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Creating a hydrogen economy is no small task, but Rice University engineers have discovered a method that could make oxygen evolution catalysis in acids, one of the most challenging topics in wate ...

Creating a hydrogen economy is no small task, but Rice University engineers have discovered a method that could make oxygen evolution...

Researchers have developed a nickel-stabilized, ruthenium dioxide (Ni-RuO2) anode catalyst for proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis. The ruthenium—a more abundant precious metal—serves as a promising alternative to the more rare and expensive iridium—currently the practical anode catalyst for electrolysis. The Ni-RuO2 catalyst shows high activity and durability in acidic...

Developing a hydrogen economy is no easy endeavor, however, Rice University engineers have identified a mechanism that could make oxygen evolution catalysis in acids, one of the most difficult problems in water electrolysis for producing clean hydrogen fuels, more cost-effective and practical.

Access to a safe and steady supply of water is a requirement for all life on the planet.


A dash of ruthenium atoms on a mesh of copper nanowires could be one step toward a revolution in the global ammonia industry that also helps the environment. Collaborators at Rice University’s Ge ...

A dash of ruthenium atoms on a mesh of copper nanowires could be one step toward a revolution in the global ammonia industry that also helps the...

Ruthenium atoms on a mesh of copper nanowires form the basis of a catalyst that converts nitrates from industrial wastewater into ammonia.

Ruthenium atoms placed onto a network of copper nanowires may be an important step toward transforming the international ammonia industry that also supports the environment.

Engineers design a new catalyst that can produce ammonia from low levels of nitrates present in industrial wastewater and polluted groundwater.