Senior chemist Di-Jia Liu inspects catalyst sample inside tube furnace after heat treatment while postdoc Chenzhao Li carries a pressure reactor for catalyst synthesis. Image by Argonne National ...

A new catalyst structure offers a potential pathway toward more cost-effective hydrogen production via water electrolysis. The material centers on mesoporous single-crystalline Co3O4 doped with ...

A plentiful supply of clean energy is lurking in plain sight. It is the hydrogen we can extract from water (H 2 O) using renewable energy. Scientists are seeking low-cost methods for producing clean ...

Turning carbon dioxide from a climate liability into a practical fuel has long been a chemist’s moonshot. Now a new generation of catalysts is pushing that vision closer to reality, flipping CO2 into ...

Scientists at the Central South University in China have developed a novel catalyst system that could revolutionize clean hydrogen production by making it possible to generate hydrogen from methane at ...

Researchers have found that manganese, an abundant and inexpensive metal, can be used to efficiently convert carbon dioxide into formate, a potential hydrogen source for fuel cells. The key was a ...

Researchers created a catalyst that purifies sewage and produces hydrogen fuel simultaneously. This innovation could make sewage treatment more economical by generating a valuable product. The ...

Hydrogen fuel cells could power cars, devices, and homes with nothing but water as a byproduct—but platinum’s cost holds them back. Chinese researchers have now unveiled a breakthrough iron-based ...

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