05/02/2018

    Photo: Cardiff University Logo A leading Welsh scientist whose work has helped cut the use of mercury in China’s chemical industries has been made an honorary professor of Tianjin University. Professor Graham Hutchings has been feted worldwide for his work on the acceleration of chemical reactions using catalysts. Research by the Director of Cardiff Catalysis Institute has led to a cleaner method for producing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) using gold as a catalyst, rather than harmful mercury. Thanks to…