Researchers propose novel BaTiO₃-based catalyst for oxidative coupling of methane

Perovskites—a class of compounds with a unique ABX3 structure and high temperature stability—are promising materials for ...

Catalyst turns methane into bioactive compounds for the first time

Natural gas—one of the planet's most abundant energy sources—is primarily composed of methane, ethane, and propane. While it ...
Science Daily

Century-old catalysis puzzle cracked by measuring a fraction of an electron

Scientists have directly measured the minuscule electron sharing that makes precious-metal catalysts so effective. Their new technique, IET, reveals how molecules bind and react on metal surfaces with ...

New Catalyst Design Solves a Decades-Old Chemical Challenge

Researchers have created an iron-based catalyst that controls methane’s extreme reactivity, opening the door for natural gas ...

Using peat as sustainable precursor for fuel cell catalyst materials

Iron-nitrogen-carbon catalysts have the potential to replace the more expensive platinum catalysts currently used in fuel ...
University of Delaware

The chemistry of making molecules

Mary P. Watson, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Delaware, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Catalysis Lectureship for the ...
Nature

Green Chemistry and Micellar Catalysis

The field of Green Chemistry, dedicated to designing and employing sustainable chemical processes, has undergone significant evolution in recent years. A central development in this area is micellar ...
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New catalysis method can generate a library of novel molecules for drug discovery

Using reprogrammed biocatalysts, researchers are pushing the boundaries of enzymatic synthesis with a method that opens the door to a diverse array of valuable compounds. Reporting in the journal ...
The New York Times

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Scientists for Tool That Builds Better Catalysts

Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan were honored for work that spurred research into new drugs and reduced the effect of chemistry on the environment. By Sabrina Imbler Marc Santora and Cora ...
Science Daily

Chemistry: How nitrogen is transferred by a catalyst

Catalysts with a metal-nitrogen bond can transfer nitrogen to organic molecules. In this process short-lived molecular species are formed, whose properties critically determine the course of the ...
Quanta Magazine

Chemistry Nobel Prize Honors Technique for Building Molecules

Chemists are constantly tasked not just with designing useful new molecules — for novel drugs, energy-storing materials and countless other jobs — but with designing better ways to make those ...
EurekAlert!

Breakthrough catalyst turns methane into bioactive compounds for the first time

Researchers at CiQUS led by Martín Fañanás have developed an iron-based catalyst that tames the reactivity of methane, paving ...