«Our hope is that this technique will lead to the discovery of new catalysts for other reactions
beyond water splitting.»
Not exact matches
In superheating,
water is heated well
beyond its boiling point — in this case from 1,000 to 1,300 degrees Celsius — producing high - temperature steam to run turbines and also to operate solar reactors to
split the
water into hydrogen and oxygen.
Beyond confirming that the materials» surfaces were active towards
water splitting, they discovered that the materials had an unusual ability to optimize their shape as they evolved hydrogen gas.
The material is called synthetic molybdenum - sulphide and it goes a step
beyond just being an excellent sponge for moisture, it also acts as a semi-conductor and catalyses the
split of
water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen.