Ammonia is one of the most important chemicals produced in the world, ranking second only to sulfuric acid in the total ...

Microorganisms have long used hydrogen as an energy source. To do this, they rely on hydrogenases that contain metals in their catalytic center. In order to use these biocatalysts for hydrogen ...

MIT researchers are using AI and quantum-mechanical modeling to identify metal-nitride catalysts that could dramatically ...

Scientists have created a highly efficient catalyst that breaks down stubborn lignin from plant waste into useful chemicals ...

A novel catalysis scheme enables chemical reactions that were previously virtually impossible. The method is also environmentally friendly and does not require rare and precious metals. The ...

The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The ...

Biochar can help turn agricultural waste into clean hydrogen fuel while cutting carbon pollution, according to a new study in the journal Biochar. Researchers report that a simple two stage catalytic ...

Although a plethora of carbon-based catalysts have been developed to promote oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in different electrochemical systems, the degradation process of those catalysts remains ...

An illustration of a person in a lab coat looking at a picket fence. The field is various elements, metals specifically. Credit: Chris Gash On a summer day about 20 years ago, Paul Chirik returned to ...

Honeywell International has agreed to purchase Johnson Matthey’s catalyst technologies business for about $2.3 billion. It plans to combine the business with its UOP subsidiary to create a chemical ...