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Chromism and catalysis shake hands

Nature Catalysis volume 1, pages 643–644 (2018)Cite this article

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Heterogeneous photocatalysts are rarely employed in industry for the synthesis of commodity chemicals due to efficiency problems. Now, a photochromic Bi2WO6–x/amorphous-BiOCl composite is reported, which features a remarkable activity for the photocatalytic oxidation of toluene into benzaldehyde and benzoic acid.

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Fig. 1: Reactivity of the Bi2WO6-based photochromic material.

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Kubacka, A., Fernández-García, M. Chromism and catalysis shake hands. Nat Catal 1, 643–644 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-018-0151-0

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