Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh recently enhanced the photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting capability of bilayer photoanode nanotubes through simple but effective molybdenum (Mo) doping method.

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new tungsten (W) substituted vanadium oxide catalyst for breaking down harmful nitrogen oxides in industrial exhaust gases. Their new material is able to operate at lower temperatures and does not exhibit a significant degradation in performance when treating "wet" exhaust gases, addressing a major drawback of conventional vanadium oxide catalysts. The researchers also found that the non-aggregated dispersion of atomic tungsten in the original crystal structure plays a key role in its function.

In a study led by researchers at the School of Chemical Studies, Jiwaji University, India, novel growth of WO₃-ZnSe nanocomposites was performed under subcritical conditions by a simple, low-cost hydrothermal process, and the first characterization of the products-completed in just 5 hours is reported: X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), optical studies and Fourier transform analysis.

The application of ultrasound (US) as a green activation method for the chemical conversion of tungstate catalyst to oxidize alcohols to aldehydes has attracted chemists’ interest.