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Staff Sheehan is a co-founder and the Chief Technology Officer at Air Company, a Brooklyn-based startup that uses heterogeneous catalysis to transform CO2 into value-added products. Here, talking to Nature Catalysis, he takes us on a journey from vodka and hand sanitizer into outer space.
The catalysis of CO2 conversion is a research topic ripe with potential to contribute towards a net-zero future. This Focus issue features a collection of content dedicated to progressing the fundamental science and practical implementation of this technology to advance climate goals.
David Wakerley and Sarah Lamaison are co-founders of Dioxycle, a Bordeaux-based company that is developing scaled-up CO2 electrolysis systems. Here, they talk to Nature Catalysis about navigating the green tech start-up space during this time of tremendous change for the world.
Electrocatalytic conversion of CO2 into useful products can contribute to the Paris goals on the basis of abundant low-carbon power and technological advances. From R&D to policy, areas are highlighted in which coordinated efforts can support commercialization of such capture and catalytic technologies while deploying the required infrastructure.
Thomas Haas is an employee of Evonik Industries AG, and is responsible for the Rheticus project. Here, he talks to Nature Catalysis about the challenges encountered in developing a proof-of-concept catalytic scheme into a commercially relevant pilot plant.
The old catalysis literature still has much to offer to the research community. This issue presents a selection of retro News & Views articles that highlight some key historical developments in the subareas of catalysis.
Research projects are often developed by multiple groups worldwide, either in collaboration or in a form of genuine competition. In this Editorial, we discuss our approach to dealing with situations where multiple related manuscripts are submitted or published, in our journal or elsewhere, within a short period of time.
Identifying the active sites in supported catalysts comprising isolated metal atoms and subnanometric clusters is challenging because of the difficulty in obtaining detailed structural information under reaction conditions. Here, we discuss the limitations and pitfalls that may be encountered and provide suggestions accordingly.
