CAO Yan-Wei1,2, SHEN Chao-Ren1, XIA Chun-Gu1, HE Lin1
1. State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Suzhou Research Institute of LICP, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics(LICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China;
2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
Abstract Cobalt is named after German Kobold, which means goblin. This essay reviewed the discovery of cobalt element as well as its historical significance in the development of chemistry. The versatile catalytic applications of cobalt in clean energy and green synthesis were introduced.
CAO Yan-Wei, SHEN Chao-Ren, XIA Chun-Gu, HE Lin. Cobalt: From Goblin to Versatile Catalysts[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Education, 2019, 40(6): 1-9.