Clean speed ahead with catalysts
Further reading
Australian Journal of Chemistry
Volume 54, No. 10, 2001, pages 551-560
The materials chemistry of inorganic catalysts (by John Meurig Thomas and Robert Raja)
A technical review of inorganic catalysts.
7 August 2008
'Air-purifying' concrete sucks up pollution
Reports on the use of catalysts in concrete to reduce air pollution from car exhausts.
14 April 2008
CDs and DVDs battle climate change (by Graeme Stemp-Morlock)
Proposes that plastic could be produced from waste carbon dioxide by using a catalysed reaction.
December 2008, pages 42-45
Biofuels get moving with catalysis (by Rebecca Lesic and Thomas Maschmeyer)
Explains the benefits of catalysts for biofuel production and green chemistry.
13 August 2008, pages 34-37
Green fuel for the airline industry (by David Strahan)
Reviews 'greener' alternatives for airline fuels, including biomass fuels produced with catalysts.
18 July 2008
Chemical breakthrough turns sawdust into biofuel (by Colin Barras)
Outlines research into the use of plant products containing lignin to produce biofuel using a catalyst.
18 February 2008
Solar cell speeds hydrogen production (by Jason Palmer)
Describes technology that mimics photosynthesis to make hydrogen directly from water using a catalyst.
15 March 2007
Catalyst could help turn CO2 into fuel (by Tom Simonite)
Describes a new catalyst that mimics photosynthesis to split carbon dioxide gas, making it a potential fuel source.
12 November 2005
Spoonful of sugar makes biofuel greener (by Zeeya Merali)
Reports on the use of sugar in a catalyst for producing biofuel.
23 June 1990, page 1
The magic of catalysts (by John Emsley and Frank Hibbert)
Reviews the science and applications of catalysts.
14 April 2006
Catalytic one-two punch could yield alternative fuel (by David Biello)
Reports on the use of catalysts to produce useful hydrocarbons for fuel production from short-chain hydrocarbon molecules.
May/June 2006
Nitrogen fix (by Richard Schrock)
Describes research into an 'artificial' nitrogenase to replace the Haber-Bosch process and reduce global energy consumption.
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