Here is our list of the 22 photochemistry papers that we thought were the best, funniest, oddest, most interesting, or downright unexpected of 2022.
A Photochemistry Year in Review 2022
lire plus
Featured Article
Photocatalytic Deconstruction of Polystyrene
What if we could shine a blue LED on our 8 billion tons of plastic waste and get back a valuable chemical feedstock? Click to read about the Reisner group’s work looking at tackling this problem.
Photocatalysis in Seawater
Seawater: It’s abundant, messy, contains salts, microorganisms, biomass, organic and inorganic pollutants (and microplastics) and might just be a great solvent for generating hydrogen peroxide with visible light photocatalysis
Comparing Commercial Photoreactors
How should we compare commercial photoreactors? Or better yet, how do we discuss the important details of a photochemical reaction?
The 21 Must-Read Photochemistry Papers of 2021
Beyond the best photochemistry papers of 2021, read about the amazing year we had here at HepatoChem.
Utilizing the Lucent360 From Screen to Scale
Read on for a step by step study taking a photocatalyzed-Arbuzov reaction from screen to scale utilizing the unique features of the Lucent360™
Introducing the Lucent360
The Lucent360’s flexible design gives you the best options to learn everything you need to know to take your photochemical reactions from screen to scale.
Photochemistry of earth-abundant metals
A recurring theme in our recent articles: there isn’t enough iridium or ruthenium in the earth’s crust to do all the photochemistry we’d like to do at scale.
Using Multiphoton Excitation To Generate Potent Photooxidants
Our review of a recent Wickens paper describing the formation of powerful new photooxidants through a mechanism of multiphoton excitation.
Potpourri Catalysis – Fascinating Photoredox Chemistry With Organic Dyes
Add dried flower petals to your photochemistry reaction? This group did. Their paper on photoredox chemistry with organic dyes is brilliant.
The 20 Must Read Photochemistry Papers from 2020
Many of these papers move the field farther into unimaginable areas, while others find photochemical replacements for traditional reactions solving an unmet need.
