Search results for interfacial catalysis

Analytical Chemistry Apr 4, 2024

Operando spectroscopy provides a window on water oxidation

Iridium oxide catalysts are effective for water oxidation making them very attractive for green technologies. A team including researchers from SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research) at Osaka University ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 18, 2024

Electronic perturbation-promoted interfacial pathway for facile C–H dissociation

Pt-based catalysts have been extensively employed in catalytic propane dehydrogenation (PDH) processes, playing a crucial role in propylene production. However, monometallic Pt catalysts often exhibit inferior propylene selectivity ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 12, 2024

Researchers reveal interfacial confinement on open space of oxide–oxide catalysts

Confined catalysis has been regarded as an important strategy to modulate chemical reactions and enhance catalytic performance. Previous studies have demonstrated that the applications of the confinement effect in catalysis ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 7, 2024

Active copper structures in ZnO-Cu interfacial catalysis: CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol

Recent research published in the journal Science China Chemistry explores active copper structures in ZnO-Cu interfacial catalysis. Many experiments, including catalyst preparation, structural characterizations, catalytic ...

Analytical Chemistry Jan 16, 2024

Study reveals a reaction at the heart of many renewable energy technologies

A key chemical reaction—in which the movement of protons between the surface of an electrode and an electrolyte drives an electric current—is a critical step in many energy technologies, including fuel cells and the electrolyzers ...

Analytical Chemistry Jan 2, 2024

Using electricity, scientists find promising new method of boosting chemical reactions

As the world moves away from gas towards electricity as a greener power source, the to-do list goes beyond cars. The vast global manufacturing network that makes everything from our batteries to our fertilizers needs to flip ...

Materials Science Jul 25, 2023

Harnessing materials and mechanics science for a sustainable future

Cutting-edge materials science and engineering play a key role in clean energy conversion. Sustainable development sets the goal for researchers across disciplines, requiring active collaborations to optimize impacts. Dr. ...

Analytical Chemistry Jun 27, 2023

Team constructs highly active covalent organic framework from benzimidazole monomer in solvothermal pathway

Hydrogen (H2) is a clean carbon-free fuel with high gravimetric energy density and emerges as an attractive alternative to the unrenewable fossil resource. Photocatalytic water splitting over a semiconductor provides a promising ...

Nanophysics Apr 6, 2023

Two-dimensional nanoparticles with great catalytic potential

Hydrogen is considered an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional fossil fuels. Until now, expensive and rare substances such as platinum have been needed for its catalytic production, for example via electrolytic ...

Nanomaterials Feb 16, 2023

Chemical functionalized noble metal nanocrystals for electrocatalysis

Electrocatalysis is an interface-dominated process, in which the activity of the catalyst highly relates to the adsorption/desorption behaviors of the reactants/intermediates/products on the active sites. From the perspective ...

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