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The paper by E.V. Rebrov and P. Gao "Molecular Catalysts for OER/ORR in Zn - Air Batteries" has been selected as the winner of the Catalysts Best Paper Awards among 1184 papers published as part of the Catalysts. The award is determined by the committee based on an overall evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, considering citations and downloads.

Catalysts is a peer-reviewed journal published monthly online by MDPI.

Professor Evgeny Rebrov has been awarded a Research Empowerment grant from the British Council to help Strengthening Collaboration for Sustainable Lithium Battery Recycling with Malaysia.

The Net2Zero focuses on the use of biomass to replace fossil fuels and removal (or capture) of CO₂ from the atmosphere, with the potential to create new sources of fuels and chemicals. The centre’s expertise covers Direct Air Capture and CO₂ storage (DACCS); CO₂ utilisation; biochar synthesis and utilisation; biomass transition to materials and chemicals; and biomass to energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS).

Prof Rebrov was awarded with his second ERC PoC project. In the new PoC project, we use TDLAS for detection of low concentration of H₂ in different gas mixtures using an IR-laser which utilizes a 2122 nm laser diode combined with a novel circular multipass gas absorption cell. The new laser offers an order of magnitude improvement in laser linewidth compared to traditional DFB designs. A major advantage of this technology is a less complex fabrication process, achieving good consistency of characteristics across the wafer and excellent suitability for high volume applications that need precise, custom wavelengths.

On December 7, 2021, Prof Rebrov was a guest in a Future insight show at the TWP World channel. The bulk of the show was devoited to modern chemical reactors and new ways to make chemical industry more sustainable.