Chemical engineers designed a catalyst that can convert methane into useful polymers, which could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Although it is less abundant than carbon dioxide, methane gas ...

Catalytic methane oxidation and combustion represent a critical domain in energy and environmental research. Methane, as the principal component of natural gas, is a promising low-carbon fuel; however ...

A UB-led research team is developing new catalysts that aim to turn climate-warming methane emissions into useful commercial products. The work, described last month in Nature Communications, could ...

Scientists have engineered a highly selective catalyst that can convert methane, a major component of natural gas, into methanol, an easily transportable liquid fuel, in a single, one-step reaction.

A groundbreaking catalyst has been unveiled by scientists, enabling the direct conversion of methane into bioactive compounds. This innovation could potentially revolutionize the way chemists ...

(Nanowerk News) A catalyst using a single or just a few palladium atoms removed 90% of unburned methane from natural gas engine exhaust at low temperatures in a recent study. While more research needs ...

The new system mimics the photosynthesis process, specifically the efficient energy transfer in purple bacteria. With a 15% solar-to-fuel efficiency rate, this method surpasses natural photosynthesis ...

A team of researchers has unveiled a solar-powered breakthrough that turns methane, one of the world’s most stubborn greenhouse gases on the planet, into ethylene, a high-value chemical used in ...

Methane has a greenhouse effect 80 times worse than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period, and emissions are skyrocketing even as we start reducing CO2. That makes UCF's new hydrocarbon-capturing, ...

Researchers just hit two benefits with one catalyst. They converted methane (CH 4), a potent greenhouse gas, into ethylene (C 2 H 4), a highly demanded raw material in industrial sectors, using ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A University at Buffalo-led research team is developing new catalysts that aim to turn climate-warming methane emissions into useful commercial products. The work, described last month ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Although it is less abundant than carbon dioxide, methane gas contributes disproportionately to global warming because it traps more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, due to ...