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Browsing: Catalysts
Catalysts are substances that accelerate chemical reactions without being consumed in the process, playing a critical role in both natural systems and industrial applications. From enzymes that power metabolism to materials that drive cleaner energy production and efficient manufacturing, catalysts are central to innovation in chemistry, biology, and environmental science. This page highlights the latest research on catalysts, uncovering new materials, mechanisms, and technologies that are transforming everything from drug development to sustainable fuel generation.
University of Basel researchers have reached an important milestone in their quest to produce more…
A new catalyst design using palladium nanoclusters could revolutionize green chemistry by maximizing efficiency, minimizing…
The demand for clean energy has never been higher, and it has created a global…
A University of Michigan team developed a platinum-tin catalyst that produces propylene from propane far…
Nanoscale catalysts for environmental remediation can become unstable during use. Understanding their atomic changes may…
Using fundamental calculations of molecular interactions, they created a catalyst with 100% selectivity in producing…
Scientists find a way to efficiently use visible light from the sun to break down…
A catalyst that destroys perchlorate in water could clean Martian soil. A team led by…
Purdue researcher Yulia Pushkar is building an artificial leaf that mimics plant photosynthesis to create…
Catalysts are one of those things that few people think much about, beyond perhaps in…
Sulfur-deficient MoS₂ enables efficient CO₂-to-methanol conversion at low temperatures. Efficient conversion of CO2 is strategically…
Si/GaN artificial photosynthesis devices unexpectedly improve over time, forming new catalytic layers that boost hydrogen…
With a new suite of tools, scientists discovered exactly how tiny plate-like catalyst particles carry…
In chemistry, a catalyst is a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction…
A new process from WSU converts 90% of plastic into jet fuel or lubricants efficiently…
Researchers have decoded the mechanism of FAP, a light-activated enzyme in microalgae that converts fatty…
Biocrude Passes the 2,000-Hour Catalyst Stability Test A large-scale demonstration converting biocrude to renewable diesel…