Cleaner, cooler and cheaper: Upgraded catalyst system achieves low-temperature oxidation

Cleaner, cooler and cheaper: Upgraded catalyst system achieves low-temperature oxidation

What if chemical manufacturers could cut their energy costs while eliminating toxic heavy metals from their processes? Researchers at Nagoya University have developed a catalyst system that does exactly that by converting alcohols to valuable chemical products at lower temperature using safer iodine compounds instead of dangerous heavy metals, expensive precious metals, and reagents.