Breaking molecular traffic jams with finned nanoporous materials
Monday, August 10, 2020 - 12:11
in Physics & Chemistry
Thousands of chemical processes used by the energy industry and for other applications rely on the high speed of catalytic reactions, but molecules frequently are hindered by molecular traffic jams that slow them down. Now an entirely new class of porous catalysts has been invented, using unique fins to speed up the chemistry by allowing molecules to skip the lines that limit the reaction.