Researchers discover how a nanocatalyst works at the atomic level
Date | 29th, May 2019 |
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Source | Phys.org - Scientific News Websites |
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Researchers of the Nanoscience Center (NSC) at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, and Xiamen University, China, have discovered how copper particles at the nanometer scale operate in modifying a carbon-oxygen bond when ketone molecules turn into alcohol molecules. Modification of the carbon-oxygen and carbon-carbon bonds found in organic molecules is an important intermediate stage in catalytic reactions in which the source material is changed into valuable end products.