Intro
Preface
Contents
Contributors
Part I: EPOC: Story and Fundamentals
Chapter 1: Presentation, Story, and Mechanistic Understanding of Electrochemical Promotion of Catalysis
1.1 EPOC Discovery
1.2 EPOC Story
1.3 The Quest for Understanding EPOC
1.4 EPOC Current Research Efforts
1.5 Conclusions
References
Chapter 2: Electrochemical Promotion of Catalysis: From Discovery to Fundamentals to Applications
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Discovery of EPOC: An Electrochemically Induced Catalytic Effect
2.2.1 EPOC with O2- Conductors

2.2.2 EPOC with Cationic Conductors and Aqueous Electrolytes
2.3 The Physicochemical Origin of EPOC: Rules of Promotion
2.4 From Fundamentals to Applications
2.4.1 EPOC via Polarization in Bipolar Configuration
2.4.2 Monolithic Electropromoted Reactors (MEPR)
2.4.3 Electrochemical Promotion of Highly Dispersed Catalysts
2.4.3.1 Electrochemical Promotion of Metal Nanoparticles Dispersed in an Ionically or Electronically Conducting Matrix
2.4.3.2 Electrochemical Promotion of Metal Nanoparticles Dispersed in a Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conducting Matrix

2.4.4 Wireless Self-Driven and Self-Sustained Electrochemical Promotion
2.5 Conclusions
References
Part II: EPOC in Nano-Dispersed Catalysts
Chapter 3: The Quest of Electropromoted Nano-dispersed Catalysts
3.1 Introduction to Electrochemical Promotion of Catalysis
3.2 Electrochemical Promotion of Nanoparticle Catalysts
3.2.1 Pt-Based Nanostructured Catalyst
3.2.1.1 Pd-Based Nanostructured Catalyst
3.2.2 Ru-Based Nanostructured Catalyst
3.2.2.1 Rh-Based Nanostructured Catalyst
3.2.2.2 Au-, Ag-, and Cu-Based Nanostructured Catalyst

3.2.2.3 Ni-, Fe-, and Co-Based Nanostructured Catalyst
3.3 Study of EPOC Using Density Functional Theory
3.3.1 Recent Advancement of Self-Sustained Electrochemical Promotion
3.4 Conclusion and Prospective Research Gaps
References
Chapter 4: The Effective-Double-Layer as an Efficient Tool for the Design of Sinter-Resistant Catalysts
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Catalyst Nanoparticle Sintering: A Leading Cause of the Degradation of Industrial Catalysts
4.3 The Effective-Double-Layer (EDL) Approach for Conventional Catalyst Promotion

4.4 The Additional Effect of the Effective-Double-Layer (EDL) in Heterogeneous Catalysis: Catalyst Nanoparticle Stabilization ...
4.4.1 Correlation of EDL with Catalyst Nanostructure Stabilization: Experimental Findings
4.4.2 Correlation of EDL with Catalyst Nanostructure Stabilization: The EDL-Based Model for Sinter-Resistant and Redispersion ...
4.5 EDL-Induced Anti-sintering Behavior Evaluated by Selected Catalytic Reactions
4.5.1 Dry Reforming of Methane Reaction
4.5.2 CO2 Methanation Reaction
4.5.3 N2O Decomposition Reaction
4.6 Conclusions and Prospects
References