Removing trace alkyne contaminants in crude ethylene is challenging by traditional catalytic hydrogenation. Now, adsorptive separation through advanced materials design selectively sequesters alkynes in a single-step pathway to produce high-purity ethylene from complex mixtures.
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Xie, Y., Chen, B. Adaptive alkyne trap purifies crude ethylene. Nat Chem Eng 1, 33–34 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44286-023-00007-z
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