Category
Catalysis
2 articles in this category
The missing atom. How a catalyst defect turns plastic into an amino acid
Singapore's Ning Yan team showed that a missing sulfur atom — long seen as a flaw — turns PLA plastic into the amino acid alanine: 4.95 mmol/g/h at 70°C, twice the previous best.
2026-08-15
CATALYSIS
A Nanometric Island, Tons of Clean Water
A single cobalt atom cleans tons of wastewater. How nano-island architecture breaks the Fenton catalysis paradox — 98.2 min⁻¹ M⁻¹, zero toxicity, 90% after eight cycles. Nature Communications 2025.
2026-07-26