Design of recombinant whole-cell catalysts for double reduction of CC and CO bonds in enals and application in the synthesis of Guerbet alcohols as industrial bulk chemicals for lubricants
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DOI: 10.1039/c6gc01668e
Abstract: Whole-cell catalysts overexpressing two enzymes for a double reduction cascade in which aliphatic α-branched α,β-unsaturated aldehydes are converted into Guerbet alcohols as a highly demanded class of lubricants were constructed and characterized. The reaction conditions… read more here.
Keywords: cell catalysts; guerbet alcohols; double reduction; whole cell ... See more keywords
Nanocage-chain fuel cell catalysts
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DOI: 10.1126/science.366.6467.833-h
Abstract: Electrochemistry The expense and scarcity of platinum has driven efforts to improve oxygen-reduction catalysts in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells. Tian et al. synthesized chains of platinum-nickel alloy nanospheres connected by necking regions. These structures can… read more here.
Keywords: cell catalysts; fuel cell; chain fuel; nanocage chain ... See more keywords