Embedding platinum nanoparticles in a polymer matrix produces a system that reacts like a homogeneous catalyst, but provides the stability and separation advantages of a heterogeneous one.
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Rothenberg, G. The best of both worlds. Nature Chem 2, 9–10 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.492
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