No smoke, but still hazardous
Jun 4, 2020
A more sensitive technique shows a cigarette alternative seems to emit more chemicals than manufacturer testing had found.
Results for chemical engineering
-
-
Catalyzing a green future
Jun 22, 2020
Highly modular metal-organic framework-based materials show great potential for photocatalytic hydrogen production.
-
Space invaders as MOFs act as liquids
Aug 10, 2020
Modified metal-organic frameworks that can behave as porous liquids offer new possibilities for gas separation technologies.
-
Computers excel in chemistry class
Aug 24, 2020
Machine learning models can rapidly and accurately estimate key chemical parameters related to molecular reactivity.
-
Making more of methane
Sep 2, 2020
Looking closely at the chemical process that transforms methane into useful products could help unveil more efficient ways to use natural gas.
-
AI plots sustainable materials
Nov 22, 2020
Chemistry computer algorithm does more with less experimental data to reveal the optimal way to make green materials.
-
Taking sieving lessons from nature
Jan 20, 2021
Nanostructure-templated electrochemical polymerization enhances speed and selectivity in organic membrane-based processes.
-
Giving oxygen to the question of air quality
Feb 18, 2021
Volatile alkanes can rapidly acquire oxygen atoms in a free radical chain reaction, a process significant for fuel combustion and air pollution.
-
Hot electrons send CO2 back to the future
Mar 1, 2021
Catalyst nanoparticles trap an unprecedented range of wavelengths of light to convert carbon dioxide into methane.
-
MOF metallic mastery
May 11, 2021
The tightly defined ratios of metals in metallic organic frameworks makes them ideal starting materials for novel catalyst creation.
-
Electrochemical cell harvests lithium from seawater
Jun 3, 2021
The system offers an economical way to source essential battery material.
-
Sweet spot for membrane thickness offers sustainable separations
Jul 14, 2021
Perfecting the dimensions of chemical separation membranes is a step toward a sustainable chemical industry.
-
Sieving ions with a polymer membrane
Sep 1, 2021
Polymer membranes with precisely controlled, uniform and very small pore structure could bring ion-sieving capacity to many applications.
-
Recycling CO2 to fuel a carbon-neutral future
Nov 10, 2021
The conversion of captured CO2 into fuels and other valuable hydrocarbons could enable a sustainable nonfossil-fuel-based economy.
-
Scientists cut their teeth on new separation technology
Nov 16, 2021
An energy efficient membrane technology could lead to a low-cost and environmentally sustainable separation technique.
-
Shrimply the best composite membranes
Jan 27, 2022
Waste materials are used to create an environmentally friendly filtration system for industrial applications.
-
A date for greener membranes
Feb 20, 2022
Membranes made from date seed biomass could provide a greener and more cost-effective alternative for industrial separation.
-
Smog clears on car exhaust catalyst design
Jun 5, 2022
Systematic study resolves a debate on the best combination of metals to catalytically clean NOx from vehicle emissions.
-
Burning membranes for molecular sieving
Aug 18, 2022
Heat treatment shrinks polymer’s pores to enhance solvent filtration.
-
AI screens to make transport fuels green
Oct 30, 2022
Machine learning could fast-track the formulation of tailor-made mixtures, including “greener” fuels.
