Table 5. Summary of Catalysis Studies Using Porous BN as a Catalyst, Showing the Type of Catalysis, the Targeted Reaction, and Some of the Key Performance Indicators^a.

Heterogeneous catalysis
reaction studied	reaction conditions	reactant mixture
oxidative dehydrogenation of alkanes	460–490 °C	multiple ratios
		alkane:O2:N2
methane oxidation	690–720 °C	2:1:4
		methane:O2:N2
styrene epoxidation	80 °C	26.5 mmol of t-butyl hydroperoxide
		25 mL of acetonitrile
		10 mmol of styrene
aerobic oxidative desulfurization	150 °C	40 mL of oil (500 ppm of dibenzothiophene)
acetylene hydrochlorination	200–280 °C	1:1–1:2
		HCl:acetylene

Photocatalysis
reaction	reaction phase	irradiation range	light source	sacrificial agent	production rate
H2 generation	liquid	200–2500 nm	300 W Xe lamp	triethanolamine	3.6–47.1 μmol H2g–1 h–1
CO2 photoreduction	gas	>300 nm	300 W Xe lamp	H2O	0.2–12.5 μmol CO g–1 h–1
				H2	1.5 μmol H2 h–1
					3.3 μmol H2g–1 h–1

Electrocatalysis
reaction	catalyst	formation rate	solution	faradaic efficiency/electron transfer number	time/durability
N2 fixation to NH3	h-BNNS	18.2–22.4 μg NH3 h–1 mgcat–1	0.1 M HCl	4.7–5.5%@–0.70–0.75 V vs relative hydrogen electrode	2 h
	porous BN		0.1 M Na2SO4
oxygen reduction reaction	Pt/porous BN	<0.6% H2O2	0.1 M HClO4	>3.99 electrons	10000 cycles for specific conditions
	BN nanotubes		0.5 M H2SO2
	BNNS
	sputter-deposited BN

^aFull details in the Supporting Information, Table S5.