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Analytical Chemistry Sep 25, 2023

Scientists make methanol at room temperature

A more sustainable method of creating methanol—a key component of fuels, plastics, and medicines—has been developed by Cardiff University scientists and an international team of collaborators.

Nanomaterials Sep 22, 2023

Gold nanoclusters can improve electrochemical water splitting to produce hydrogen

As energy demand continues to rise, research into new, efficient renewable and clean energy sources is an urgent priority. Currently, renewable energy sources like solar, wind, tide, and geothermal make up less than 40% of ...

Analytical Chemistry Sep 21, 2023

Tröger's base derived 3D-porous aromatic frameworks for near-unity selectivity of CO2 photoconversion

The global energy crisis is exacerbated by the continuous consumption of fossil fuels during the rapid development of modern industries. In addition, the survival and development of human beings is also being seriously affected ...

Biochemistry Sep 20, 2023

Imaging the smallest atoms provides insights into an enzyme's unusual biochemistry

When your wounds heal and your liver detoxifies a poison such as histamine you ingested, you can thank the class of enzymes known as copper amine oxidases for their assistance. Identifying the exact positions of the smallest ...

Analytical Chemistry Sep 19, 2023

Team develops novel ligands for transition-metal catalysis of photoreactions

Transition metals form catalytic complexes that can speed up various chemical processes, especially in the production of pharmaceuticals as well as various pigments, dyes, and laboratory reagents like sulfuric acid. The use ...

Analytical Chemistry Sep 18, 2023

Researchers propose novel paradigm of metal electron-shuttle catalysis

Professor Huang Hanmin's research team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) proposed a new paradigm of metal electron-shuttle catalysis, which has been pioneeringly ...

Analytical Chemistry Sep 18, 2023

Olefins from carbon dioxide and hydrogen: Green chemistry under fluctuating conditions

Wouldn't it be an elegant solution to use the substance that is most damaging to the climate and threatens the future as a raw material for economic goods and everyday items? In fact, carbon dioxide (CO2), an unavoidable ...

Analytical Chemistry Sep 15, 2023

Atomic Ru coordinated by channel ammonia in V-doped tungsten bronze for highly efficient hydrogen-evolution reaction

The utilization of hydrogen produced through electrochemical water splitting is widely regarded as an optimal pathway towards achieving the imminent objective of carbon neutrality.

Biochemistry Sep 14, 2023

Reducing the carbon footprint of methane by converting it into methanol with a new enzyme

A team led by Professor Osami Shoji at Nagoya University in Japan has developed a technology to convert methane, the principal component of natural gas, into methanol at room temperature in water. They used an enzyme that ...

Analytical Chemistry Sep 13, 2023

A novel method to obtain acetone in slow-cost, simple manner

Acetone is an essential chemical industry input and is used in the manufacturing of a wide array of products, such as adhesives, antibiotics, electronic components, solvents and removers, inks and vitamins, among others. ...

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