Catalysis

Catalysis

Tianjin University and Hainan University team tunes ruthenium nanoparticle size for selective PET-to-PXDA upcycling

Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-78873-3 At a glance Converting waste PET into an aromatic diamine requires a catalyst that promotes nitrogen incorporation and oxygen removal while preserving the aromatic ring and the newly formed C–N bonds. A Tianjin University-led study in Nature Communications

Chemistry

ETH Zurich and NCCR Catalysis researchers map local environments in single-atom catalysts

Source: https://pubs.acs.org/chreay/article/doi/10.1021/acs.chemrev.6c00373/5452761/Mapping-Local-Environments-in-Single-Atom At a glance An isolated metal atom does not automatically represent a single, uniform catalytic site. In a Chemical Reviews article, Andrea Ruiz-Ferrando, Sharon Mitchell and Javier Pérez-Ramírez