Catalysis – Page 8
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ResearchAI enantioselectivity predictor set to power computational catalyst screening
Workflow involves mapping a reaction representation onto the activation energy of the stereocontrolling step
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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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ResearchSupramolecular cage unlocks mild aldehyde reduction strategy
Computational analysis reveals how encapsulation stabilises protonated oxocarbenium ion of furfural, which makes the carbonyl moiety easier to reduce
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ResearchPlasmon-assisted click reaction reverses typical relationship between temperature and rate
Decrease in temperature seems to extend lifetime of plasma-induced excited states, which increases probability of reaction occurring
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ResearchTandem catalysis and smart design offer new route to polypropylene plastic
Selective combustion of hydrogen by-product improves oxidative propane dehydrogenation yields
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ResearchNeural network based on autocatalytic reaction performs image classification
Click reaction between small organic molecules used to execute a computing task
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ResearchCatalyst turns mixed plastic waste into natural gas
Swiss researchers are now scaling-up the technology
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ResearchZinc a double-edged sword when it comes to nickel catalysis
Mechanistic studies shed light on the role of zinc salts in cross-coupling reactions
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ResearchCarbon dioxide turned into methanol by exploiting daily temperature changes
Pyroelectric catalysis technology used to make sustainable fuel
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ResearchSegregation strategy for methane conversion enables new chemical reactivity
Model built to quantify effect of compartmentalisation on organometallic reaction
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ResearchSingle atom catalysts double up to link oxidation and reduction
Photosynthesis inspires dual electrolytic system where iron-supporting shell envelops palladium-supporting ‘yolk’
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ResearchAmine might end palladium’s reign over classic cross coupling reaction
Suzuki reaction now comes in an organocatalysed format
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ResearchCatalyst offers low temperature route to produce hydrogen
Molybdenum carbide catalysts with low loadings of platinum can perform water–gas shift reaction at just above room temperature
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ResearchNew, cheaper catalyst turns carbon dioxide into jet fuel
Researchers envisage extracting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to make ‘net-zero’ hydrocarbon fuel for jet engines
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ResearchMechanochemistry makes ammonia under mild conditions
Ball-milling process could reduce energy consumption associated with key fertiliser feedstock
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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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ResearchSurface chemistry discovery points way to cheaper water splitting
New experiments reveal the true mechanism of electrocatalysed oxygen evolution reaction
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ArticleFaster pharma: Catalytic innovation combats precious metals supply chain pain
Precious metal catalysts are key to pharma but subject to market forces that make reliance on supply a double-edged sword.
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ResearchNew approach to make chiral amines from internal olefins revealed
Clever reaction design enables the direct addition of N–H bonds to unactivated internal alkenes with high enantioselectivity
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