BASF, Linde, and SABIC put the first large-scale electrically heated steam cracking furnace into operation

First Electrically Heated Steam Cracking Furnace Put Into Operation

“Soft” Covalent Organic Framework Opens Its Pores
Material shows guest-triggered gate-opening behavior for various gases

Microwave-Assisted, Metal-Free Synthesis of Highly Substituted 1,2,4-Triazines
One-pot, three-step [4+2] annulation strategy for the preparation of highly substituted derivatives

BASF Launches Battery Recycling Metal Refinery Prototype
Li, Ni, Co, Mn, and Cu extracted from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and battery production scrap

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