Research
Operando Studies of a Co/TiO2 Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) is a process used to synthesize ultra-clean diesel from crude-oil alternative feedstocks, such as biomass, municipal...
Activity/selectivity of transition metal carbides for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction
An overarching challenge of electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (eCO2RR) is to find a highly active catalyst that can produce...
Reactive high-power impulse magnetron sputtering of stoichiometric ZrO2 films
In spite of several successful applications of high-power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) systems to reactive sputter depositions of...
Operando Spectroscopy Characterization of Pt/Alumina Catalysts with Mechanistic Insights
Operando/in-situ spectroscopy as a powerful material characterization tool grows rapidly and shines light on various fields such as heterogeneous...
Unexpected Low-Temperature DeNOx Activity of AdSCR Systems for Cold start NOx Abatement
Urea-SCR aftertreatment systems have been implemented in lean burn vehicles to reduce NOx emissions in order to meet government regulations. Current...
A vapor-phase technology of fabrication and modulation of scaffolding materials
Modular approaches are used to produce scaffolding materials for tissue engineering have delivered promising results for bottom-up methods, which...
TIPS: Test-Bench for Ion Source Plasma Studies
TIPS (Test-bench for Ion Source Plasma Studies) is a 2.45 GHz Hydrogen Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) plasma generator designed to be used as a...
On demand production of ethers or alcohols from furfural and HMF by selecting the composition of a Zr/Si catalyst
Acid catalysts have been the backbone of the chemical industry since the very first plants in which they were called to convert oil into precious...
First discernments for NO storage and reduction on lithium cuprate at moderate temperatures
Heriberto Pfeiffer works at the Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México at Mexico city. His...