{"title":"Bypassing the Sabatier bottleneck: SMSI-driven dual-site architecture unlocks high-temperature methanol yields","authors":"Filippo Pieretti,Mariusz Pietrowski,Michał Zieliński,Robert Wojcieszak","doi":"10.1016/j.checat.2026.101825","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2026.101825","url":null,"abstract":"Traditional CO2-to-methanol catalysts suffer from a thermal activity-selectivity trade-off, producing undesired CO at high temperatures. In the August issue of Chem, Zada et al. bypass the Sabatier bottleneck by using a strong metal-support interaction (SMSI)-engineered ZnOx overlayer on copper. Spatial site decoupling separates H2 and CO2 activation, leading to exceptional 92% methanol selectivity and sustained activity at 300°C.","PeriodicalId":53121,"journal":{"name":"Chem Catalysis","volume":"159 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148769098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chem CatalysisPub Date : 2026-08-20DOI: 10.1016/j.checat.2026.101828
Jianyu Hu,Wei-Xue Li
{"title":"Predicting durable high-performance catalysts through critical strain windows","authors":"Jianyu Hu,Wei-Xue Li","doi":"10.1016/j.checat.2026.101828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2026.101828","url":null,"abstract":"In Nature Energy, Zeng et al. show that matching epitaxial Pt film thickness with interfacial bonding defines a critical strain regime that preserves near-optimal compressive strain for oxygen reduction while preventing irreversible relaxation and enabling durable fuel-cell performance.","PeriodicalId":53121,"journal":{"name":"Chem Catalysis","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148769090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chem CatalysisPub Date : 2026-08-20DOI: 10.1016/j.checat.2026.101831
Haobo Li
{"title":"Coupling reaction networks and mass transport in bifunctional catalysts","authors":"Haobo Li","doi":"10.1016/j.checat.2026.101831","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2026.101831","url":null,"abstract":"Reaction and diffusion jointly govern catalytic selectivity, yet these two processes are rarely treated within a unified kinetic framework. In a recent issue of Nature Catalysis, Wang and co-workers establish a general reaction-diffusion theory that quantitatively links mass transport, reactivity, and selectivity, providing predictive design principles for oxide-zeolite bifunctional catalysts.","PeriodicalId":53121,"journal":{"name":"Chem Catalysis","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148769095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chem CatalysisPub Date : 2026-08-20DOI: 10.1016/j.checat.2026.101833
Alexandra K. Stephan
{"title":"Establishing reporting standards for AI in catalysis","authors":"Alexandra K. Stephan","doi":"10.1016/j.checat.2026.101833","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2026.101833","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53121,"journal":{"name":"Chem Catalysis","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148769100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chem CatalysisPub Date : 2026-08-20DOI: 10.1016/j.checat.2026.101829
Junyan Wang,Heinz-Bernhard Kraatz
{"title":"Turning porous COFs into catalytic nanofluids for flow photochemistry","authors":"Junyan Wang,Heinz-Bernhard Kraatz","doi":"10.1016/j.checat.2026.101829","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2026.101829","url":null,"abstract":"In Nature Catalysis, Jiang et al. report the rapid continuous-flow synthesis of the antimalarial drug artemisinin with Ru-loaded covalent organic framework (COF) nanofluids. Integrating the nanofluids into a photomicroreactor enables the photooxidation of dihydroartemisinic acid to artemisinin in 64% yield.","PeriodicalId":53121,"journal":{"name":"Chem Catalysis","volume":"87 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148769092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chem CatalysisPub Date : 2026-08-20DOI: 10.1016/j.checat.2026.101832
Joshua Ryan Elmore
{"title":"Addressing the lignin challenge through hybrid redox funneling","authors":"Joshua Ryan Elmore","doi":"10.1016/j.checat.2026.101832","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2026.101832","url":null,"abstract":"Plant-based feedstocks offer alternatives to petroleum for chemical production, but the recalcitrant and heterogeneous nature of lignin remains a barrier. We highlight recent work by Mains et al., who demonstrate a hybrid chemical and biological redox process—mimicking aspects of petroleum refining—to convert lignin into platform chemicals.","PeriodicalId":53121,"journal":{"name":"Chem Catalysis","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148769096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chem CatalysisPub Date : 2026-08-20DOI: 10.1016/j.checat.2026.101807
Haibo Zhu,Paolo Fornasiero
{"title":"Keeping atoms in place for sustainable alkane dehydrogenation","authors":"Haibo Zhu,Paolo Fornasiero","doi":"10.1016/j.checat.2026.101807","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2026.101807","url":null,"abstract":"The transition to a defossilized chemical industry requires not only more active catalysts but also understanding catalyst deactivation. In Nature Catalysis, Liu and co-workers reveal how atomic migration drives catalyst aging during non-oxidative ethane dehydrogenation, offering broader insights for designing durable, resource-efficient catalysts for alkane dehydrogenation technologies.","PeriodicalId":53121,"journal":{"name":"Chem Catalysis","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148769093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chem CatalysisPub Date : 2026-08-20DOI: 10.1016/j.checat.2026.101806
Nele Petersen,Adam Slabon
{"title":"Carbon dioxide as a sustainable oxidant via photocatalysis","authors":"Nele Petersen,Adam Slabon","doi":"10.1016/j.checat.2026.101806","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2026.101806","url":null,"abstract":"Published in Science, a recent study by Beller, Das, and colleagues turns the tables on traditional CO2-reduction and alkene-oxidation chemistry. An atomically dispersed Fe-based photocatalyst supported on polymeric carbon nitride activates CO2, allowing the CO2 to serve as the sole oxygen donor for oxidative alkene cleavage.","PeriodicalId":53121,"journal":{"name":"Chem Catalysis","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148769094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}