Sentences with phrase «catalyst for fuel»

«While titanium dioxide is a model material that will likely not be used to sequester carbon dioxide or serve as a catalyst for fuel conversion, the fundamental aspects of carbon dioxide reactivity revealed in our study are very intriguing,» said Dr. Xiao Lin, a Linus Pauling Postdoctoral Fellow at PNNL, who proposed this research as part of his fellowship.

Rice University chemists who developed a unique form of graphene have found a way to embed metallic nanoparticles that turn the material into a useful catalyst for fuel cells and other applications.

In April his group described an enhanced iron - based catalyst for fuel cells.

Now, a metal - free alternative catalyst for fuel cells may be at hand.

Once researchers understand the rules for how to get specific shapes with TZPs that also assemble into larger structures, they can design materials with desired functions — for example, a membrane for a battery, a catalyst for a fuel cell, or even a therapeutic drug.

Many commercial catalysts for fuel cells contain the precious metal platinum, which aside from being expensive, is too rare to support ubiquitous use in vehicles.

«A nano solution is needed to mass - produce resource - efficient catalysts for fuel cells.

One of those users is Dane Morgan, a professor of engineering at the University of Wisconsin - Madison who develops new materials for a wide range of applications, including highly active catalysts for fuel cells, stable low - work function electron emitter cathodes for high - powered microwave devices, and efficient, inexpensive, and environmentally safe solar materials.

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These exchanges bring fresh ideas, new perspectives and different ways of approaching problems, which are all catalysts for the innovation which fuels the economy and help us meet global challenges, ranging from climate change to fossil fuel dependence and infectious diseases.

One major catalyst for the referendum was U.K. citizens» fears that high immigration was fueled by the right to free movement of people throughout the EU, which is entrenched in European law.

While that rally provided lots of fuel for oil stocks, it was not the only catalyst driving this week's biggest movers.

UNSW Sydney chemists have invented a new, cheap catalyst for splitting water with an electrical current to efficiently produce clean hydrogen fuel.

«We believe that electrochemical tuning can be used to find new catalysts for other chemical fuels beyond hydrogen.

A team of chemical engineers at the University of Pittsburgh recently identified the two main factors for determining the optimal catalyst for turning atmospheric CO2 into liquid fuel.

«Plant - inspired power plants: Pitt study outlines framework for developing catalysts that turn excess atmospheric CO2 into new source of liquid fuel.»

While displaying this behavior, the bonded platinum nanoparticles maintain an effective surface area functioning as a catalyst for chemical reactions, a discovery that could lower the production costs of platinum - catalyzed fuel cells.

An efficient, low - cost catalyst is essential for realizing the promise of hydrogen as a clean, environmentally friendly fuel.

The work, which appears in the November 27, 2014, edition of Science Express, points to new avenues for producing single - site supported gold catalysts that could produce high - grade hydrogen for cleaner energy use in fuel - cell powered devices, including vehicles.

The team also developed an additional process that uses another catalyst to convert the two phenol products into high - octane hydrocarbon fuel suitable for use as drop - in gasoline.

Australian scientists have paved the way for carbon neutral fuel with the development of a new efficient catalyst that converts carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air into synthetic natural gas in a «clean» process using solar energy.

Rice University scientists have fabricated a durable catalyst for high - performance fuel cells by attaching single ruthenium atoms to graphene.

«New catalyst paves way for carbon neutral fuel.»

Such collaborations, Wong says, should one day make it possible to rationally design superior catalysts for affordable fuel - cell vehicles.

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.

Chemists have long sought an efficient, light - driven catalyst to power this reaction, which could help reduce the growing levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere by converting it into methane, a key building block for many types of fuels.

A new bio-inspired zeolite catalyst might pave the way to small scale «gas - to - liquid» technologies converting natural gas to fuels and starting materials for the chemical industry.

«New catalyst paves way for bio-based plastics, chemicals: Development helps move from fossil fuels.»

A new bio-inspired zeolite catalyst, developed by an international team with researchers from Technische Universität München (TUM), Eindhoven University of Technology and University of Amsterdam, might pave the way to small scale «gas - to - liquid» technologies converting natural gas to fuels and starting materials for the chemical industry.

«In addition, detailed knowledge of the chemical steps involved in making methane could lead to major breakthroughs in designing energy efficient catalysts for converting methane into liquid fuels and other chemicals.»

Working in his lab in UD's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rosenthal and doctoral student John DiMeglio have developed an inexpensive catalyst that uses the electricity generated from solar energy to convert carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, into synthetic fuels for powering cars, homes and businesses.

Rosenthal says that if carbon dioxide emissions become taxed in the future due to continuing concerns about global warming, his solar - driven catalyst for making synthetic fuel will compete even better economically with fossil fuels.

Such qualities make them suitable for storing electric charge in batteries and supercapacitors, and as catalysts in solar and fuel - cell electrodes.

A catalyst made with thallium (orange) readily converts methane (gray and white molecule) into liquid methanol, a starting point for producing commodity chemicals and fuels.

«These composites, which have less than 1 percent metal, respond as «super catalysts» for fuel - cell applications.

But these dots enhance the properties of the mothership, making them better than platinum catalysts for certain reactions within fuel cells.

The nanoplatelets feature enough edge to make them suitable as catalysts for applications like fuel cells.

He also highlights progress, challenges, and strategies for developing catalysts to convert solar energy into energy - packed fuels as efficiently as possible.

Why It Matters: Understanding the molecular - level reactions that produce aqueous nanoparticles ultimately aid in designing better crystals for manufacturers and new catalysts for producing alternative fuels.

The team is analyzing the performance of even more efficient catalysts used to convert biomass to high value fuels to understand their disruption mechanism and how the catalyst synthesis affects its efficiency and selectivity for the conversion reaction.

She has extensive research experience in the development and application of novel electron microscopy techniques for energy materials, such as lithium ion battery materials and fuel cell catalysts.

The next step is to test the new catalyst in devices incorporating electrodes and other components for converting the protons and electrons to hydrogen fuel — and then later, with light - absorbing compounds to provide energy to drive the whole reaction.

Why It Matters: Whether they are creating a catalyst for petroleum - free fuel or designing better drug therapies, scientists need to control ions» actions in water.

Effective Strategies for Reducing Carbon Monoxide into Liquid Fuels By Copper Catalysts L. Wang, S. A. Nitopi, M. Orazov, C. Morales - Guio, C. Hahn, and T. F. Jaramillo

This particular discovery originated in prior work at Rochester that demonstrated quantum dots could be excellent catalysts for creating hydrogen - hydrogen bonds for solar fuel applications.

Creating bare, two - metal particles provides insights into potential substitutes for costly platinum in fuel cell catalysts

Researchers in China have generated gasoline fuel with a research octane number of 95.4 from biomass - derived γ - valerolactone (GVL)-- the highest octane number reported for biomass - derived gasoline fuel — using an ionic liquid catalyst.

It will focus on catalyst development for four applications: proton exchange membrane fuel cells to convert stored energy in non-fossil fuels into electricity; electrolysers for splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen — a potential clean fuel cell source; syngas, a mixture of CO and H2, which is generated from coal, gas and biomass, and widely used as a key intermediate in the chemical industry; and lithium - air batteries.

This phenomenon, called oxygen spillover, is often discussed by those wanting to design catalysts to speed processes for biofuels, fuel cells, and sensors.

«But our work can be a catalyst for showing people that things like fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions are a problem and that we need to switch to greener sources.