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'If catalytic nanoparticles could be optimally refined, society could derive enormous benefit. In the chemical industry for example, making certain processes just a few per cent more effective could translate to significantly increased revenue, as well as drastically reduced environmental impacts,' says research project leader Christoph Langhammer, Professor at the Department of Physics at Chalmers University of Technology.
'Effective catalysis is essential for both the synthesis and decomposition of chemicals. For example, catalysts are necessary for manufacturing plastics, medicines, and fuels in the best way, and effectively breaking down environmental toxins,' says Fredrik Westerlund, Professor at the Department of Biology and Biotechnology at Chalmers University of Technology.
'Observing the extinction of the 'light at the end of the tunnel', downstream of the nanoparticles, allowed us to track and measure the efficiency of each nanoparticle at catalysing the chemical reaction,' says Sune Levin, Doctoral Student at the Department of Biology and Biotechnology at Chalmers University of Technology, and lead author of the scientific article.
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From left to right: Henrik Sandsjö/Peter Sandin/Kristofer Jakobsson And Chalmers University of Technology
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