Chemists are pioneering a clean, electrochemical method to make iron, a key step in decarbonizing the steel industry. Their ...

They integrated ferrocene, a molecular sandwich that encloses an iron atom, with a carbon 'nanohoop ... the integration twists the entire nanohoop structure and exerts a large mechanical stress ...

Traditionally done in blast furnaces that send carbon dioxide into the atmosphere ... making the reaction run faster. Other iron oxides with a porous structure could also be cost-effective. "The goal ...

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This breakthrough was achieved by combining ferrocene, a molecular structure that encapsulates an iron atom, with a carbon-based nanohoop. Image Credit: HIMS/Journal of the American Chemical Society ...