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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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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ResearchCatalyst uses electricity to convert carbon dioxide into methane
Acting at the gas-liquid-solid interface to permit carbon dioxide and water to react, the catalyst achieves 80% efficiency
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ResearchA new gold standard in selective nitrobenzene hydrogenation
Reaction proceeds through a previously unidentified mechanism
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ResearchThe catalyst speedup toolkit
A rundown of the various strategies scientists are exploring to cheat the Sabatier limit
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FeatureHow a new strategy aims to break the catalytic speed limit
The Sabatier principle normally defines the maximum reaction rate enabled by catalyst materials, but scientists now think that they can go even faster, explains Andy Extance
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ResearchA sneak peek at the atomic secrets of copper-catalysed electroreduction of carbon dioxide
Probing reaction in real-time offers ways to improve conversion of greenhouse gas into fuels and feedstocks
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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