An electrical switch to control chemical reactions

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-electrical-chemical-reactions.html

"development of new molecules using simple external control, enabling more environmentally friendly synthesis... small box where reaction mixture circulate between 2 electrodes separated by quarter-millimeter-thick sheet containing flow channel for circulating molecules between electrodes... as molecules flow through reactor, reactants interact weakly with carbon nanotube electrodes, exposing them to electric field inducing electronic polarization activating chemical transformation... organic chemistry, drugs, plastics"