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We need to address India’s workplace culture

If we are to address the worst excesses of India’s corporate culture, some form of regulation seems unavoidable




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A bid to attract investors

Andhra Pradesh shifts focus from ‘ease’ to ‘speed’ of doing business




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Big Tech’s fail — unsafe online spaces for women

The U.S. presidential election and the campaign has again highlighted a key issue — of technology and online spaces posing a threat to the safety and the dignity of women




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​Renewed terror: on the attacks in J&K

Terrorists attack non-locals in Kashmir Valley to invite state repression




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Aadhaar biometric data access will aid forensics

While the Aadhaar Act’s provisions on core biometric information help in protecting privacy, there is a compelling case in re-evaluating these restrictions in specific contexts




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​A setback: On the October general election in Japan   

The LDP’s loss of majority in Japan could have implications for the world 




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Tamil Nadu Land Consolidation Act, a law mired in controversy

Land with water bodies needs to be preserved, not subsumed by large projects




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​Testing time: On climate action and President Trump

Donald Trump’s second term could add to the stress on climate action plans 




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Lakshmi Swaminathan on how legendary architect Didi Contractor imagined spaces

‘Didi evocatively narrated her designs as stories as she drew. By living her ideals in day-to-day life, she introduced me to an elegantly simple lifestyle,’ says Didi’s student Lakshmi Swaminathan




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‘I don’t want to lose trust of my people’: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil on withdrawal from poll fray 

In a conversation with Manoj Jarange Patil, in his village ‘Antrawali Sarati’, which became the epicentre of Maratha agitation, he again blamed the home minister as a mastermind behind not giving reservation. “No matter who makes the government, we will keep fighting till reservation is granted”, he said. 




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The rebellious maths teacher

P.K. Srinivasan took his ideals across the world, from Indian village classrooms to American lecture halls and African colleges, embodying a lifelong rebellion against a system that suppressed creativity




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​National minority: On the ruling on an institution’s ‘minority character’

Supreme Court ruling affirms the need to preserve original character of educational institutions




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The LAC agreement, the détentes and the questions

A democratically elected government needs to take its citizens into confidence about moves that have deep consequences




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New Editor-in-Chief for Reaction Chemistry & Engineering

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE90011A, Editorial
Dionisios G. Vlachos, Maria Southall, Klavs F. Jensen
Executive Editor Maria Southall welcomes Dionisios Vlachos as the new Editor-in-Chief of Reaction Chemistry & Engineering and pays tribute to the leadership and many contributions of departing inaugural Editor-in-Chief Klavs Jensen.
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Development of an automated platform for monitoring microfluidic reactors through multi-reactor integration and online (chip-)LC/MS-detection

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00004H, Paper
Open Access
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Hannes Westphal, Simon Schmidt, Sanjay Lama, Matthias Polack, Chris Weise, Toni Oestereich, Rico Warias, Tanja Gulder, Detlev Belder
Biocatalysis with packed-bed microreactors: a novel method combining microreactor technology, multi-reactor integration, and online (chip-)LC/MS analysis in a sequential automated workflow.
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Mediated electron transfer in a photo-bioreactor: continuous flow hydroxylation using cytochrome P450 BM3 in NADPH-free conditions

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,803-815
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00569K, Paper
Ali Fendri, Donya Valikhani, Joelle N. Pelletier
We designed a proof-of-concept photo-bioreactor enabling continuous flow NADPH-free activation of cytochrome P450 BM3 via mediated electron transfer.
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Dominant role of zeolite in coordination between metal and acid sites on an industrial catalyst for tetralin hydrocracking

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,940-949
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00605K, Paper
Jiayao Qi, Hanqiong Jia, Fei Wang, Hang Gao, Bo Qin, Xinwei Zhang, Jinghong Ma, Yanze Du, Ruifeng Li
An effective approach for upgrading light cycle oil (LCO) is the targeted conversion of poly-aromatic hydrocarbons to valuable monoaromatic hydrocarbons.
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Synthesis of hollow sphere structured TiO2 loaded with Ag2O and its photocatalytic activity

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,861-871
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00473B, Paper
Hejin Liu, Ying Liu, Xueqin Wang, Peng Qiao, Wenyi Wang, Mei Zhang, Yanxiu Liu, Hua Song
Owing to its high stability and catalytic activity, TiO2 has been widely used as a photocatalyst where its photocatalytic performance can be significantly improved by microstructure regulation and semiconductor loading.
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Experimental study of CO2 capture from air via steam-assisted temperature-vacuum swing adsorption with a compact kg-scale pilot unit

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,910-924
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00460K, Paper
Open Access
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H. M. Schellevis, D. W. F. Brilman
Reactor design and process performance evaluation.
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Encapsulation of TixFeyLamOz nanoparticles into NH2-MIL-125(Ti) to fabricate a promising photocatalyst for the C–N coupling reaction

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,849-860
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00457K, Paper
Yahya Absalan, Mohammad Rafsanjani Dehghazi, Reza Samavati, Kambiz Souri, Mostafa Gholizadeh
An array of organic compounds and natural products can be synthesized through carbon–nitrogen coupling reactions.
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Machine-learning assisted optimisation during heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation utilising a static mixer under continuous flow

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,872-882
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00570D, Paper
Open Access
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Thomas M. Kohl, Yan Zuo, Benjamin W. Muir, Christian H. Hornung, Anastasios Polyzos, Yutong Zhu, Xingdong Wang, David L. J. Alexander
Machine-learning assisted optimisation of a continuous photodegradation reaction, using a TiO2 coated catalytic static mixer successfully accounting for catalyst degradation.
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Green synthesis of surfactant-free mesoporous silica with strong hydrophilicity via metal salt modifications for moisture adsorption

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,816-824
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00513E, Paper
Pariyawalee Sangteantong, Kunpirom Chainarong, Waleeporn Donphai, Metta Chareonpanich
In this work, the green synthesis of mesoporous silica (MPS) was carried out using low-cost sodium silicate as a precursor.
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Interaction of SO2 with a Cu–Mn oxide oxygen carrier during chemical looping with oxygen uncoupling

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,888-900
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00498H, Paper
Turna Barua, Bihter Padak
During chemical looping combustion with oxygen uncoupling (CLOU) fuel-sulfur species impact the reactivity of Cu–Mn oxide oxygen carrier with CH4. SO2 oxidation to SO3 competes with fuel for available O2 and lowers CH4 conversion.
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From microkinetic model to process: understanding the role of the boron nitride surface and gas phase chemistry in the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,795-802
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00600J, Paper
Unni Kurumbail, William P. McDermott, Edgard A. Lebrón-Rodríguez, Ive Hermans
In the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over boron nitride, propylene selectivity is lost due to unselective gas-phase chemistry.
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Digital Pareto-front mapping of homogeneous catalytic reactions

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,787-794
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00673E, Communication
Open Access
Negin Orouji, Jeffrey A. Bennett, Sina Sadeghi, Milad Abolhasani
We present a digital framework for rapid multi-objective reaction space exploration and optimization of homogeneous catalytic reactions through autonomous experimentation and Bayesian optimization.
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Surface treatment of magnetite nanoparticle thin films with potassium phosphate for calcium phosphate precipitation

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,782-786
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00048J, Communication
Reo Kimura, Kazuto Sugimoto, Iori Yamada, Motohiro Tagaya
The treatment of magnetite nanoparticle thin films with potassium phosphate and their surface reaction with simulated body fluid were in situ monitored by the QCM-D technique, which is suitable for the precipitation of calcium phosphate.
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Comprehensive Study of Lumped Kinetic Models and Bio-Oil Characterization in Microwave-Assisted Pyrolysis of Sargassum sp.

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00674C, Paper
Teta Fathya Widawati, Muhammad Fuad Refki, Rochmadi Rochmadi, Arief Budiman
Indonesia, renowned for its tropical marine environments, boasts a rich diversity of macroalgae, with Sargassum being a major contributor. Currently, Sargassum's primary application revolves around alginate extraction, prompting a systematic...
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Novel TPMS carbon-based monolithic catalysts by three-dimensional printing for enhancement of nitrobenzene hydrogenation reaction

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00049H, Paper
Haoyang Wang, Haoran Tian, Qi Zhang, Li Zhang
Preparation of periodic curved surface, structured, carbon-based catalysts using a 3D printing method achieved good results in the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to aniline in a packed-bed micro-reactor.
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Thermokinetic analyses of metal-sensitive reactions in a ceramic flow calorimeter

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00014E, Paper
Open Access
Soritz S., Sommitsch A., Irndorfer S., Brouczek D., Schwentenwein M., Priestley I. J. G., Iosub A. V., Krieger J. P., Gruber-Woelfler H.
A ceramic flow calorimeter for metal-sensitive reactions is characterized and used to obtain thermokinetic data on highly exothermic reactions.
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Efficient aqueous-phase hydrogenation of m-xylylenediamine to 1,3-cyclohexandimethylamine over a highly active and stable ruthenium catalyst

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00712J, Paper
Jing Guo, Heng Shao, Le Gao, Wancheng Ma, Wei Zhang, Long Huang, Haibin Chu
The strong interaction between Ru and –NH2 in Ru/NH2–Al2O3 led to the formation of highly dispersed Ru and modification of its electronic properties, and consequently greatly enhanced its performance and stability.
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Enhancing mass transport to accelerate photoreactions and enable scale-up

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00689A, Paper
Open Access
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Florian Gaulhofer, Markus Metzger, Alexander Peschl, Dirk Ziegenbalg
The importance of mixing in photoreactors along the direction of light propagation for competitive photochemical reactions is experimentally demonstrated in the MISCOP mini-plant photoreactor.
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On a seamlessly replicable circular photoreactor for lab-scale continuous flow applications

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00109E, Paper
Yi-Hsuan Tsai, Martin Cattoen, Guillaume Masson, Gabrielle Christen, Lisa Traber, Morgan Donnard, Frederic R. Leroux, Guillaume Bentzinger, Sylvain Guizzetti, Jean-Christophe M. Monbaliu
A cost effective and replicable continuous flow circular photoreactor system is introduced. All body parts of the reactor are 3D-printed and the electronics are purchased from various mainstream suppliers. The...
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A sequential lumped kinetic modelling approach for the co-pyrolysis of plastic mixtures with a heavy refinery intermediate product in a tubular reactor

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00075G, Paper
Open Access
Sebastian-Mark Lorbach, Andreas E. Lechleitner, Teresa Schubert, Markus Lehner
A novel sequential approach for the lumped kinetic modelling of a plastic pyrolysis process in a tubular reactor.
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High-efficiency non-thermal plasma synthesis of imine macrocycles

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00061G, Paper
Open Access
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Patrycja Roszkowska, Abbie M. Scholes, James L. Walsh, Timothy L. Easun, Anna G. Slater
Non-thermal plasma synthesis offers efficient access to imine macrocycles.
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Hydrothermal liquefaction of plastics: a survey of the effect of reaction conditions on the reaction efficiency

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D2RE00510G, Review Article
Open Access
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Matthijs Justin Boel, Hongqi Wang, Ahmad AL Farra, Laura Megido, José Manuel González-LaFuente, N. Raveendran Shiju
Plastic waste is a major global issue and hydrothermal liquefaction is a promising technique for the chemical recycling of waste plastics. This review summarises the effect of reaction conditions on the liquefaction efficiency.
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Correction: Applying quantum mechanics to deconvolute benchtop 1H NMR reaction data

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE90015D, Correction
Open Access
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Jiayu Zhang, Tristan Maschmeyer, Ben Shapiro, Sunil Babu Paudel, Matthew C. Leclerc, Jason E. Hein
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Synthesis and kinetic study of 1,3,2-dioxathiolane 2,2-dioxide in microreactors

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00123K, Paper
Ting Wang, Junnan Wang, Chengxiang He, Zhongdong Wang, Yating Li, Chunying Zhu, Youguang Ma, Taotao Fu
1,3,2-dioxathiolane 2,2-dioxide (DTD) is an essential intermediate in organic synthesis and plays a vital role in improving the performance and service life of lithium-ion batteries. A large amount of heat...
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Efficient removal of dibutyl phthalate from aqueous solutions: recent advances in adsorption and oxidation approaches

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00055B, Review Article
Yaqi Wang, Jiawei Wu, Wenju Zhang, Linyun Zhong, Dan Zhang, Siqi Yan, Junyou Shi
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP), a recognized endocrine-disrupting contaminant, poses substantial environmental challenges due to its persistence, resistance to degradation, and potential for bioaccumulation.
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Inteva Products to expand manufacturing facility in Pune with $3.3 million investment

Inteva Products’ expansion project to increase the plant’s production space by 70 per cent, to a total of 85,000 square feet




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SIS Ltd eyes strategic acquisitions in India

Plans listing of cash logistics joint venture




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Enphase Energy to cut workforce by 17%; to focus manufacturing in the US, India and China

500 employees and contractors to be affected by the lay-offs




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UnifyApps raises $20 million in Series A funding to deliver AI agents across enterprise

Iconiq Growth has invested in companies like Airbnb, Uber and Snowflake. ICONIQ Growth General Partner Matt Jacobson has joined UnifyApps’ board of directors as part of the new funding




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HUL, fintech SRO raise concerns over Trai’s new rules for transactional messages

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, in a consultation paper issued in September, has suggested that users will have the option to opt out of receiving transactional messages




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Rural consumers’ FMCG basket size expanding, fast embracing digital payments & ecommerce: Report

Rural India’s media consumption is increasingly hybrid, with nearly 1 in 2 of rural consumers exposed to both online and offline media.




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Leela Palaces Hotels’ parent Schloss Bangalore plans multi-use asset management

India has an existing stock of 858 branded residences associated with hotel brands, with a pipeline of another 2,040 units across New Delhi, Gurgaon and Mumbai, as per industry report




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India’s gaming industry soars to $3.8 billion, set to reach $9.2 billion by FY29: Report

The report, developed in collaboration with Google and Deloitte, shows that India is the world’s second-largest mobile gaming market, recording 15.2 billion downloads




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ITC’s snack brand Bingo! Inks five-year partnership to promote Pickleball in India

This partnership, starts with the Bingo! World Pickleball Championship (WPC)




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Domestic tractor sales hit historic high in festive October, H2 outlook remains robust

Total tractor sales in the domestic market grew by 23%per cent to 144,675 units in October 2024




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Raghu Vamsi Group acquires UK-based PMC Group for 7.7 million pounds

It will also invest 2 million pounds towards working capital.




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L&T Technology Services to acquire Silicon Valley-based Intelliswift

LTTS claims the acquisition will deepen its offerings across software product development, platform engineering, digital integration, data, and AI