The Secret Life of Catalysts: New Discoveries in Chemical Reactions
Scientists from the Interface Science Department of the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society in collaboration with ...
How Much Platinum Is Inside A Car's Catalytic Converter?
Car owners sometimes find, to their dismay, that their catalytic converters have been stolen because of the platinum inside.
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Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
Another significant aspect of current research is the exploration of strong metal-support interactions (SMSI) and their effects on catalytic activity. For example, in CO2 hydrogenation reactions ...
Unexpected Discovery Leads to a Catalyst That Improves Over Time
Scientists have developed a revolutionary catalyst that not only converts CO2 into valuable products but actually increases in activity over time. Made from tin microparticles on a nanotextured carbon ...
Creating nanoislands enhances platinum catalyst efficiency
Noble metals such as platinum can make useful catalysts to accelerate chemical reactions, particularly hydrogenation (adding ...
Optimized nickel particles improve catalyst performance for hydrogenation reactions
A research team led by Wang Guozhong from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has ...
The Human Catalyst: True Change Agents Must Be Willing To Transform
Being a human catalyst means stepping into the discomfort of transformation and modeling growth for others. This inspires trust and encourages teams to embrace their evolution. To step into this role, ...