Electric fields arise spontaneously at the surface of solid catalysts immersed in liquids, and this common yet largely overlooked phenomenon directly affects the rates of a large class of reactions.

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Hydrogen peroxide decomposes on its own into water and oxygen gas. This process is sped up by a catalyst. In this reaction, the catalyst is potassium permanganate, and the bubbles are full of oxygen ...

For the purposes of performing pulse and temperature-programmed chemisorption methods, which are used to characterize and test catalysts in-situ, the PID EFFI (Efficiency) microactivity reactor can be ...

Software simulates 370,000 steps in under 100 hours, potentially cutting demand for time on supercomputers by orders of ...

Gold has unexpected properties: It can act as a catalyst and transform carbon monoxide (CO) to carbon dioxide (CO2) when it comes in the form of tiny pieces, called nano-particles. Gold suddenly ...

In chemical processes for producing pharmaceuticals, catalysts are a core technology that determines production speed and ...

A research team reports they have created an organic reaction called α-allylation with simple ketones and allyl alcohols.

Photoreduction of CO 2 into transportable fuel like formic acid (HCOOH) is a great way of dealing with CO 2 ’s rising levels in the atmosphere. To aid in this mission, a research team from Tokyo Tech ...

Scientists have discovered that physically confined spaces can make for more efficient chemical reactions. Physically confined spaces can make for more efficient chemical reactions, according to ...