Li, Ni, Co, Mn, and Cu extracted from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and battery production scrap

BASF Launches Battery Recycling Metal Refinery Prototype

Decarboxylative Cross-Coupling of Carboxylic Acids and Isocyanides Gives Amides
Silver-catalyzed reaction with a free-radical mechanism

“Explosive Emulsification” of Nanoparticles at an Oversaturated Interface
Oversaturated assemblies of charged nanoparticles can be held in place using an external electric field

Platinum-Carbon Catalysts Form in Propane Dehydrogenation
In-situ-generated Pt-C solid solutions responsible for heightened selectivity in reaction over Pt nanoparticles

Trapping a Compound with a P=Al Bond
Phosphaalumene isolated in the form of a Lewis acid–base adduct

Polypropylene Turned into Luminescent Carbon Dots
Two-step synthesis converts hard-to-recycle polymer to useful material

Animal-Free Protein for Replacing Eggs
Egg protein substitute: Onego Bio's fermented alternative to egg white

Water-Based Paints: Less Smelly, But Still Harmful?
Investigating the chemical composition of popular water-based paint brands advertised as zero- or low-volatile organic compound (VOC)

Metal–Organic Frameworks as Catalysts for Halogen Exchange
MOFs containing Co(III) halide sites as heterogeneous catalysts for the introduction of chlorine or fluorine into (hetero)aryl bromides

Clara Immerwahr Award 2024
Meera Mehta, University of Oxford, UK, honored for outstanding achievements in catalysis research