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Led by Director CHANG Sukbok, scientists from the Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalizations within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have made a breakthrough in understanding the structure and reactivity of a key intermediate…

Although passenger vehicle catalytic converters have been mandatory for over 30 years, there is still plenty of room for improvement. For instance, they only work correctly when the engine is sufficiently hot, which is not always the case,…

The precious metals, such as platinum, palladium and rhodium, in catalytic converters make the vehicle devices attractive to thieves, but University of Central Florida researchers are working to reduce the amount of precious metals needed…

The researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpurhave developed Lanthanides based perovskite nanocomposite catalytic materials for artificial photosynthesis to produce high purity hydrogen. In the patented method, the…

One has to look very closely to exactly understand what processes take place on the surfaces of catalysts. Solid catalysts are often finely structured materials made of tiny crystals. There are various microscopies to monitor chemical…

An underutilized natural resource could be just what the airline industry needs to curb carbon emissions. Researchers at three institutions -- the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Massachusetts…

Various chemical reactions occur one after another in cells, and life is maintained as each step of the reaction is regulated without error. Recently, a Korean research team has developed a dual-catalyst system that can precisely control…

The enzymes found in living organisms have impressive catalytic power. Thanks to enzymes the chemical reactions that sustain life happen millions of times faster than they would occur without them. Enzymes speed up reactions by helping to…

Researchers at Stockholm University have for the first time been able to study the surface of a copper-zinc catalyst when carbon dioxide is reduced to methanol, the results are published in the scientific journal Science. A better knowledge…

The next generation of catalytic converters could have longer lifetimes and need fewer rare materials to operate, a new study suggests. Catalytic converters turn harmful gases from a car's exhaust, including carbon monoxide and other…