MIT: Study Unveils Details of How a Widely Used Catalyst Splits Water
May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 22 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news:
A crystalline compound called ruthenium dioxide is widely used in industrial processes, where it's particularly important for catalyzing a chemical reaction that splits molecules of water and releases oxygen. But the exact mechanism that takes place on this material's surface, and how that reaction is affected by the orientation of the crystal surfaces, had never been determined . . .
A crystalline compound called ruthenium dioxide is widely used in industrial processes, where it's particularly important for catalyzing a chemical reaction that splits molecules of water and releases oxygen. But the exact mechanism that takes place on this material's surface, and how that reaction is affected by the orientation of the crystal surfaces, had never been determined . . .