Controlling catalysts: Expert discusses new ways to drive old reactions
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 14:03
in Physics & Chemistry
Like chefs in a culinary competition, catalysts must avoid distractions to quickly turn feedstock into desired products. At the University of Virginia, Professor T. Brent Gunnoe and his team are designing catalysts to do just that: convert fossil feedstock into alkyl arenes that are precursors for polymers, soaps, and detergents.