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Biochemistry Sep 9, 2025

A versatile enzyme from Bacillus opens greener path to water-soluble nutraceuticals

Researchers at National Taiwan University have discovered a versatile enzyme from Bacillus subtilis that efficiently attaches phosphate groups to a wide variety of phenolic molecules, offering a sustainable and precise alternative ...

Analytical Chemistry Sep 9, 2025

Creating a top-tier, high-density tungsten single atom catalyst

Designing a catalyst is incredibly difficult—yet researchers at Tohoku University have successfully created a catalyst that is ranked as one of the best. Their catalyst greatly speeds up the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), ...

Materials Science Sep 8, 2025

High-pressure electrolysis sustainably converts captured CO₂ into industrial-grade ethylene

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have unveiled a breakthrough system that could change the way we think about carbon emissions. Published in Nature Catalysis the researchers outline a system ...

Polymers Sep 4, 2025

Polymer ink fine-tunes water flow, boosting ethylene yield and cutting energy costs

Maintaining American energy independence requires minimizing reliance on foreign countries to produce commodity chemicals and fuels. Using carbon dioxide electrolyzers to produce valuable chemical precursors such as ethylene ...

Polymers Sep 1, 2025

Predictive rule reveals which sulfur-based building blocks create sustainable, degradable plastics

Plastics pose a significant waste problem: many conventional plastics do not degrade, or do so only with great difficulty. This makes research into new plastics essential—materials that retain useful properties but can also ...

Analytical Chemistry Aug 22, 2025

Hydroxyl adsorption identified as key factor in electrocatalytic ammonia production

Compared with the energy-intensive Haber-Bosch process, renewable energy-driven electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction (NO3−RR) provides a low-carbon route for ammonia synthesis under mild conditions. Using nitrate from ...

Analytical Chemistry Aug 22, 2025

Self-renewing Fe-N-C catalyst shows improved durability for oxygen reduction in acid

Researchers at Tohoku University have created a new catalyst that can partly renew itself while working, opening possibilities for more durable materials in energy and chemical applications. The catalyst is designed for the ...

Analytical Chemistry Aug 21, 2025

Alternating pulses enhance copper's role in converting CO₂ to valuable fuels

Scientists from the Interface Science Department at the Fritz Haber Institute have studied how applying pulsed electric potential treatments to copper single crystal surfaces as model catalysts can improve their ability to ...

Analytical Chemistry Aug 21, 2025

One catalyst, two reactions: Multiple reaction steps now possible in one vessel using inexpensive cerium

Most of the drugs, plastics, and industrial materials widely used today are produced through chemical reactions. In general, most high-performance and sophisticated substances have complex structures, and their assembly involves ...

Materials Science Aug 18, 2025

Self-generating catalyst overcomes durability limits for hydrogen production

Researchers have successfully improved a catalyst used in dry reforming reactions that produce energy from greenhouse gases. The newly developed self-generating catalyst offers high durability and significantly reduces metal ...

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