Material Innovations
March 2005
Charging nanocatalysts to reduce costs
Studying nano-sized clusters of gold on a magnesium-oxide surface, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Technical University Munich have found evidence for the electrical charging of nano-sized catalysts. The findings may prove to be an important factor in increasing the rate of chemical reactions during the manufacture of a range of materials from plastics to fertilizers.
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