Javier Pérez-Ramírez, Graham Hutchings, and Takashi Tatsumi receive awards from the DECHEMA for their work on catalysis

G. J. Hutchings, Director of the Cardiff Catalysis Institute, UK, received the Heinz Heinemann Award for his work on AuPd nanoparticles

Professor B. Weckhuysen, the Netherlands, has received the International Catalysis Award for his work on heterogeneous catalysts

The European multilevel project deals with the entire process of transformation of biomass, from fields to final commercial products

Professor F. Dumeignil coordinates the EuroBioRef program supported by a €23m grant from the EU 7th Framework Program (FP7)

Large-scale collaborative project for sustainable biomass processing from crops production to final commercial products

Bifunctional catalyst can generate lactones with new carbon-bromine bonds with high enantioselectivity for natural product synthesis

Crystal of iron-aluminium compound could replace a palladium catalyst, reducing the cost of plastic production

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