"Catalyst design" refers to the process of creating a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process. These substances, called catalysts, are used to make reactions happen faster, allowing for efficiency and effectiveness in various industries such as chemistry, engineering, and environmental sciences.
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This new insight into how strain can be used to tune orbital splitting opens the door to developing new strategies
for catalyst design and innovation.
There are simulation opportunities to understand the electronic structure of the various compositions and phases that are important for the next generation
of catalyst design.
The
new catalyst design builds on one the group developed last year, led by graduate student Yan Xie, which was also a single - site catalyst, with all the components needed for the reaction on a single molecule.
A JCAP study shows that nearly 90 - percent of the electrons generated by a semiconductor / cobaloxime
hybrid catalyst designed to store solar energy in hydrogen are being stored in their intended target molecules.
«Now that we understand what's happening on the surface, we can start pushing towards
rational catalyst design,» Wilson said.
Researchers have discovered a new reaction mechanism that could be used to
improve catalyst designs for pollution - control systems to further reduce em...
Results: Few catalysts are energy efficient, highly active, stable and operate in water, but a nickel -
based catalyst designed at the Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory quickly produces hydrogen molecules in solutions with 75 percent water.
A radical
new catalyst design has been shown to efficiently convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, potentially allowing it to be translated into a valuable energy source.
To make aviation fuels from biomass, PNNL researchers are crafting catalytic zeolites with wider «lanes» to prevent molecular crashes and extend the life
of catalysts designed to turn bio-oil to fuel.
A JCAP study shows that nearly 90 - percent of the electrons generated by a semiconductor / cobaloxime
hybrid catalyst designed to store solar energy in hydrogen are being stored in their intended target molecules.
New
catalysts designed and investigated by Tufts University School of Engineering researchers and collaborators from other university and national laboratories have the potential to greatly reduce processing costs in future fuels, such as hydrogen.
Their research has implications for numerous applications, including molecular machines, mechanically resilient and self - healing polymers, stress - responsive materials and
catalyst design.
A catalyst designed to quickly and efficiently promote the right set of reactions needs to have each task done in the right spot, at the right time, and as efficiently as possible.
Dr. Appel's primary areas of expertise are thermochemical measurements, electrochemistry,
catalyst design and synthetic chemistry, small molecule spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry.
The focus of this work was
catalyst design, characterization, optimization, and troubleshooting.