Heterogeneous catalysis
The latest chemistry news and research on heterogeneous catalysis, including photocatalysis, nanomaterials, mechanochemistry and electrochemistry, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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ResearchPlastic waste and CO2 converted into hydrogen and feedstock chemical using sunlight
PET acts as electron donor for photocatalytic process that produce syngas and chemical feedstock
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ResearchNanoparticles poison single-atom cross coupling catalyst
In a classic heterogeneous palladium catalyst, less than 1% of metal does 99% of catalytic work
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ResearchPlasmonic catalyst smashes record for reducing vital chemical feedstock
Chalcogenide catalyses reduction of nitroaromatics used in everything from paints, plastics and pharmaceuticals
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ResearchPhotocatalyst couples denitrification and water splitting to manage nitrate pollution
Hydrogen gas generated in situ serves as reducing agent
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ResearchGlass catalysis screening study prompts reactionware rethink
Base-catalysed reactions are up to 1000 times faster in the presence of glass
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ResearchPhotocatalytic system mimics sunflowers by bending towards light
Phototropism boosts photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production
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ResearchPhotocatalytic process picks out precious metals from waste electronics
Silver, gold, platinum and palladium can be retrieved sequentially from circuit boards and catalytic convertors
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ResearchKatritzky reaction rate turbocharged by glassware
Amine transfer reaction can be sped up as much as 33 times by the presence of glass
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ResearchYour new labmate does 700 reactions in eight days – and it’s a robot
Robotic chemist optimises water-splitting photocatalyst by working continuously for eight days even in complete darkness
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BusinessSolar-powered water purification
Majico’s photocatalytic water kiosks are increasing access to affordable drinking water in Tanzania
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ResearchGrinding out single-atom catalysts made simple by ball mill
No compromise on quality of heterogeneous catalysts made on kilogram scale
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ResearchChemists taken aback as dinitrogen found to speed up some reactions
Warnings that nitrogen should no longer be considered just an inert carrier gas
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NewsVanishing polymer delivers devices that decompose on demand
US researchers design a polymer that can dissolve after use, either remotely or automatically
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ResearchRemarkably durable water splitting photocatalyst lasts for half a year
Catalyst overcomes long-standing barrier to commercial sunlight-driven hydrogen generation
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ResearchCrop rotation for catalysts
Chemists take a leaf out of agriculture books to devise method for extending catalyst lifetime
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ResearchPlasmonic photocatalysts flatten reaction barriers
Light-driven reactions under mild conditions made possible with metal plasmonic nanoparticles
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ResearchSunlight converts plastic waste to hydrogen fuel
Food contamination no problem for photocatalytic recycling process
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ResearchNeuNMR set to enhance understanding of heterogeneous catalysis
Integrated neutron-scattering and NMR method proves much more powerful than the sum of its parts
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ResearchHeterogeneous catalysts supported on glass wool
Cheap material offers easy way to separate catalysts from reaction mixtures
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ResearchPlasmon chemistry sheds new light on designing photocatalysts
Quasiparticle observed getting involved in dissociation reaction