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Homogeneous catalyst recovery made easier - Recovering homogeneous catalysts at the end of a chemical reaction can be tricky as the catalysts are in the same phase as the products. But scientists in Canada have now found a way to do this that doesn't suffer from the slow reaction rates that affect current catalyst recovery systems. Reference: S M Mercer et al, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2012, DOI: 10.1039/c2cy20095c