The International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN) and IUPAC coordinated an annual one-day global event on September 25 focusing on sustainability towards a common good

Global Conversation on Sustainability (GCS)

Interacting Cobalt Centers Improve H2 Production
Water-reducing catalyst with two cooperating cobalt centers shows decreased overpotential

Efficient Catalytic CO2 Conversion
Recoverable and recyclable porous covalent organic framework (COF) supports regenerable carbenes for chemical CO2 fixation

Artificial Photosynthesis for Food Production
Electrochemical process converts CO2 to acetate, which can be used for the cultivation of food crops

Most Accessed Articles: June 2022
Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Understanding Electrochemical Hydrogenation and Hydrogenolysis
How pH affects transformations of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

Fe-Doped VS2 for the Nitrogen Reduction Reaction
Electron transfer mediated by an organic matrix for highly efficient nitrogen fixation

Baker’s Yeast Used to Remove Lead from Water
Lead removal at trace concentrations via biosorption

New PET Hydrolase
Enzyme in salivary microbes decomposes PET-based plastics

Neste Acquires European Rights to Alterra Energy’s Thermochemical Liquefaction Technology
The company operates an industrial-scale plastic waste liquefaction plant in the US