Bordet A, Leitner W, Chaudret B
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstraße 34-36, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2025 Jun 10;64(24):e202424151. doi: 10.1002/anie.202424151. Epub 2025 Apr 18.
The rapidly growing importance of electrification in the chemical industry opens room for disruptive innovations regarding energy input into catalytic processes. Energy efficiency and dynamics of renewable energy supplies represent important challenges, but the design of catalytic systems to cope with such new frameworks may also stimulate the discovery of new catalyst materials and reaction pathways. In this context, many opportunities arise when catalysts are activated in a rapid, localized, and energy-efficient manner. Among the various concepts to achieve adaptivity in catalysis, magnetic induction heating applied directly at the catalyst or in vicinity of the active site has gained increasing attention recently. In this Scientific Perspective, we provide a coherent framework to the emerging field of catalysis using magnetic fields-and in particular alternating current magnetic fields-to activate catalytic materials and define it as magnetically induced catalysis. Promising approaches and selected examples are described to illustrate the scientific concept and to highlight its broad potential for innovation in catalysis from laboratory to industrial scale.
电气化在化学工业中迅速增长的重要性为催化过程中的能量输入带来了颠覆性创新的空间。能源效率和可再生能源供应的动态性是重要挑战，但设计能够应对此类新框架的催化系统也可能刺激新型催化剂材料和反应途径的发现。在此背景下，当以快速、局部且节能的方式激活催化剂时，会出现许多机会。在实现催化适应性的各种概念中，直接在催化剂处或活性位点附近应用的磁感应加热最近受到了越来越多的关注。在本《科学展望》中，我们为利用磁场——特别是交变磁场——激活催化材料的新兴催化领域提供了一个连贯的框架，并将其定义为磁感应催化。文中描述了有前景的方法和选定的示例，以阐释科学概念，并突出其在从实验室规模到工业规模的催化创新方面的广泛潜力。
