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Covid impact: Syngene profits down 19.44 per cent in Q1

Hit by temporary suspension of operations during lockdown




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Avenue Supermarts Q3 results: Standalone net profit rises 25% to ₹586 crore

Revenue from operations rose 22 per cent y-o-y to ₹9,065 crore in the reporting quarter against ₹7,433 crore in the year ago quarter




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Square Yards records 70 per cent rise in revenue on year

Square Yards said gross transaction value has risen to Rs 22,870 crore, a 67 per cent increase year-on-year, while the number of transactions has doubled




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Reliance Jio Platforms’ ARPU in March quarter remains flat QoQ

Reliance Jio reported a net profit of ₹4,716 crore on revenue of ₹23,394 crore




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Yes Bank Q4 net drops 45% to ₹202 crore

Profits for both the March quarter and the fiscal year have been impacted by accelerated provisioning, the bank said.



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Macrotech Developers announces 1-for-1 bonus share issue

This is the first time that the company is paying dividend to its shareholders




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HDFC Life PAT up 13% in FY23, private sector market share at 17%

Value of new business (VNB) grew 37 per cent YoY to ₹3,674 crore in FY23.



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Fino Payments Bank Q4 FY23 net rises 25% to ₹22 crore

Operating cost nudged up 4 per cent y-o-y to ₹62.7 crore (₹60.1 crore).



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Matrimony.com reports consolidated Q4 net at ₹11.40 crore

The city-based firm had registered a consolidated profit of ₹11.70 crore during the corresponding quarter of the previous year.




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Asian Paints Q4 net profit rises 44% to ₹1,258 crore

Higher demand, fall in raw material cost lifts the numbers; announces dividend of ₹21.25 per share




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Q4 results: PDS net profit dips to ₹39.80 crore

However, PDS’ net profit for FY23 rose to ₹86.42 crore




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Tamil Nadu Petro Products records highest annual revenue in FY23; input cost hits profitability

Tamilnadu Petroproducts blames global uncertainty for dip in profitability




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Infibeam Avenues Q4 standalone net profit jumps by 42%

The company announced 5% dividend for the fiscal 2022-23



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Shining a light on methane dry reforming – exploring the impact of visible light on carbon formation over Co/xCeO2–Al2O3

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00925H, Paper
George E. P. O'Connell, Richard F. Webster, Elise Elkington, Rose Amal, Jason Scott, Emma C. Lovell
Introducing light to thermal DRM may be an effective strategy to improve catalyst stability, but light's role in the stability mechanism is not well understood.
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Exploring anodic oxidation reactions in hybrid water electrolysis: special emphasis on substrate choice

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00907J, Review Article
Baghendra Singh, Neetu Verma
Anodic oxidation reactions have been assessed focusing on essential parameters for the substrate choice.
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Tuneable, in situ-generated nickel-hydride alkene isomerisation catalyst

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00974F, Paper
Melanie A. Kascoutas, Alison Sy-min Chang, Kiana E. Kawamura, Gabriela M. Bailey, Parker T. Morris, Elizabeth A. Borst, Lilliana H. Granados, Amanda K. Cook
A modular Ni(0)/silane E-selective alkene isomerization system has been developed with air-tolerant reagents.
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MOF-derived N-doped CoNi@C as bifunctional catalysts for efficient water splitting

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00924J, Paper
Xihui Yang, Zekun Li, Zikun Yang, Dapeng Meng, Zhao Wang
CoNi@C core–shell catalysts from ZIF-67 were synthesized for efficient water splitting. The hydrophilic carbon shell inhibits metal oxidation. The CoNi alloy serves as the active site, while nitrogen doping promotes the electrocatalytic performance.
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Synergy of Ag and Pd in bimetallic catalysts for the selective oxidation of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01028K, Paper
Open Access
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Dominik Neukum, Maya Eyleen Ludwig, Georgios Uzunidis, Ajai Raj Lakshmi Nilayam, Baerbel Krause, Silke Behrens, Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt, Erisa Saraçi
The synthesis of renewable bio-based monomers, like 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), is of high interest in the shift toward a circular economy. Bimetallic catalysts offer the variation of different properties, enabling...
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Ultrasmall RuO2/CoFe2O4 nanoparticles with robust interfacial interactions for the enhanced acidic oxygen evolution reaction

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00719K, Paper
Open Access
Ming Wei, Liuhua Mu, Zhiwei Liu, Feng Gao, Guangjian Song, Qiankang Si, Mao Zhang, Fangfang Dai, Min Zhang, Rui Ding, Li Yang, Zhonggui Gao, Sanzhao Song
Ultrasmall RuO2/CoFe2O4 nanoparticles with strong interfacial interactions exhibit enhanced oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance, driven by efficient charge transfer between RuO2 and CoFe2O4.
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Hydrogenation of sulfoxides to sulfides mediated by incomplete cubane-type Mo3S4 clusters: synthetic applications and mechanistic insights

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00987H, Paper
Juanjo Mateu-Campos, María Gutiérrez-Blanco, Eva Guillamón, Vicent S. Safont, Rosa Llusar
Air-stable diamino Mo3S4 clusters are efficient catalysts for the late-stage functionalization of drugs and other valuable products containing sulfide moieties.
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Exploration of the synergistic regulatory mechanism of hydroxide and fluoride modification on the photocatalytic activity of 2D g-C3N4

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00971A, Paper
Qianqian Shang, Hongbing Wang, Changjie Kan, Rui Ding, Yankai Li, Shiva Pandeya, Ziliang Li, Mahesh Kumar Joshi
Exfoliation and hetero-element doping are common procedures for band gap engineering and enhancing the photocatalytic properties of g-C3N4.
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Graphdiyne (CnH2n−2) based copper(I) bromide dual S-scheme heterojunction with AX2O8 type compounds induced electron directional migration

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01031K, Paper
Xinwan Zhao, Minjun Lei, Guangbo Liu, Zhiliang Jin, Noritatsu Tsubaki
A fundamental strategy for enhancing the performance of photocatalytic water-splitting catalysts is to facilitate the efficient migration of photogenerated charge carriers to establish a heterojunction.
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DFT calculation-aided optimisation of a chiral phosphoric acid catalyst: case study of kinetic resolution of racemic secondary alcohols through lactonisation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01029A, Paper
Haiting Ye, Takuma Sato, Taishi Nakanishi, Shigetomo Ito, Shigenobu Umemiya, Masahiro Terada
Chiral phosphoric acid catalysts were screened rationally and efficiently through the theoretical prediction model of the kinetic resolution of racemic γ-hydroxybutyrate without performing an exhaustive search for plausible lactonisation pathways.
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Mechanistic insights into the oxidative coupling of methane over a Li/MgO catalyst: an experimental and microkinetic modeling study

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01132E, Paper
Zaili Xiong, Jijun Guo, Yuwen Deng, Meirong Zeng, Zhandong Wang, Zhongyue Zhou, Wenhao Yuan, Fei Qi
This study investigates the oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) using a Li/MgO catalyst in a packed bed reactor.
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Solar-Driven Tripus Photocatalytic Action of Defective S-doped g-C3N4 for 1,4 NADH Regeneration and Simultaneous Benzylamine Conversion along with CO2 Fixation into HCOOH

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00825A, Paper
Kanchan Sharma, Rajesh K. Yadav, Rajesh Kumar Verma, Satyam Singh, Shaifali Mishra, Rehana Shahin, Atul Pratap Singh, Chandani Singh, Navneet Kumar Gupta, Jin-Ook Baeg, Hwanhui Yun, Hyeongjoong Kim
Incorporating defects through intrinsic defect engineering has emerged as a versatile strategy for finely tuning key properties of materials, particularly the redox capacity. Defects are fundamentally important in enhancement of...
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Improved charge carrier mobility in a copper oxide heterostructure enhances the photocatalytic partial oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00889H, Paper
Hanggara Sudrajat, Dmytro Lisovytskiy, Juan Carlos Colmenares
The enhancement of the partial oxidation of an aromatic alcohol to its corresponding aldehyde through the coupling of Cu2O with CuO is comprehensively discussed.
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Enhanced catalytic performance of single-atom Cu on Mo2C toward CO2/CO hydrogenation to methanol: a first-principles study

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00703D, Paper
Open Access
Anna Vidal-López, Estefanía Díaz López, Aleix Comas-Vives
First-principles calculations show the crucial role of the Cu/Mo2COx interface in enabling low-energy pathways for CO2/CO hydrogenation to methanol via successive heterolytic H2 cleavages.
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Exploring catalytic oxidation pathways of furfural and 5-hydroxymethyl furfural into carboxylic acids using Au, Pt, and Pd catalysts: a comprehensive review

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00821A, Review Article
Toyese Oyegoke, Franck Dumeignil, Baba E.-Yakubu Jibril, Carine Michel, Robert Wojcieszak
This review explores the mechanisms and factors influencing the selective oxidation of HMF and furfural into valuable products using gold, platinum, and palladium catalysts.
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Mechanistic differences between the Ru(II) and Zn(II)-catalyzed cross-coupling of cyclopropenes with diazo compounds: a DFT study

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00995A, Paper
Tiantian Liu, Kang Lv, Xiaoguang Bao
A detailed computational study was performed to shed light on the mechanistic differences between the Ru(II) and Zn(II)-catalyzed cross-coupling of cyclopropenes with diazo compounds.
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Vibrational frequencies utilized for the assessment of exchange–correlation functionals in the description of metal–adsorbate systems: C2H2 and C2H4 on transition-metal surfaces

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00685B, Paper
Ray Miyazaki, Somayeh Faraji, Sergey V. Levchenko, Lucas Foppa, Matthias Scheffler
Vibrational frequencies can be utilized as a reference to assess the reliability of the exchange–correlation functionals.
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NiFe2O4: harnessing catalytic potential in water splitting

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6155-6175
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00627E, Review Article
A. Anantha Krishnan, Sreehari Harikumar, M. A. Aneesh Kumar, Revathy B. Nair, Sajith Kurian, M. Ameen Sha, P. S. Arun
NiFe2O4 is a potential catalyst for energy conversion and storage, owing to their electrical conductivity, catalytic activity, and stability.
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Advancing catalysis research through FAIR data principles implemented in a local data infrastructure – a case study of an automated test reactor

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6186-6197
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00693C, Paper
Open Access
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Abdulrhman Moshantaf, Michael Wesemann, Simeon Beinlich, Heinz Junkes, Julia Schumann, Baris Alkan, Pierre Kube, Clara Patricia Marshall, Nils Pfister, Annette Trunschke
Digitalisation in experimental catalysis research: we are introducing machine-readable standard operating procedures combined with automated data acquisition, storage and sharing to improve research efficiency and reproducibility.
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First-principles investigation of an efficient non-noble single-atom catalyst Fe1/Ti2CO2 for formaldehyde oxidation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6233-6246
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00809J, Paper
Yongkang Zhang, Yuting Fu, Kaibin Su, Yuhang Wang, Fengping Wang
Indoor formaldehyde (HCHO) removal holds paramount significance for human health, particularly in mild conditions. Fe1/Ti2CO2 is an efficient catalyst that can remove indoor formaldehyde.
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Cycloaddition of CO2 with epoxides into cyclic carbonates catalyzed by a binary organocatalyst under mild conditions

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6215-6223
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00639A, Paper
Wen-Wang Yu, Xiang-Guang Meng, Zi-Yu Gan, Wen Li, Yu-Lian Zhang, Jie Zhou
Highly efficient capture and conversion of CO2 into cyclic carbonates from flue gas under atmospheric pressure.
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New insights into influences of initial oxidization states on dynamic reconstruction of Cu catalysts and C–C coupling in CO2 reduction

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6224-6232
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00781F, Paper
Chen Qin, Xuheng Li, Haoyang Li, Ting Wang, Xue Zhang, Yuyao Wang, Fuping Pan, Kai-Jie Chen
The spontaneous oxidization/reduction of the Cu surface occurs during CO2 reduction, resulting in the dynamic evolution of i-CuOx species. The in situ formed i-CuOx plays decisive roles in promoting C–C coupling.
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Reducing meso-lactide formation from racemic lactic acid using shape-selective H-Beta zeolite

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6331-6337
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01046A, Paper
Ling Ding, Lou Gao, Di Pan, Ke Du, Jiayu Yu, Wanyi Li, Yahong Zhang, Yi Tang
Efficiently reduce the formation of meso-lactide from racemic lactic acid by utilizing H-Beta zeolite shape selectivity towards lactic acid dimers.
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Directed evolution of C-methyltransferase PsmD for enantioselective pyrroloindole derivative production

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6298-6306
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00657G, Paper
Open Access
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Diana A. Amariei, Julia Tenhaef, Thomas Classen, Benoit David, Tobias M. Rosch, Holger Gohlke, Stephan Noack, Jörg Pietruszka
The engineering of stereoselective C-methyltransferase PsmD through saturation mutagenesis led to improved activity for larger substrates. An automated process was designed and successfully applied for the mutant library production and screening.
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Influence of redox treatments on the low-temperature water gas shift reaction over Pt/CeO2 catalysts

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6247-6258
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00741G, Paper
Open Access
Clément Molinet-Chinaglia, Elizabeth Vera, Philippe Vernoux, Laurent Piccolo, Stéphane Loridant
H2 reducing pretreatment at 500 °C promotes the activity of low-Pt-content Pt/CeO2 catalysts by increasing the number of active Pt0 NPs. A 12 h oxidative post-treatment at 500 °C which forms PtOx species easily activated also leads to improvement.
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Theoretical insights into Pt–Rh alloy nanoparticles: stability, elemental distribution, and catalytic mechanisms for NO + CO reactions

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6286-6297
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00755G, Paper
Yuzheng Li, Xianbao Duan, Zhang Liu, Caoran Li, Fangwen Ye, Zhihong Zhang, Liuqing Chen, Chun Du, Qingbo Wang, Bin Shan
Pt–Rh alloy nanoparticles featuring surfaces with both Pt and Rh atoms are poised to demonstrate bifunctional catalytic prowess in the NO + CO reaction.
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Ag co-catalyst prepared by ultrasonic reduction method for efficient photocatalytic conversion of CO2 with H2O using ZnTa2O6 photocatalyst

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6207-6214
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00564C, Paper
Kio Kawata, Shoji Iguchi, Shimpei Naniwa, Tsunehiro Tanaka, Masamu Nishimoto, Kentaro Teramura
Towards the realisation of carbon neutrality by utilising renewable energy sources, the photocatalytic conversion of CO2 with H2O—known as artificial photosynthesis—is important.
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A metal-free route to substituted imidazolidines via ring-opening cyclization (ROC) of activated aziridines with N-benzylanilines: DA-COP catalyzed photo-oxidative C–H activation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6411-6419
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00808A, Paper
Manish Kumar, Bharat Singh, Sugandha Singh, Indresh Verma, Kamal K. Kar, Manas K. Ghorai
A metal-free, conjugated organic polymer (TPA-PQ)-catalyzed intramolecular C–H functionalization strategy for the synthesis of imidazolidines in the presence of light and O2 is reported.
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An overview: dinuclear palladium complexes for organic synthesis

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6112-6154
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00425F, Review Article
Sarita Yadav, Sangeeta Yadav, Mookan Natarajan, Kamal Kishore Pant, Ravi Tomar
From materials science and polymer chemistry to organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry, cross-coupling has influenced many scientific fields.
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Accelerated design of nickel-cobalt based catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation with human-in-the-loop active machine learning

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6307-6320
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00873A, Paper
Open Access
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Yasemen Kuddusi, Maarten R. Dobbelaere, Kevin M. Van Geem, Andreas Züttel
The effect of catalyst synthesis and reaction conditions on catalytic activity were accurately predicted with an interpretable data-driven strategy. The method is demonstrated for CO2 methanation and is extendable to other catalytic processes.
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Sulfonic acid-modified MOFs as heterogeneous bifunctional catalysts for ethylene oligomerization at room temperature without cocatalysts

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6270-6277
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00502C, Paper
Yao Ning, Yuqi Yang, Dongming Shan, Shuxing Mei, Yibai Yan, Linjie Ding, Ying Zhang
Ethylene oligomerization plays an important role in industrial production.
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