Using Sunlight to Alleviate Global Warming: Breakthrough in Decomposing CO2 With High Efficiency
Scientists find a way to efficiently use visible light from the sun to break down CO2, open doors to novel means of alleviating global warming….
Catalysts
Engineers Develop a New Water Treatment Technology That Could Also Help Mars Explorers
A catalyst that destroys perchlorate in water could clean Martian soil. A team led by University of California Riverside engineers has developed a catalyst to remove…
Artificial Photosynthesis Promises Clean, Sustainable Source of Energy
Humans can do lots of things that plants can’t do. We can walk around, we can talk, we can hear and see and touch. But…
7 Things You May Not Know About Catalysis
Catalysts are one of those things that few people think much about, beyond perhaps in high school chemistry, but they make the world tick. Catalysts…
Catalytic Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol: Low Temperature and High Efficiency
Efficient conversion of CO2 is strategically significant for alleviating the energy crisis and achieving the goal of carbon neutrality. One promising conversion route is the…
Unusual Property in Hydrogen Fuel Device Discovered – Could Be Ultimate Guide to Self-Improvement
Three years ago, scientists at the University of Michigan discovered an artificial photosynthesis device made of silicon and gallium nitride (Si/GaN) that harnesses sunlight into…
Unprecedented Nanoscale Look at Reaction That Limits the Efficiency of Generating Clean Hydrogen Fuel
With a new suite of tools, scientists discovered exactly how tiny plate-like catalyst particles carry out a key step in that conversion – the evolution…
Science Made Simple: What Are Catalysts?
A catalyst is a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction, or lowers the temperature or pressure needed to start one, without itself being consumed during the…
Innovative New Technology Converts Waste Plastics to Jet Fuel – In Just an Hour
Washington State University researchers have developed an innovative way to convert plastics to ingredients for jet fuel and other valuable products, making it easier and…
Green Chemistry and Biofuel: Mechanism of a Key Photoenzyme Decrypted
The functioning of the enzyme FAP, useful for producing biofuels and for green chemistry, has been decrypted. This result mobilized an international team of scientists,…
Major Milestone Reached for Sewage and Food Waste Biocrude Conversion Process
Biocrude Passes the 2,000-Hour Catalyst Stability Test A large-scale demonstration converting biocrude to renewable diesel fuel has passed a significant test, operating for more than…
Double-Duty: New Catalyst Generates Hydrogen Fuel While Cleaning Up Wastewater
Hydrogen is a pollution-free energy source when it’s extracted from water using sunlight instead of fossil fuels. But current strategies for “splitting” or breaking apart…
High-Performance Single-Atom Catalysts Developed for High-Temperature Fuel Cells
Individual Pt atoms participate in catalytic reactions to faciitate the electrode process by up to 10 times. Single-atom Pt catalysts are stable at 700 degrees…
New Catalyst Makes Styrene Manufacturing Cheaper and Greener
Chemical engineering researchers have developed a new catalyst that significantly increases yield in styrene manufacturing, while simultaneously reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions….
New Catalyst Promises Lighter, Cheaper, Higher-Capacity, Next-Generation Rechargeable Batteries
Novel Catalyst Material Could Enable Better Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, Power Next-Gen Electronics At the heart of most electronics today are rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). But their…
Mysterious Organic Scum Boosts Chemical Reaction Efficiency – Discovery May Reduce Environmental Impact of Manufacturing
Chemical manufacturers frequently use toxic solvents such as alcohols and benzene to make products like pharmaceuticals and plastics. Researchers are examining a previously overlooked and…
Chemists Succeed in Synthesis of Aminoalcohols by Utilizing Blue Light
New method for generating the least accessible form of vicinal aminoalcohols; study published in Nature Catalysis. Whether in beta-blockers to treat high blood pressure or…
Boosting the Efficiency of Electrochemical Carbon Capture and Conversion Systems
New design could speed reaction rates in electrochemical systems for pulling carbon out of power plant emissions. Systems for capturing and converting carbon dioxide from…