Nov
5
Thin Film of Molybdenum Disulfide Catalyses Hydrogen
November 5, 2014 | Leave a Comment
James Tour’s lab at Rice University has turned molybdenum disulfide’s two-dimensional form into a nanoporous film that can catalyze the production of hydrogen. The Rice University scientists also report the molybdenum disulfide film can be used for electrical energy storage in a capacitor. The versatile molybdenum disulfide compound classified as a dichalcogenide is inert along […]
Jul
31
A Major Improvement For Making CO2 Into Fuel
July 31, 2014 | 3 Comments
Scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) have synthesized a catalyst that improves their system for converting waste carbon dioxide into syngas. Syngas can be a precursor of gasoline and other energy-rich products with the UIC work bringing the process closer to commercial viability. The team’s study was published in the journal Nature […]
Jan
30
Sodium Ion Battery Technology Takes A New Leap Forward
January 30, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Gurpreet Singh, assistant professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering at Kansas State University and his student researchers are the first to demonstrate that a composite ‘paper’ made of interleaved molybdenum disulfide and graphene nanosheets can be both an active material to efficiently store sodium atoms and a flexible current collector. The idea is a new […]
Jul
3
A New Far Cheaper Hydrogen Production Catalyst
July 3, 2013 | 2 Comments
A catalyst discovery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison could be a significant advance in the quest to create a “hydrogen economy” that would use hydrogen to store and transfer energy. Catalysts speed up chemical reactions without themselves being consumed. Mark Lukowski, a Ph.D. student working with associate professor Song Jin in the UW-Madison chemistry department […]
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