December 22, 2020 Illustration of the bonding between a single water molecule to a metal surface that was computationally modeled by the McEwen group and compared to the measurements of the Wu group. If used in the right way, water could help improve catalysts used for thermochemical reactions: lowering energy barriers and more efficiently converting biomaterials to fuels, according to a new study in the journal, Although it is generally preferable to remove water from reactions, work led by Jean-Sabin McEwen and Di Wu in the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengin...