{
  "id": 11056427,
  "title": "Fine-tuning cobalt for cleaner chemical transformations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/fine-tuning-cobalt-for-cleaner-chemical-transformations",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-30T23:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-fine-tuning-cobalt-cleaner-chemical.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Scientists from Yokohama National University have discovered that tuning the balance of metallic cobalt and cobalt oxide in a catalyst can significantly improve the selectivity of hydrogenation reactions involving nitrogen-containing compounds. This finding could lead to more sustainable chemical manufacturing processes that do not rely on precious metals like platinum-group elements. The study, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, demonstrates that cobalt, an abundant and economical metal, can be optimized to act as an effective catalyst for electrocatalytic hydrogenation, a process that could potentially replace scarce platinum-group metals with earth-abundant materials.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}