PEROXIDE 3 (IMAGE)

Rice University

PEROXIDE 3

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A transmission electron microscope image shows details of carbon black particles after treatment with plasma. Defects in the carbon lattice caused by the oxygen plasma enhance the material's ability to catalyze the production of hydrogen peroxide, according to Rice University scientists.

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Tour Group/Yakobson Research Group/Rice University

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