Audio Article: Making catalytic surfaces more active to help decarbonize fuels and chemicals
MIT NewsShow Notes
Electrochemical reactions that are accelerated using catalysts lie at the heart of many processes for making and using fuels, chemicals, and materials — including storing electricity from renewable energy sources in chemical bonds, an important capability for decarbonizing transportation fuels. Now, research at MIT could open the door to ways of making certain catalysts more active, and thus enhancing the efficiency of such processes.
Read the article: http://news.mit.edu/2021/elecrochemical-reaction-catalyst-efficiency-0908
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