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  1. Modeling The Oxygen Evolution Reaction For Efficient Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production 5/12/2026

    Sustainable hydrogen is expected to play a key role in tackling climate change. It can be used, among others applications, for long-term energy storage, as a transportation fuel, and in chemical industries such as steel production.

  2. Sustainable Hydrogen Production With Self-Activating Catalysts 5/12/2026

    To what extent can self-activating catalysts enhance hydrogen production in electrolyzers? Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have investigated this question, and their findings were recently published in the renowned scientific journal Advanced Energy Materials.

  3. A Greener Route To Making Epoxides 5/12/2026

    When you hear the word "epoxide," what do you think? If anything, likely "glue." But epoxides are quite common in our everyday lives.

  4. Light-Activated Copper(II) Complexes For Efficient Anti-Markovnikov Alkene Hydration 5/11/2026

    The selective conversion of alkenes into alcohols is a cornerstone of modern chemical synthesis, underpinning the production of pharmaceuticals, functional materials, and fine chemicals.

  5. Sub-Nanometer Rh-Co Dual-Atom Catalyst Boosts Nitrile Hydrogenation Under Mild Conditions 5/9/2026

    A collaborative research team has developed a heteronuclear rhodium-cobalt (Rh-Co) dual-atom catalyst that enables highly efficient nitrile hydrogenation under mild conditions, breaking the long-standing activity-selectivity trade-off in this important industrial reaction.

  6. Collaboration At The Core Of Green Chemical Innovation 5/8/2026

    How can we produce chemicals without relying on fossil fuels? This question is at the core of María Escudero Escribano's research.

  7. New Material Technology Boasts High-Performance Carbon Dioxide Absorption 5/8/2026

    A joint research team from Nitto Boseki Co., Ltd. (Nittobo) and Tohoku University has revealed that Poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) can achieve high carbon dioxide (CO₂) adsorption when their counter anions are exchanged.

  8. L&T Strengthens Its Coal-To-Chemicals EPC Leadership With Significant* Order From BCGCL 5/8/2026

    L&T Energy Hydrocarbon Onshore continued the momentum from its recent large order win, by securing another EPC order (significant*) from Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Ltd (BCGCL), a joint venture of Coal India Ltd (CIL) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), for a Coal-to-Ammonium-Nitrate project in Odisha.

  9. Loop Chemicals Licenses Chemical Looping Ammonia Technology From Sandia National Laboratories 5/7/2026

    Loop Chemicals today announced that it has licensed a thermochemical looping ammonia technology from Sandia National Laboratories for commercialization through distributed ammonia production.

  10. Nextchem (MAIRE) Awarded Licensing And Process Design Package For A New Urea To DEF Plant In Virginia, USA, Leveraging Its Proprietary NX STAMI Urea And Diesel Exhaust Fluid Technologies 5/7/2026

    MAIRE (MAIRE.MI) announces that Nextchem, through its nitrogen technology licensor Stamicarbon, has been awarded a Licensing and Process Design Package (PDP) contract by AdvanSix, a U.S.-based integrated chemistry company, for a new urea-to-Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) plant in Hopewell, Virginia (USA), based on Nextchem’s proprietary technologies.