Platinum has long powered hydrogenation reactions across the chemical industry. But its cost and limited supply have pushed ...

A groundbreaking study explores Ba-Si orthosilicate oxynitride-hydride (Ba3SiO5 xNyHz) as a sustainable catalyst for ammonia synthesis, offering a potential alternative to traditional transition metal ...

Because of their maximum atom-utilization efficiency and unique catalytic properties, single-atom catalysts (SACs) have sparked intense interests in recent years. However, most of the reported SACs ...

Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are recently emerging as a new frontier in catalysis science. With maximum atom-utilization efficiency and unique properties, SACs exhibit great potential for enabling ...

The novel iron-based catalyst exhibits superior performance for ammonia (NH3) synthesis compared to a well-established, century-old counterpart. By designing this new catalyst with an inverse ...

The production of clean hydrogen through water electrolysis is a promising route toward emission-free and sustainable energy ...

Heterogeneous catalysis is at the nucleus of modern energy and chemical industries, a process in which a gas- or liquid-phase reaction is performed over a solid catalyst. Evidenced by revenue that ...

As the world moves toward sustainability, the demand for efficient alternatives across industries continues to grow. Ammonia, ...

Nanoparticle catalysts, drivers of most of the world’s giant chemical processes, often lose their catalytic oomph because their active sites become clogged from a buildup of carbon gunk known as coke ...

Strong electron donation from aluminum hydride to iron surface facilitates decomposition nitrogen molecules, followed by ammonia synthesis, even at 50°C. Credit: Institute of Science Tokyo No catalyst ...