Catalysis – Page 18
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ResearchAutomated exploration of chemical space finds two new reactions
Synthetic chemists hit on undiscovered reactions by processing data from a high throughput screen of tens of thousands of potential products
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ResearchNew twist for electrodes boosts hydrogen production
Conductive chiral polymer increases process’ efficiency by selecting the ‘right’ electrons
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ResearchSynthetic ‘enzyme’ matches natural counterparts for catalytic power
Nanoparticle, nucleic acid and peptide trio mimics peroxidase enzymes
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OpinionNickel catalyst couples alcohols and carbon dioxide
Flexibility and low cost make nickel a firm favourite in catalysis
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ResearchClock watching self-assembly system knows when to start
pH clock reaction and lactone hydrolysis combine to give an autonomous chemical control strategy
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ResearchCatalyst takes gold for hydrogen production
Water–gas shift reaction could become viable for fuel cell applications
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ResearchSoiled aluminium foil recycled into catalyst
Waste turned into a biofuel catalyst that is cheaper and better than its commercial equivalent
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ResearchZeolite catalysts convert carbon dioxide to fuel
Two research groups have independently developed catalysts that turn CO2 and hydrogen into gasoline
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ResearchLight touch boosts reactions 10-fold
First standardised photoreactor ups photoredox reactions and reduces reproducibility concerns
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ResearchLight-driven catalytic process offers greener route to organic alcohols
Cobalt–copper system works in water and tolerates air
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ResearchCheap catalyst turns carbon dioxide into fuel
Earth abundant materials can be nano-engineered to make best use of increasingly abundant solar power
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ResearchGame of Go explains zeolite clogging
Ancient board game inspires theoretical model that helps predict ideal reaction conditions for zeolite catalysts
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ResearchMethane to methanol catalyst could end gas flaring
Process could cut carbon emissions at remote oil fields but devil is in the detail
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Research‘Walking’ catalyst shows carbon dioxide the way
Unrefined hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide are turned into speciality fatty acids with the help of a migrating nickel catalyst
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ResearchCatalyst puts chiral twist on phosphorus drugs
Simple molecule overcomes headache of phosphorus stereochemistry in antiviral drug synthesis
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ResearchPerovskite quantum dots boost artificial photosynthesis
Perovskite and graphene combined to enhance photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide
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ResearchAlkaline surprise for acid rain formation
Ammonia can catalyse the hydrolysis of sulfur trioxide to sulfuric acid in the atmosphere
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ResearchRuthenium complex catalyses complimentary reactions
A new catalyst can switch between different functionalities in response to pH
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ResearchCarbon nanofibre offers new spin on catalysts
Electrospinning carbon nanofibre into an electrocatalyst paves the way to flexible energy storage devices