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Catalyst Reaction

(February 2012)

When it comes to driving hydrogen production, a new catalyst built at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory can do what was previously shown to happen only in nature: store energy in hydrogen and release that energy on demand. This new nickel-based complex drives the reaction but is not consumed by it. While slow, the catalyst wastes little energy.


Morris Bullock in Chemical and Engineering News

Morris Bullock

(October 2011)

R. Morris Bullock, Director of the Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis, discussed research carried out at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in an article in C&E News on reducing the nation's reliance on precious metals and rare earths. Alternatives to these and more efficient use of these rare elements were the topics of a two-day National Academy of Sciences workshop, where Bullock gave an invited talk at the workshop.

                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                 

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