Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Most Accessed Articles: March 2021

Ultrawhite Paint for Passive Cooling
Barium-sulfate-based nanoparticle films and acrylic paints achieve sub-ambient radiative cooling during daytime

EU to Spearhead Climate Efforts
Reaction of the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) on new EU emissions level for 2030 and climate neutrality

Abundant Cobalt Outperforms Noble Metal Catalysts
Efficient synthesis of primary amines via reductive amination

Ambient-Temperature Hydrogen Storage
Vanadium-based metal–organic framework provides usable hydrogen capacities

Synthesis of Ag–Ni–Fe–P Multielemental Nanoparticles
Multielemental nanoparticles integrate multiple catalytic functions from different elements into one nanoparticle

Ocean-Bound Waste Converted to PC/PET Material
SABIC produces recycled material using plastic recovered from ocean-feeding waterways and inland areas within 50 km of the ocean

Does Climate Change Have an Impact on Cultural Heritage?
Paul Bellendorf, University of Bamberg, on materials and building preservation sciences and the current challenges facing heritage sciences

CO2 Conversion to Fuels Using Magnesium and Water
Reaction with abundant element under ambient conditions gives methane, methanol, and formic acid

Electrocatalytic Synthesis of Carbamates from CO2
Atomically dispersed Cu species on N-doped carbon nanosheets as a catalyst