In a paper recently published in the journal ACS Applied Energy Materials, researchers presented a solar energy-driven sustainable technique for olefin semi-hydrogenation and hydrogenation of alkynes.
Study: Photocatalytic Approaches for Sustainable Olefin Transfer Hydrogenation and Semihydrogenation of Alkynes Using Natural Sunlight. Image Credit: Lookiepixie/Shutterstock.com
Background
Hydrogenation is one of the most fundamental chemical reactions which uses a metal catalyst from the platinum group and hydrogen (H2) gas, with applications ranging from research facilities to industrial operations for the synthesis of fine and commercial chemicals.
Unsustainable or high-energy processes are used to produce gaseous H2. As a result, developing novel, sustainable hydrogenation methods are essential. Sustainable photocatalytic methods powered by solar light may be advantageous…