Oct
10
New Higher Efficiency Discovered For Fischer Tropsch Process
October 10, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Washington State University researchers discovered previously unknown self-sustained oscillations in the Fischer Tropsch process. They found that unlike many catalytic reactions which have one steady state, this reaction periodically moves back and forth from a high to a low activity state The fundamental discovery about the Fischer Tropsch process, a catalytic reaction used in industry […]
Aug
9
Catalyst Activity Goes Under The Micrometer Microscope
August 9, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Vienna University of Technology scientists have developed methods to watch catalytic reactions with micrometer resolution under the microscope – and the process is much more complex than previously thought. Usually, catalytic reactions are analyzed by checking which chemicals go into a chemical reactor and which come out. But as it turns out, in order to […]
Apr
18
Atomic Scale Know How of Catalysis May Unlock Big Savings
April 18, 2023 | Leave a Comment
University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical engineers have developed a model of how catalytic reactions work at the atomic scale. It should be an advance considered a breakthrough in computational chemistry research. The understanding could allow engineers and chemists to develop more efficient catalysts and tune industrial processes – potentially with enormous energy savings, given that 90% […]
Aug
12
Better Rooftop Hydrogen Production
August 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Duke assistant professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering, Nico Hotz, proposes a hybrid option in which sunlight heats a combination of water and methanol in a maze of glass tubes on a rooftop. Using two catalytic reactions, the system produces hydrogen much more efficiently than current technology without […]
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