Catalysis – Page 24
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Business
Waste CO2-derived plastic hits tonne scale
Novomer turns emissions from ammonia plant into polymers
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Business
Pfizer's lost gold
A stash of gold dust bought for $700,000 last year has gone missing from a Pfizer lab in St Louis, Missouri, US
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News
Chemistry nobel laureate William Knowles dies
Renowned asymmetric synthesis chemist dies aged 95
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PodcastPotassium chlorate
Fireworks, explosives, spacecraft – Neil Withers explains why potassium chlorate is the sort of compound that draws attention to chemistry
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FeatureWhen is a catalyst not a catalyst?
This riddle has come to vex certain corners of the catalysis community. But once solved, it could potentially point to new kinds of chemistry, as James Mitchell Crow discovers
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FeatureGold fever
The catalytic potential of gold nanoparticles was overlooked for years, but researchers are making up for lost time, writes Bea Perks
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FeatureAt the top of the cascade
David MacMillan, a leading light in organocatalysis, takes James Mitchell Crow on a tour of the field
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FeatureThe perfect host
Could artificial enzymes finally be about to shake up catalysis? James Mitchell Crow investigates
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FeatureThree share prize for metathesis work
The discoveries made by this year's Nobel laureates have had a great impact on new drug developments, polymeric materials and industrial syntheses. Karen Harries-Rees reports.