Sentences with phrase «efficient catalysts on»

Why It Matters: Reducing refineries» energy demands or car and truck emissions requires efficient catalysts on durable support materials.

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Currently, the most efficient catalysts for the electrochemical reaction that generates hydrogen from water are based on platinum, which is scarce and expensive.

But in a new study appearing in the journal Science, University of Utah chemists captured enough data on the crucial steps in a reaction to accurately predict the structures of the most efficient catalysts, those that would speed the process with the least amount of unwanted byproducts.

University of Utah chemists captured enough data on the crucial steps in a reaction to accurately predict the structures of the most efficient catalysts, those that would speed the process with the least amount of unwanted byproducts.

The catalyst, composed of ferrous metaphosphate grown on a conductive nickel foam platform, is far more efficient than previous catalysts, as well as less expensive to produce.

A low - temperature variety of fuel cell works best at a mere 80ºC, but it is less efficient, relies on expensive catalysts, and feeds on a smaller repertoire of fuels than its high - temperature cousin.

To overcome these issues, the OIST Coordination Chemistry and Catalysis Unit led by Prof. Julia Khusnutdinova reported in ACS Catalysis novel and efficient catalysts based on an inexpensive and abundant metal: manganese.

The bioinspired architecture allows precious metal catalysts (white) to be strategically placed on the porous scaffold (gray) so that the catalytic reaction is much more efficient and cost - effective.