOx Solid Solution Catalyst for CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol 

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022, 304, 120994   -   Link