A Northwestern University research team has revealed a new approach to conducting chemical reactions—one that doesn't require direct contact with a catalyst.
Materials Science
Jan 31, 2020
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Researchers from the University of Houston and Trinity University have for the first time provided direct evidence of a water-mediated reaction mechanism for the catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide.
Nanophysics
Sep 4, 2014
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(Phys.org) -- Scientists at the Vienna University of Technology found a method to locate single gold atoms on a surface. This should pave the way to better and cheaper catalysts.
Nanophysics
May 30, 2012
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Copper -- the stuff of pennies and tea kettles -- is also one of the few metals that can turn carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon fuels with relatively little energy. When fashioned into an electrode and stimulated with voltage, ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 11, 2012
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(Phys.org) —It's a 21st-century alchemist's dream: turning Earth's superabundance of carbon dioxide—a greenhouse gas—into fuel or useful industrial chemicals. Researchers from Brown have shown that finely tuned gold ...
Materials Science
Oct 24, 2013
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Until 1985, gold was widely believed to be chemically inert. But once researchers discovered that nano-sized gold particles can act as remarkable and selective catalysts, a world of possibility opened up.
Condensed Matter
Mar 22, 2017
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(Phys.org) —Scientists from Cardiff are discovering new and unexpected uses for gold – a noble metal traditionally regarded as being chemically uninteresting due to its poor ability to react with other substances.
Materials Science
Jun 20, 2014
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Propylene oxide is an important bulk chemical that is used primarily in the production of polyurethane plastics. Currently, propylene oxide is usually made from propylene (propene) in a process that uses ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 1, 2009
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New catalysts designed and investigated by Tufts University School of Engineering researchers and collaborators from other university and national laboratories have the potential to greatly reduce processing costs in future ...
Materials Science
Nov 27, 2014
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A longer-lasting, higher-efficiency platinum catalyst has been developed by a Dalhousie University-led team, a result with major implications for the automobile industry.
Materials Science
Sep 25, 2018
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