1,3-Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) is a chemical compound used extensively in the cosmetics industry and with a high prospect of being used in synthesis of new biodegradable polymers if the market price were lower. In this invention, the DHA synthesis from glycerol is carried out photocatalytically under normal conditions using low-cost heterogeneous photocatalysts and easily available oxidizing agents.
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What holds white, black, and red phosphorus together—and prevents it from falling apart, for example into much-sought-after atomically thin networks and…
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