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Analytical Chemistry Dec 6, 2024

Less is more: Why an economical iridium catalyst works so well

Iridium-based catalysts are needed to produce hydrogen using water electrolysis. Now, a team at HZB has shown that the newly developed P2X catalyst, which requires only a quarter of the iridium, is as efficient and stable ...

Polymers Dec 4, 2024

New catalyst can convert methane into useful polymers

Although it is less abundant than carbon dioxide, methane gas contributes disproportionately to global warming because it traps more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, due to its molecular structure.

Analytical Chemistry Dec 3, 2024

Multimodal machine learning model increases accuracy of catalyst screening

Identifying optimal catalyst materials for specific reactions is crucial to advance energy storage technologies and sustainable chemical processes. To screen catalysts, scientists must understand systems' adsorption energy, ...

Analytical Chemistry Dec 2, 2024

Catalyst shows promise for efficient CO₂ desorption

Scientists have developed a ZrO2/Al2O3 packing catalyst that could significantly enhance the efficiency of CO2 desorption, as reported in a study published in Engineering.

Analytical Chemistry Nov 25, 2024

Study finds ZnO nanorods achieve 98.3% Faraday efficiency in CO₂ reduction

Nano-ZnO is a potential catalyst material for carbon dioxide electrocatalytic reduction (CO2RR), but its effective Faraday efficiency (FE) is still below 90% and the current density is less than 300 mA cm-2, which is not ...

Analytical Chemistry Nov 23, 2024

Sustainable method can electrosynthesize important chemical for synthetic rubber production

Chemists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a sustainable method to electrosynthesize 1,3-butadiene, a feedstock used for synthetic rubber production, from acetylene.

Analytical Chemistry Nov 21, 2024

Establishing a general theory of metal-support interaction: AI-driven advances in catalysis

How can artificial intelligence (AI) help accelerate scientific discovery based on vast amounts of experimental data? A new study by Prof. Li Weixue's team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of ...

Analytical Chemistry Nov 14, 2024

Ligand engineering method streamlines design for chemical reactions in catalysis and drug delivery

Researchers at Hokkaido University in Japan have developed a technique called Virtual Ligand-Assisted Optimization, or VLAO, to enhance the design and effectiveness of ligands, which are important molecules used in chemical ...

Analytical Chemistry Nov 12, 2024

Scientists develop advanced catalyst for self-driven seawater splitting with enhanced chloride resistance

Seawater electrolysis has long been seen as a promising pathway for sustainable hydrogen production but has faced significant limitations due to chloride ion (Cl-) corrosion, which can degrade a catalyst's performance.

Analytical Chemistry Nov 12, 2024

A failed experiment and chance open up new paths to an established reaction for chemists

The original plan of the research groups of Dr. habil. Christian Hering-Junghans and Prof. Torsten Beweries at the Rostock LIKAT was to develop a phosphorus-based ligand. However, the syntheses led to a different substance ...

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