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Analytical Chemistry May 6, 2024

A leap toward carbon neutrality: New catalyst converts carbon dioxide to methanol

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a catalyst material known as cobalt phthalocyanine that converts carbon dioxide—a significant driver of climate change—into renewable fuels such as methanol.

Nanomaterials Apr 30, 2024

Researchers reveal water-assisted oxidative redispersion of metal nanoparticles

Oxidative redispersion at elevated temperatures has long been utilized in heterogeneous catalysis for the regeneration of sintered metal catalysts and the synthesis of metal single atom and cluster catalysts. These redispersion ...

Nanomaterials Apr 29, 2024

Adequately stabilized and exposed Cu/CuₓO heterojunction on porous carbon nanofibers

Inexpensive and readily available copper-based catalysts are considered ideal for the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to produce multi-carbon products. The presence of copper oxides is crucial for generating ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 26, 2024

One-pot strategy to simultaneously achieve heterodehydrocoupling of hydrostannane and reduction of quinoline

Heteroatom tin compounds (SSn, OSn, NSn, PSn) composed of heteroatoms S, O, N, P and tin atoms have attracted intense attention due to their wide applications in organic synthesis and pharmaceutical fields. The current methods ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 25, 2024

Chemical rope trick at molecular level: Mechanism research helps when 'trial and error' fails

In most industrial chemical reactions, catalysts combine with the starting materials and accompany them through intermediate stages to the product. In chemistry, this pathway is known as the reaction mechanism, and it is ...

Cell & Microbiology Apr 23, 2024

Bacteria for climate-neutral chemicals of the future

Researchers at ETH Zurich have engineered bacteria in the laboratory to efficiently use methanol. The metabolism of these bacteria can now be tapped into to produce valuable products currently made by the chemical industry ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 19, 2024

Self-adjusted reaction pathway enables efficient oxidation of aromatic C-H bonds over Co@Y catalyst

The selective oxidation of aromatic C-H bonds has drawn significant attention in both industrial and fine chemistry due to its crucial role in converting readily- and cheaply-available aromatic hydrocarbons into high-value-added ...

Nanomaterials Apr 18, 2024

Scientists explore the strategies of defects and nanostructure fabrication for promoting piezocatalytic activity

As an important chemical raw material, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is widely applied in various aspects of industry and life. The industrial anthraquinone method for H2O2 production has the serious flaws, such as high pollution ...

Biochemistry Apr 8, 2024

Cutting-edge enzyme research fights back against plastic pollution

Since the 1950s, the surge in global plastic production has paralleled a concerning rise in plastic waste. In the United States alone, a staggering 35 million tons of plastic waste were generated in 2017, with only a fraction ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 1, 2024

Research demonstrates anatase supported Ni single-atom catalysts for propane dehydrogenation

Propylene is one of the most important petrochemical raw materials, ranging second after ethylene. To meet the ever-increasing demand, alternative technologies for propylene production are in urgent need, among which the ...

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