2 emissions. Since CO
2 is thermodynamically stable, efficient catalysts are needed to reduce the energy consumption in the process.
The single-atom catalysts immobilized on nitrogen-doped carbon supports (M-N/C) have been widely used for CO
2 electrocatalytic reduction reaction due to their high atom utilization efficiency.
Recently, a research team led by Prof. LIU Licheng from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) proposed a two-step amination strategy to regulate the electronic structure of M-N/C catalysts (M=Ni, Fe, Zn) and enhance the intrinsic activity of CO
2 electrocatalytic reduction.
4/C was aminated by annealing with carbamide in NH
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered a way to convert the methane in natural gas into liquid methanol at room temperature.
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Rapid global urbanization has dramatically changed the face of our planet, polluting our atmosphere with greenhouse gases and causing global warming. It is the need of the hour to control our activities and find more sustainable alternatives to preserve what remains of our planet for the generations to come.
Carbon dioxide (CO
2) and carbon monoxide (CO) make up a large proportion of industrial flue gases. Recent research has shown that certain microorganisms are capable of metabolizing these gases into useful by-products. Thus, attempts are now being directed to using microbes to recycle these gases and convert them into useful chemicals in a process known as carbon capture and utilization (CCU). This is a step beyond the current widespread practice of carbon capture and storage (CCS). However, such CCU requires high energy input making the scaling up of this process difficult and expensive. How can this process then be optimized fo
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IMAGE: Rice University chemical and biomolecular engineer Haotian Wang has been selected as a 2021 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow. view more
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HOUSTON - (Feb. 17, 2021) - Chemical and biomolecular engineer Haotian Wang of Rice University s Brown School of Engineering has been selected as a 2021 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow.
Wang is one of 128 early career scientists and engineers at 58 U.S. and Canadian institutions whose creativity, innovation and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next generation of scientific leaders, according to the Sloan Foundation.
The honor comes with a two-year grant of $75,000 to advance the fellow s research goals. Wang was granted a Packard Fellowship and earned a $2 million Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation grant from the National Science Foundation earlier this year. He was named to the Forbes Magazine 30 Under 30 in Science list in 2019.
Wheat straw, the dried stalks left over from grain production, is a potential source of biofuels and commodity chemicals. But before straw can be converted to useful products by biorefineries, the polymers that make it up must be broken down into their building blocks. Now, researchers reporting in