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Chemistry World
May 2, 2014
Jennifer Newton
Zoe Schnepp: Green collaboration Zoe Schnepp is a lecturer in the School of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham in the UK. Her group develops simple routes to functional materials. In particular, they use biomass to synthesize materials for applications, such as catalysis and water filtration. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
November 17, 2011
Ross McLaren
Giving Fuel Cells a Vitamin Boost Vitamin B12 could replace platinum catalysts in fuel cells as a cheaper alternative. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 5, 2009
Simon Hadlington
Carbon nanotube catalysts 'better than platinum' Researchers in the US have developed a novel catalyst based on carbon nanotubes for the electrochemical reduction of oxygen. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 14, 2009
Hayley Birch
Two metals better than one for fuel cell catalysts US scientists have reported a dramatic improvement in the activity of catalytic nanoparticles destined to replace platinum in fuel cells. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 28, 2014
Tim Wogan
Fuel cells put in the frame with catalysts that need far less platinum US scientists have created an exceptional fuel cell catalyst that contains far less platinum -- conventional catalysts need 36 times more platinum to hit the same levels of activity. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
March 24, 2009
Lewis Brindley
Producing powerful palladium particles US scientists have found a way to clean up the production of palladium nanoparticles - doubling their performance as catalysts for fuel cells. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 27, 2010
Simon Hadlington
A novel designer surface catalyst for oxidations Scientists in China have developed a new surface-based catalyst that can selectively oxidise carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide in the presence of hydrogen. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
September 23, 2010
Jon Cartwright
Catalyst improves prospects for fuel cells Chemists in the US have developed a new catalyst that could help in a key reaction used to generate hydrogen for fuel cells. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 29, 2008
Michael Gross
Modified Nanotubes Catalyse Fuel Cell A new type of catalyst made by attaching platinum nanoparticles to nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes could be used to oxidise methanol in fuel cells, thanks to work by Chinese chemists. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 23, 2010
James Urquhart
Growing magnetic leaves A magnetic leaf has been created by researchers in Germany using a simple one-step process to synthesise a complex iron carbide microstructure that mimics the intricate structure of a leaf. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2007
Jill Jusko
Fuel Cells: Progress With Platinum Research demonstrates method to improve metal's efficiency as a catalyst. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 30, 2007
James Mitchell Crow
A Better Catalyst for Fuel Cells? Alloy nanoparticles that efficiently catalyse oxygen's conversion into water - the energy-releasing reaction that occurs in fuel cells - have been discovered. The particles are up to six times more active than pure platinum, the material typically used in current fuel cells. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 27, 2013
Emma Eley
Sustainable iron catalyst for clean hydrogenation An international team of chemists has reported a clean and green way to perform one of the most important industrial reactions for pharmaceutical and petrochemical synthesis. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reactive Reports
March 2005
David Bradley
Fuel Cells US scientists have demonstrated a significant boost to fuel cells that could also cut costs. By coating the cathode with a thin layer of platinum instead of using solid metal, efficiency is raised by ten percent and the use of expensive platinum can be reduced. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
December 3, 2009
Hayley Birch
Bio-Inspired Catalyst Design Could Rival Platinum French scientists have demonstrated the potential of a new fuel cell catalyst inspired by hydrogenase enzymes. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 30, 2013
Helen Potter
Soybean catalyst for hydrogen evolution A catalyst made from soybeans could overcome a major barrier to cheap hydrogen fuel by replacing the platinum catalyst used in the electrocatalytic production of hydrogen, claim scientists in the US. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 11, 2013
Andria Nicodemou
Turning carbon dioxide into something useful New research shows that a water-soluble catalyst developed by scientists in the US can electrocatalytically transform carbon dioxide into a useful chemical feedstock. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
December 12, 2007
Simon Hadlington
Iron Oxide Succumbs to the Gentle Touch Chemists in Japan and France have produced a new iron oxide with a sheet-like structure that could be used in fuel cells and sensors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 7, 2010
Lewis Brindley
Upgrading biomass to gasoline Making cheap gasoline from biomass is a step closer, thanks to a new catalyst developed in the US. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 29, 2010
Phillip Broadwith
Bubble powered microengines push forward Microscopic jet engines powered by an enzyme that makes bubbles of oxygen from hydrogen peroxide fuel have been developed by chemists in Germany. mark for My Articles similar articles
Scientific American
June 2009
Philip Yam
Updates: Whatever happened to Fuel Cell Progress? Revving up fuel cells... New heart cells from the atomic age... Not so lifesaving research... Lightning fast warnings... mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 26, 2013
Holly Sheahan
Capturing the potential of carbon dioxide A team of researchers from the University of Bath have opened up the idea of using carbon dioxide as a useful potential feedstock; a useful chemical resource rather than a troublesome waste product. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
March 19, 2008
Kira Welter
'Designer' Catalyst Fights Fuel Cell Poisoning US scientists have designed a contaminant commonly found in hydrogen used to run fuel cells from first principles nanoparticles that efficiently oxidize carbon monoxide (CO) mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 31, 2008
Breakthrough Catalyst for Splitting Water Scientists say they have solved a fundamental problem hampering renewable energy generation - how to split water cheaply into oxygen and hydrogen, under benign conditions, so that the gases can be stored as fuels. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
April 11, 2011
Laura Howes
Pocket sized fuel cell, a step closer A new catalyst for hydrogen evolution could see you carry around a fuel cell in your pocket to power electronic devices. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 23, 2012
Russell Johnson
Powering up fuel cells A hydrogen fuel cell that uses carbon nanotubes to increase the amount of electrocatalyst attached to electrodes has been designed by UK scientists. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 20, 2009
Hayley Birch
Fuel cell catalysts go sub-nano Japanese researchers have created sub-nano scale platinum clusters with high catalytic activity for use in fuel cell applications. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 23, 2010
Simon Hadlington
New catalyst for hydrogen from formic acid Chemists in Germany have taken a leaf out of nature's book to develop a new, low-cost, iron-based catalyst powered by light that can extract hydrogen from formic acid. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
December 18, 2008
Alex Hellemans
Fuel cells without platinum Looking for ways to avoid using costly and scarce platinum in fuel cells, Chinese researchers have reported details of a fuel cell that uses cheap nickel as a catalyst. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 1, 2007
Lewis Brindley
Semiconductor Splits Water with Sunlight Scientists in Germany have developed a promising new catalyst that splits water using sunlight -- and stores the hydrogen and oxygen produced. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
March 8, 2011
Jon Cartwright
Carbon nanotubes - a boon for chiral catalysts Researchers in China have created a new catalyst that could help in the production of chiral molecules for medical drugs. The catalyst, which consists of platinum nanoparticles encapsulated in carbon nanotubes, is the most active of its type ever reported. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
November 12, 2008
Lewis Brindley
Microscope Reveals Catalyst Secrets A promising technique for watching catalysts in action could provide new insights into how they work, report scientists in the Netherlands. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 2011
Fuelling the Future Fuel cell vehicles have taken a back seat to battery and hybrid power in recent years. But hydrogen still holds promise in the long term. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
December 12, 2007
Jonathan Edwards
Aqueous Fischer-Tropsch is Clean and Green Chinese chemists have carried out the Fischer-Tropsch reaction in water for the first time, bringing a greener route to hydrocarbon fuels a step closer. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
October 20, 2004
Kimberly Patch
Cooler material boosts fuel cells A cathode that allows solid oxide fuel cells to operate at reduced temperaures promises to lower the cost of fuel cells, which could spur broader adoption of the technology. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
July 27, 2005
Micro fuel cell packs power Researchers have built a propane-driven fuel cell that's not much bigger than a watch battery, but lasts much longer. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
September 21, 2009
Hayley Birch
Enzymes inspire new catalyst design for hydrogen production A novel enzyme-based catalyst developed by UK and US researchers hints at new ways of designing catalysts for the water-gas shift reaction, an important industrial reaction in the production of high grade hydrogen. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
November 10, 2011
David Bradley
A soluble solution to the Haber process? A clearer understanding of the activity of the key component of the Haber-Bosch process - the catalyst - could help to optimize industrial nitrogen fixation still further and remove the need for high temperatures and pressures. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
November 19, 2013
Jessica Brand
From seaweed to solar cells After years of using platinum, scientists suggest they could one day use extracts from marine plants to replace it in solar cells. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
September 22, 2004
Kimberly Patch
Fuel Cell Converts Waste to Power One problem with fuel cells is that they produce carbon monoxide, which can gum up the works. Researchers have found a way to use the carbon monoxide to produce more energy in a reaction that can take place at room temperature. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 15, 2013
William Bergius
Destroying stable foam on demand The first example of stable and environmentally friendly foam that can be broken down by any one of three external stimuli has been developed by an international team of scientists. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 22, 2014
Anna Simpson
Magdalena Titirici: Biowaste conversion Research in the Titirici group involves trying to create porous carbon materials from renewable resources such as lignin, cellulose and chitin, as well municipal and agricultural wastes. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
May 18, 2005
Catalyst Boosts Gasoline Fuel Cells Researchers have come up with a catalyst layer that can be put over a conventional anode to reform the fuel within the fuel cell. This allows hydrocarbons like gasoline to be used directly in fuel cells. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 20, 2006
Jessica Ebert
Golden Touch for Amines Aminobenzene chemicals are used to make anything from dyes to pharmaceuticals, and now scientists have found a way to produce them in a more efficient way using a gold catalyst. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 10, 2009
Simon Hadlington
New catalyst for methane to methanol Chemists in Germany have invented a new solid catalyst for converting methane to methanol. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
April 11, 2007
Richard Van Noorden
Fuel Cells Guzzle Glycerol Fuel cells traditionally use oxidizing platinum catalysts to generate a flow of electrons from molecules like hydrogen or methanol. But such catalysts are expensive and can produce toxic byproducts. Now researchers are using microbial fuel cells. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 9, 2010
Phillip Broadwith
Iron catalyst breaks the mold An iron catalyst that is not only greener than many of its precious metal competitors, but also catalyses reactions that they can't, could open new avenues in transition metal catalysis, say Chinese researchers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 20, 2008
Gold's Magic Number A new gold catalyst developed by UK chemists can catalyse hydrocarbon oxidation, using O 2 as the only oxidant. But catalyst particle size is critical - above 2nm diameter, the catalyst loses all activity. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reactive Reports
Issue 63
David Bradley
Natural Copy Cat While plants convert carbon dioxide into sugar and oxygen, chemists are having a more difficult time finding an efficient method for converting carbon dioxide into useful fuels. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
April 28, 2010
Mike Brown
Producing hydrogen from sea water A new catalyst that generates hydrogen from sea water has been developed by scientists in the US. mark for My Articles similar articles