Nov
2
Graphene Filter Could Protect Fuel Cells From Big Molecules
November 2, 2023 | 1 Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… A University of Tsukuba research team has successfully developed a new method that can prevent the crossover of large fuel molecules and suppress the degradation of electrodes in advanced fuel cell technology using methanol or formic acid. The successful sieving of the fuel molecules is achieved via selective proton transfers due to steric hindrance […]
Jul
5
A University of Technology Sydney team of researchers has created a new supply chain model which could empower the international hydrogen renewable energy industry. Hydrogen has been touted as the clean fuel of the future; it can be extracted from water and produces zero carbon emissions. However, it is currently expensive to transport over long […]
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
31
New “Holy Grail Catalyst” Turns Methane Into Methanol
August 31, 2022 | Leave a Comment
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have developed a fast and economical method of converting methane, or natural gas, into liquid methanol at ambient temperature and pressure. The method takes place under continuous flow over a photo-catalytic material using visible light to drive the conversion. To help observe how the process works and how selective it […]
Jun
28
Researchers from ETH Zürich and Paul Scherrer Institute have found how methanol, produced from carbon dioxide recycled from the air, can be used to make carbon neutral fuels. To do this, the mechanism by which methanol is turned into liquid hydrocarbons must be better understood so that the catalytic process can be optimized. The researchers […]
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