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Chemistry World
April 19, 2012
Amy Middleton-Gear
Catalyst delivery and recovery using MOFs Although heteropolyacids are excellent homogeneous polyoxometalate catalysts, recovering these molecules at the end of a reaction is often tricky and can have an impact on their application. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 21, 2009
James Urquhart
Catalyst kinetics revealed French and UK scientists have developed a spectroscopy technique that has elucidated the reaction mechanism of a silver-alumina catalyst. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
April 2012
Rutger van Santen
The Complex Paradox of Science Science can provide solutions for society, but only if it is given the freedom to find the unexpected. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
December 23, 2015
Karl Collins
Scratching chiral surfaces There are numerous challenges to developing reactions that exploit chiral surfaces, or employ molecular modifiers (ligands) to create a chiral surface environment and control the stereoselectivity of a transformation. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
September 13, 2013
Anthony King
Spinning a catalytic yarn Scientists in Germany have revealed a revolutionary new support for catalysts -- cloth. They succeeded in permanently securing organocatalysts onto nylon using ultraviolet light, without any need for chemical modification. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reactive Reports
March 2005
David Bradley
Losing the Sulfur Dutch researchers have figured out why the activity of catalysts used to produce clean fuels gradually falls. Their findings show that loss of sulfur atoms from the catalyst itself is to blame and could lead to a way to remedy the situation. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
September 22, 2015
Andy Extance
Firming COFs up takes Michael reaction catalysis forward By making formerly fragile covalent organic frameworks resistant to harsh conditions, researchers have created what they think could be a powerful new catalyst concept. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
November 7, 2012
James Urquhart
On the road to more energetic biofuels US researchers have developed a way to create precursor molecules of petrol, diesel and jet fuel by combining biological fermentation with chemical catalysis. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 30, 2013
Andy Extance
Catalyst duo exerts powerful stereocontrol Chemists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, have teamed chiral catalysts in pairs to selectively drive a reaction towards desired stereoisomeric products with high selectivity. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 6, 2010
Phillip Broadwith
Enzymes do the twist The way enzyme catalysts bind molecules to speed up their reactions is not as simple as once thought, say chemists from the UK and Spain. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 1, 2006
Michael Gross
New Twists on Catalysis Chemists around the world have discovered several new twists to improve the performance of asymmetric catalysts in hydrogenation reactions. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
April 25, 2010
Hayley Birch
New strategy yields best ever catalyst for ammonia decomposition US researchers have developed a new strategy for predicting bimetallic catalysts. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
December 3, 2010
Elinor Richards
Graphene catalyst comes out on top Sulfonated graphene solid acid catalysts could be cheap, environmentally friendly alternatives to concentrated sulfuric acid for use in industry because they can be recycled, say scientists from China. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
November 26, 2012
Laura Howes
Protein coat prepares catalyst for cascades By protecting a transition metal catalyst with a protein coat, scientists have managed to couple up biocatalysts and chemical catalysts to perform a cascade reaction. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 1, 2010
Hayley Birch
On-off catalyst mimics enzyme function US and Japanese researchers have created an enzyme-like catalyst whose activity can be switched on or off using small molecules. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 19, 2014
Polly Wilson
Photooxidation system that's membrane-bound for success For the first time, a water oxidation catalyst and photosensitiser have been co-embedded into a membrane to make an artificial water photooxidation system. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
September 18, 2011
James Mitchell Crow
Zeolites under the fluorescence microscope Bert Weckhuysen and his colleagues at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, in collaboration with US chemical company Albemarle, have shown that confocal fluorescence microscopy can be used to probe the properties and performance of zeolites, arguably the most important industrial catalysts. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
April 11, 2011
Laura Howes
Pocket sized fuel cell, a step closer A new catalyst for hydrogen evolution could see you carry around a fuel cell in your pocket to power electronic devices. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
April 18, 2012
Elinor Richards
Homogeneous Catalyst Recovery Made Easier Scientists have now found a way to recover homogeneous catalysts at the end of a chemical reaction that doesn't suffer from the slow reaction rates that affect current catalyst recovery systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
April 7, 2015
Hugh Cowley
The Goldilocks of heterogeneous catalysis An international team of scientists has tethered palladium to a metal -- organic framework support using thiol groups normally associated with catalyst poisoning mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 4, 2013
Emily Skinner
Homogeneous catalysis for nanoscale surface designs Scientists in France have combined homogeneous catalysis and atomic force microscopy to create intricate surface patterns. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 24, 2015
Phillip Broadwith
Catalytic carbon dioxide convertors The world's demand for energy, and the resultant carbon dioxide emissions, are drastically changing our climate. UK startup Econic Technologies is developing catalysts that could take some of that CO 2 and lock it up in high-performance polymer materials. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 9, 2014
Richard Massey
Ionic liquid-gas interfaces: more than a surface glance Research by scientists in the UK suggests that small changes in the nature of binary ionic liquid systems can significantly alter their surface composition. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
November 28, 2013
Andy Extance
Base metal catalysts strike hydrogenation gold Three teams have shown that chemists need not rely only on expensive and toxic precious metal catalysts for hydrogenation -- they've found complementary alternatives based on cheap, abundant and safer transition metals. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 20, 2008
Gold's Magic Number A new gold catalyst developed by UK chemists can catalyse hydrocarbon oxidation, using O 2 as the only oxidant. But catalyst particle size is critical - above 2nm diameter, the catalyst loses all activity. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 9, 2014
Jennifer Newton
Stan Golunski: Sustaining catalytic collaborations Stan Golunski is a professor of catalysis and deputy director of the Cardiff Catalysis Institute. His research is in areas of heterogeneous catalysis that can be applied both synthetically and for environmental control. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 30, 2009
Hayley Birch
Nanocrystals Get in Shape for Catalysis New research in fine tuning the shape and size of nanoparticles could lead to important advances in catalysis. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
April 9, 2010
Mike Brown
Going for silver: green plastic production Scientists in the US have identified a new class of catalyst based on subnanometer clusters of three silver atoms that could provide a greener route to propylene oxide - a key intermediate used to make thousands of everyday products mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
November 12, 2008
Lewis Brindley
Microscope Reveals Catalyst Secrets A promising technique for watching catalysts in action could provide new insights into how they work, report scientists in the Netherlands. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
March 19, 2008
Kira Welter
'Designer' Catalyst Fights Fuel Cell Poisoning US scientists have designed a contaminant commonly found in hydrogen used to run fuel cells from first principles nanoparticles that efficiently oxidize carbon monoxide (CO) mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
December 3, 2014
Cally Haynes
One rotaxane, two catalytic stories A two-site supramolecular catalyst that can be programmed to mediate different reactions depending on its conformation has been designed by researchers in the UK. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 27, 2013
Emma Eley
Sustainable iron catalyst for clean hydrogenation An international team of chemists has reported a clean and green way to perform one of the most important industrial reactions for pharmaceutical and petrochemical synthesis. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 22, 2008
Emma Davies
Biofuels coming to a town near you? A new Fischer-Tropsch catalyst could offer the potential for agricultural waste to be turned into biofuel at small local plants mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
March 21, 2014
Hamish Crawford
Waste plastics unzipped into useful chemicals A team from Northland College in Wisconsin, and from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, have developed a way to depolymerize polyesters and polycarbonates into diols and methanol, using ruthenium based pincer catalysts. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 25, 2014
Simon Hadlington
Synthetic 'textbook model' of a biological catalyst Scientists have developed a simple two-molecule chemical analogue of an enzyme and its substrate that neatly illustrates the fundamental principles of biological catalysis. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
September 4, 2008
Fred Campbell
Two catalysts better than one US researchers have cracked a long standing problem in chemical synthesis - the catalytic alpha-alkylation of aldehydes - by combining two catalysts in one pot. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
March 8, 2011
Jon Cartwright
Carbon nanotubes - a boon for chiral catalysts Researchers in China have created a new catalyst that could help in the production of chiral molecules for medical drugs. The catalyst, which consists of platinum nanoparticles encapsulated in carbon nanotubes, is the most active of its type ever reported. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
April 19, 2012
Simon Hadlington
Controlling an organocatalyst with pH UK chemists have designed an organocatalyst that can be mechanically switched on and off simply by changing the pH. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 8, 2008
James Mitchell Crow
Clever catalysts promise commercial advantage Smarter catalysts that could help the chemical industry to cut costs and beat ever-more stringent government regulations were showcased at CPhI, the pharmaceutical ingredient trade show, held in Frankfurt, Germany. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 30, 2013
Helen Potter
Soybean catalyst for hydrogen evolution A catalyst made from soybeans could overcome a major barrier to cheap hydrogen fuel by replacing the platinum catalyst used in the electrocatalytic production of hydrogen, claim scientists in the US. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
April 6, 2009
Nina Notman
Torn catalysts help polymers heal themselves Catalysts that are activated by a mechanical force tearing them in two have been designed by Dutch scientists. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 12, 2011
Joanne Thomson
Hot Chemistry Temperature played a crucial role in David MacMillan's decision to study chemistry. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 2, 2013
Amy Middleton-Gear
Homogeneous catalyst made to act more like an enzyme Homogeneous catalytic systems which display selectivity in a mixture of similar substrates are rare. Now scientists have shown that encapsulating a homogeneous catalyst in a supramolecular host can give it a more discerning nature. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 16, 2015
Philippa Matthews
One pot recipe for incompatible catalytic transformations Researchers from the US have demonstrated a new catalyst support structure allowing two incompatible catalysts to work in tandem. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 3, 2008
Lewis Brindley
Nanotube catalysts improve industrial reaction A catalyst consisting of modified carbon nanotubes makes an important industrial reaction milder, safer and more selective, according to researchers in Germany. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
December 12, 2007
Jonathan Edwards
Aqueous Fischer-Tropsch is Clean and Green Chinese chemists have carried out the Fischer-Tropsch reaction in water for the first time, bringing a greener route to hydrocarbon fuels a step closer. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 10, 2013
Marie Cote
Never shut down another person's ideas Vy Dong is a professor at the University of California at Irvine, US. Her group investigates better tools for organic synthesis, including new reagents, catalysts and strategies. mark for My Articles similar articles