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Fluorescent reaction maps reveal how catalyst activity changes with operating conditions
Source: Phys.org · Published
Catalysts spur chemical reactions used across industries, from producing fuels and medicines to manufacturing chemicals and treating pollutants. Improving their performance requires understanding where and how reactions happen on their surfaces. However, conventional measurements average the activity of many catalyst particles, concealing local differences that could hold clues to designing more…
Key points
- Catalysts spur chemical reactions used across industries, from producing fuels and medicines to manufacturing chemicals and treating pollutants.
- Improving their performance requires understanding where and how reactions happen on their surfaces.
- However, conventional measurements average the activity of many catalyst particles, concealing local differences that could hold clues to designing more…
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