Introducing chelating groups into metal-organic frameworks by vapor-phase post-synthetic modification boosts their catalytic potential

The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for December 2011

Mushroom tyrosinase is stabilized by polyelectrolyte layers, enhancing its selectivity towards bioactive catechols

Neste Oil's NExBTL renewable aviation fuel used for the first time on an intercontinental Lufthansa flight

Electrochemical dissolution of platinum in an ionic liquid could allow its environmentally friendly recycling

New process for converting microalgae oil produces saturated hydrocarbons suitable for high-grade fuels for vehicles

CO usually poisons catalytic reactions - Dutch team demonstrates that it can promote the oxidation of alcohols on a gold catalyst

Oil palm trunk sap used as growth medium for bacteria is a novel inexpensive renewable carbon source

An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Due to the increasing number of firework displays, investigations on environmental impacts are necessary