Search results for heterogeneous chemistry

Earth Sciences Jan 26, 2024

Coastal chemistry improves methane modeling

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are using a new modeling framework in conjunction with data collected from marshes in the Mississippi Delta to improve predictions of climate-warming methane and nitrous oxide emissions ...

Earth Sciences Jan 26, 2024

Study explores the connection between nitrogen oxides control and SNA, ozone reduction

Sulfate-nitrate-ammonium (SNA) and other atmospheric aerosols play a significant role in influencing both atmospheric and environmental conditions. These aerosols impact climate directly through scattering and absorbing solar ...

Analytical Chemistry Jan 18, 2024

A cheap substitute for expensive metal in an industrially common chemical reaction

The chemical industry commonly uses rare, expensive metals to produce pharmaceuticals and other essential substances. Replacing these metals whenever possible with more abundant, cheaper substitutes would benefit environmental ...

Analytical Chemistry Jan 17, 2024

The pros and cons of oxygen mediating the performance of nickel catalysts in dry reforming of methane

Catalysis is one of the key technologies in the chemical industry and has a wide-reaching impact on various aspects of our daily lives, including plastics manufacturing, drug synthesis, and production of both fertilizers ...

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 11, 2024

Methane activation by [LnO]+: The 4f orbital matters

As the "holy grail" in the field of chemistry, the catalytic activation of methane has been a topic of great interest in the field of heterogeneous catalysis. Gas-phase experiments provide an ideal platform for exploring ...

Analytical Chemistry Jan 9, 2024

A chemical reaction key to various industries just got greener

From alleviating your allergy symptoms to optimizing herbicide performance, alkylamines are molecules that have many uses. Unfortunately, common methods of producing alkylamines result in harmful waste byproducts. A method ...

Bio & Medicine Jan 4, 2024

Researchers develop efficient and accessible single-molecule platform for detecting various amylin species

A research team led by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed an optical plasmonic tweezer-controlled Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) platform that utilizes on-and-off control ...

Biochemistry Dec 11, 2023

New technology for microscopy analysis provides precise maps of cell membrane lipid rafts

A research team led by Professor Dae-ha Seo at the Department of Physics and Chemistry, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, has successfully developed a new technology for optical microscopy analysis—known ...

Nanomaterials Dec 7, 2023

Team reviews phosphine ligand-induced structural transformation of metal nanoclusters

A team of researchers has reviewed a unique method for reforming the structures of ultra-small nanomaterials. These nanomaterials, called metal nanoclusters, bridge the gap between the metal atom and the bulk metal, making ...

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