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On the Surface, Dominant Facets Get More Action

PNNL atomic-scale research shows how certain metal oxide catalysts behave during alkanol dehydration, an important class of oxygen-removal reactions for biomass conversion.

Separation Technique for Radioactive Technetium

Mastering Tailored Design of Aluminum Nanomaterials

Researchers at the IDREAM developed a synthesis route for industrial aluminum processing. The team’s work provides a methodology that is cost-effective and more environmentally friendly than other approaches.

Atoms Rearrange in Electrolyte and Control Ion Flow under Tough Conditions

For Robust SLIM, an R&D 'Oscar'

Water: Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way

Bridging the Catalysis Divide

Dr. Donghai Mei and Dr. Roger Rousseau, PNNL, and Dr. Wei-Xue Li, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, have organized a symposium to connect across the various divides in catalysis

Catalyst That Makes Hydrogen Gas Breaks Speed Record

Looking to nature for their muse, researchers at PNNL have used a common protein to guide the design of a material that can make energy-storing hydrogen gas.

Scientists Develop World's Fastest Nickel-Based Complex

Scientists at PNNL's Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis and Villanova University designed a nickel-based complex that more than doubled previously reported hydrogen gas production rates and increased the energy efficiency of the reaction

Designing Catalysts with Pendant Amines

To design catalysts for fuel cells and other devices, design their ligands to facilitate the movement of protons, according to Dr. Daniel DuBois and Dr. Morris Bullock at PNNL.