All Photocatalysts articles
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ResearchSurprising oxidising power of carbon dioxide freed by photochemistry
Iron-based photocatalyst enabled a range of useful organic molecules to be synthesised from alkenes
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PodcastBattery week 2026: The EV cathode race & battery-recycling photocatalysts
Who will win the EV cathode race, manganese cobalt or iron phosphate? Plus, how a new photocatalyst could change the way we recycle batteries.
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ResearchCatalyst converts plastic waste into hydrogen and valuable chemical building blocks
Researchers reuse old car battery acid, simultaneously combining waste streams in move towards circular chemicals
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ResearchReliance on sacrificial agents misaligned with green hydrogen goals, scientists say
Call to rethink how photocatalytic hydrogen production is assessed and reported
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ResearchPhotocatalytic skeletal editing technique migrates substituents to challenging meta-position
Meta-substituted aromatic rings are key structures in many drug molecules
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ResearchFloating photocatalyst turns sunlight into radicals that disinfect water in minutes
Smartphone torchlight powerful enough to generate bactericidal oxygen-centred organic radicals to purify water
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ResearchPhotocatalytic process converts carbon dioxide into ethylene with 99% selectivity
New process uses light and gold nanoparticles to hydrogenate carbon dioxide into key chemical feedstock
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ResearchRule-breaking reaction unlocks a new level for photoredox catalysis
Sidestepping photophysical principle harnesses higher energy states
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ResearchAbundant alkanes become gaseous alkylating agent with flow chemistry
Photocatalytic process can carry out late-stage optimisation of drug candidates
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ResearchLight-driven catalytic system makes ammonia from nitrogen and water
Dual catalyst system operates under ambient conditions, offering a way to reduce ammonia production’s environmental impact
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ResearchImproving propylene synthesis using light-activated catalysis could cut emissions
Single-atom photocatalyst makes propylene at milder temperatures
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ResearchVisible light-powered catalysts clean up ‘forever chemicals’
Organic photoredox catalysts show promise for fluorinated pollutants
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ResearchNew catalytic strategies boost alkene synthesis
Photocatalyst makes complex alkenes from acids, alkanes or alcohols, while a ‘phase-pure’ iron catalyst reduces unwanted Fischer–Tropsch waste products
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ResearchCinchona plant alkaloid catalyst subtracts hydrogen to invert alcohols’ chirality
Blue light desymmetrisation of diols holds promise for drug synthesis
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ResearchAtom-swapping reaction turns furans into pyrroles
Skeletal-editing technique offers easy way to modify heterocyclic structures
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ResearchTeaching enzymes new reactions through genetic code expansion and directed evolution
Anthony Green’s research group at the University of Manchester, UK, reengineers enzymes to have catalytic functions beyond those found in nature
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ResearchLight-driven enzyme engineered and repurposed to catalyse unnatural reaction
Directed evolution used to create photoenzyme that can perform new-to-nature radical cyclisation
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ResearchBad habits obscuring thermodynamic reality of photocatalytic reactions
Dubious assumptions and contentious nomenclature muddying the literature
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NewsSelf-cleaning period product to be trialled in rural communities in Nepal
Sanitary pad is designed to kill virtually all bacteria under visible light and reduce the risk of reproductive and urinary tract infections
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ResearchLong-lived excited states open the door to earth-abundant metal photocatalysts
New findings show that cobalt (III) complexes can catalyse reactions not previously thought possible