The principal nanosize effects observed in heterogeneous catalytic reactions are formulated on the basis of an analysis of published data. It is shown that strong effects are observed for nanoparticles with sizes in the range of 1-10 nm and weak effects in the range of 10-100 nm. It is shown that among the 19 effects discussed only three (the quantum-size effect, the charge effect, and the nanoparticle–liquid phase transition) can be used to explain the appearance of the catalytic activity of the nanoparticles and particularly of nano-sized gold.
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Strizhak, P.E. Nanosize effects in heterogeneous catalysis. Theor Exp Chem 49, 2–21 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11237-013-9297-7
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