Surface Modification of Nanoreactors

For a chemical reaction catalyzed by a solid catalyst, the reactions mostly take place on the surface because the active sites are usually distributed on the surface. Therefore, the surface properties are primarily responsible for the catalytic performance. 

Both the inner and outer surfaces are important for the catalytic performance of the catalysts with active sites either inside the nanoreactor or on the outer surface. 

The specific surface area becomes predominant for nanoreactors, especially for a nanoreactor with diameter of similar size of the reactants and products. The selectivity and activity of the catalyst in a nanoreactor must be greatly affected by its size and the surface properties. Therefore, the surface properties play a critical role in the design and synthesis of a nanoreactor for efficient chemical transformations. 

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We reviewed the recent research advances in catalytic reactions in porous-material-based nanoreactors exhibiting the merits of both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, including the preparation of nanoreactors, the surface modification of nanoreactors, and different strategies for the encapsulation of the molecular... 

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