Low-temperature partial oxidation of methanol by supported palladium nanoparticles proves that size does matter

Shrinking Catalyst, Increased Conversion

Improve Zeolites for Catalysis
Novel, simple, scalable and inexpensive post-treatment to introduce mesoporosity in a wide variety of zeolites

New Tool for Catalytic Reaction Engineering
Electrophoretic deposition used to apply an acidic catalytic coating to aluminum foams, tested in the dehydration of fructose

Electrolyte Layers Stabilize Mushroom Enzyme
Mushroom tyrosinase is stabilized by polyelectrolyte layers, enhancing its selectivity towards bioactive catechols

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

Enantiopure Triazolium Salts
Simple, robust, and straightforward synthetic method for the production of enantiopure 1,4-dialkyl-1,2,4-triazolium salts

Gold Activators for Platinum Catalysts
A monolayer of platinum can be deposited on nanoscopic gold particles prisms to activate and enhance the catalytic properties of the platinum

Who's Next? Nobel Prize in Chemistry – Final Voting Results Wednesday 5 October
The Nobel Prize will be announced shortly: ChemistryViews.org readers think that these scientists will win

Who's Next? Nobel Prize in Chemistry – Voting Results Tuesday 4 October
Latest results for the predictions for the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Propane Dehydrogenation Without Noble Metals
Noble-metal-free catalyst outperforms conventional propane dehydrogenation catalysts even at low temperatures