In this study, we demonstrate how atomically dispersed ionic platinum (Pt2 +) on ceria (CeO2), which is already thermally stable, can be activated via steam treatment (at 750 °C) to simultaneously achieve the goals of low - temperature carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation
activity while providing outstanding
hydrothermal stability.
In an email interview with Newsweek, lead author Gaël Choblet, from the French National Center for Scientific Research, said that
while he can not speculate on the presence of alien life on Enceladus, their timescale for
hydrothermal activity does bolster the case that microbial life could emerge.