Inspired by patents from the 1960's audio cassette recording industry, UvA chemists now developed a new Fischer-Tropsch catalyst. It can be used for the making of synthetic fuels from natural gas and biomass. This week the ...
Materials Science
Mar 5, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Once only possible with expensive liquids and large amounts of waste, scientists can now create an efficient, easy-to-separate catalyst with small amounts of material, thanks to an innovative approach from ...
Materials Science
Mar 14, 2011
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In a pioneering application of operando spectroscopy, researchers at The University of Manchester at Harwell (UoMaH), in collaboration colleagues at Diamond Light Source, University College London, University of Sheffield, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 4, 2023
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The merging of different types of catalysis including enzymatic, homogeneous, and heterogeneous catalysis is fundamentally important for understanding both catalysis at the atomic level and the design of novel hybrid catalysts. ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 12, 2023
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A chemist from RUDN University has developed a catalyst for the production of eugenol acetate, a substance that destroys the larvae of mosquitoes transmitting dangerous diseases. The article was published in the journal Materials.
Materials Science
Dec 20, 2019
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Direct conversion of Earth-abundant methane into value-added chemicals under mild conditions is an attractive technology in response to the increasing industrial demand for feedstocks and the worldwide appeal of energy conservation. ...
Materials Science
May 28, 2019
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Turning sunlight into storable fuels efficiently requires stable Earth-abundant catalysts that efficiently convert a maximum amount of the solar energy into fuel. Previous studies have described a range of catalysts, but ...
Materials Science
Jun 1, 2015
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Biodiesel is an alternative fuel to conventional fossil ones. The EU policies of boosting biodiesel have achieved its implementation in the transport fuels market and increasingly its sustainable nature is being taken into ...
Materials Science
Nov 12, 2014
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For more than 40 years, an ambition of catalysis science has been to persuade homogeneous catalysts to behave more like heterogeneous catalysts, while still maintaining their activity and exquisite selectivity. Professor ...
Materials Science
Mar 7, 2011
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