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“Nano Planet” Liquid Metal Catalysts Could Terminate A Major Source Of Carbon Emissions

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"Nano Planet" Liquid Metal Catalysts Could Terminate A Major Source Of Carbon Emissions

Image caption: Producing gallium-copper liquid metal catalysts that could make it easier to feed the world is so easy the lab researching it performed one stage with a hand-held mortar and pestle. Image Credit: Michael Quin / RMIT. Article by Stephen Luntz. IFLScience – September 20, 2024.

When chemists had an idea for a better catalyst to make ammonia, they decided to try nine variations at the same time. That turned out to be just as well, because the version they expected to work didn’t – but one of the long-shot alternatives proved so successful the work could end up cutting carbon emissions equivalent to those of a medium-sized country. […]