Organic catalysts are a breakthrough in the quest for
inexpensive and efficient materials for environmentally friendly production of
energy in fuel cells. A new study by physicists at Umeå University in Sweden,
published in ACS Nano, provides better knowledge about key processes in
producing these catalysts.
The world’s needs for energy and raw materials are
constantly growing, and the search for readily accessible and inexpensive
material for energy applications is driving research teams all around the
world. Fuel cells based on hydrogen and oxygen, for example, can convert stored
chemical energy into electrical energy in an environmentally friendly way, as
the byproduct is simply water.
journal reference (abstract freee): acsNano >>