For automobile manufacturers using expensive noble metals to make vehicle catalytic converters, often with limited lifetimes, Berkeley Lab Tunable Catalysts, made with affordable metals, utilize graphene to electrically tune the converting rate efficacy and efficiency of catalysts. APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Catalytic converters for vehicle exhaust … [Read more...] about Tunable Catalysts IB-3046
Advanced Materials
Nanocrystal Assembly for Tandem Catalysis IB-3041
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Industrial catalysis Development of artificial photosynthesis Multiple-step chemical reactions ADVANTAGES: Enables reactions requiring multiple, sequential catalytic reactions ABSTRACT: Peidong Yang, Gabor Somorjai and colleagues at Berkeley Lab have developed a new class of nanocrystal tandem catalysts that have multiple … [Read more...] about Nanocrystal Assembly for Tandem Catalysis IB-3041
Molecular Cobalt Pentapyridine Catalyst for Hydrogen Generation IB-3067
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Hydrogen-cooled power plants Hydrogen boosting for internal combustion engines Small scale, high power applications, e.g., forklift engines Fuel cell vehicles ADVANTAGES: Earth abundant material Tunable organic component can be optimized for performance Scalable Very low cost ABSTRACT: Hydrogen gas derived from … [Read more...] about Molecular Cobalt Pentapyridine Catalyst for Hydrogen Generation IB-3067
Molecular Molybdenum Disulfide Catalyst for Hydrogen Generation JIB-3001
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Hydrogen-cooled power plants Hydrogen boosting for internal combustion engines Small scale, high power applications, e.g., forklift engines Fuel cell powered vehicles ADVANTAGES: Much lower cost than platinum catalysts Earth-abundant material used in lieu of rare platinum Scalable Works with seawater Improves … [Read more...] about Molecular Molybdenum Disulfide Catalyst for Hydrogen Generation JIB-3001
Nanostructured Water Oxidation Catalysts IB-2832
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Artificial photosynthetic system ADVANTAGES: High reaction rate keeps up with photon flux at high solar intensity Stable Uses abundant, inexpensive elements Conducive to scalable manufacturing ABSTRACT: Heinz Frei and Feng Jiao of Berkeley Lab have developed a visible light driven catalytic system for oxidizing water. … [Read more...] about Nanostructured Water Oxidation Catalysts IB-2832