Highlights

Electro-valorisation of acetylene to 1,3-butadiene

Electro-valorisation of acetylene to 1,3-butadiene

November 22, 2024

Chemists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a sustainable method to electrosynthesize 1,3-butadiene, a feedstock used for…

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Sustainable electro-synthesis of esters

Sustainable electro-synthesis of esters

July 27, 2022

NUS chemists have discovered how acetate esters could be electro-synthesised from water and carbon monoxide in an environmentally sustainable way….

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Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to ethanol

Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to ethanol

May 04, 2020

NUS scientists have discovered a new mechanism for selective electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) to ethanol using copper-silver (Cu-Ag)

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Carbon dioxide to methanol conversion

Carbon dioxide to methanol conversion

April 05, 2019

NUS chemists have developed a highly efficient nanostructured catalyst based on zinc and silver that can convert carbon dioxide, an…

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Artificial photosynthesis to produce ethylene

Artificial photosynthesis to produce ethylene

November 24, 2017

24 Nov 2017. NUS chemists have developed a prototype device to produce ethylene from carbon dioxide and water using natural sunlight. The use…

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Greening our world

Greening our world

September 01, 2016

1 Sep 2016. NUS chemists have developed a type of copper-based catalyst, which could efficiently reduce carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas,…

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