Sentences with phrase «as noble metals»

Gold is known as a noble metal because it is relatively unreactive.

Not exact matches

Only with this experimental set - up is it possible to measure the tiny forces between microscope tip and noble gas atom, as a pure metal surface would allow the noble gas atoms to slide around.

«We show that our multivalent oxygen sponges can undergo such a redox process at as low as 200 degrees Celsius, which is comparable to the working temperature of noble metal catalysts,» Lee said.

Noble metals such as platinum are useful as catalysts for versatile chemical reactions including fuel cell vehicles and reduction of CO2 emission.

This synthesis route is capable of developing alternative catalysts of noble metals for many eco-friendly technologies such as fuel cell vehicles, hydrogen generation from water and CO2 reduction.

A few noble metals, such as gold and platinum, can avoid HER and convert CO2 to CO; however, these metals are relatively rare and too expensive to serve as cost - efficient catalysts.

Encouragingly, the DMFCs operated extremely well with high - concentration methanol as fuel by sufficiently making use of the structural uniqueness and electronic coupling effects among the different domains of the noble metal - based heterogeneous electrocatalysts.

Although much progress has been made in recent years in the development of catalysts devoid of noble metals, photosensitizers still rely, in the main, on molecular compounds containing rare and costly metals, such as ruthenium and iridium, or on inorganic semiconductor materials containing cadmium, a toxic metal.

«We're using Earth - abundant materials — iron, manganese and phosphorus — as opposed to noble metals that are much more expensive.»

Porous nanosized structures that can hold platinum and other noble metals can be directly used in such a way as to circumvent the problems of today's carbon - supported catalysts.

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Its stylistic roots go far back in automotive history: great swathes of fine leather, more metal than plastic in the minor controls, and the usual synthetic carpeting that may not be as noble as wool but is far more durable and fire - resistant and much easier to clean.

Designed around the whole retractable hard top concept, the 488 Spider has a spaceframe chassis made of 11 different aluminium alloys combined with other noble metals such as magnesium, each one used in a highly specific way.

Designed around the concept of the retractable hard top, the 488 Spider has a spaceframe chassis made of 11 different aluminium alloys combined with other noble metals, such as magnesium, each one used in a highly specific way.

As a result, a reduction in noble metals and stable exhaust emission control have become possible, enabling the use of a clean diesel engine compatible with the post-new long - term regulations in automatic transmission - equipped cars.

The highly dispersive LNT catalyst uses noble metal particles, such as platinum, microparticulated to approximately 40 % and arranged effectively.

The noble metal serves as a metaphor for the strength of this community of women.

The scientists report there is no special reason to use gold (nor platinum which was used as the second electrode to complete the circuit)-- other than that these noble metals happened to be lying about the lab.