« Ethanol To Take 30 Pct Of U.S. Corn Crop In 2012: GAO | Home | Long Fuel Lines »
Ethanol Production Inside Carbon Nanotubes
By Mr Ethanol | June 12, 2007
Meridian Institute:
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics have used carbon nanotubes loaded with rhodium nanoparticles as reactors to produce ethanol from a gas mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
The researchers had previously found that they could “tune” the unique catalytic properties of metal nanoparticles by encapsulating them within carbon nanotubes. They report that the nanotube-encapsulated rhodium nanoparticles were significantly more catalytically active than dispersed rhodium nanoparticles.
The article says that carbon nanotube-encapsulated metal nanoparticles may also have applications in composite materials, magnetic sensors, and storage materials.
Topics: Ethanol, News, Research, Science, Technology |
Related Posts
- Ethanol Fuel May Be Eco-Friendly, Put Production Is Not
- Is Ethanol’s Carbon Footprint Bad? It Depends
- Novozymes Expects To Offer Economically Viable Cellulosic Ethanol Enzymes Within 4 Years
- Drive To Turn NY’s Yellow Cabs Green
- Turning Waste Material Into Ethanol
- Studies Suggest Biofuels Can Worsen Warming
- US Scientists Puncture The Ethanol Biofuel Bubble
- Modern Ethanol Industry Has Superior Environmental And Economic Profile Versus Gasoline
- Heat Loving Bacteria Could Boost Ethanol Production
- 5 Gallons Of Water = 1 Gallon Of Ethanol
New Way Of Making Easy Money Online