Cartoon representation of the zirconia catalyst. (IMAGE)

DOE/Ames National Laboratory

Cartoon representation of the zirconia catalyst.

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Cartoon representation of the zirconia catalyst. The teal shows the mesoporous silica plates, the red represents the zirconia nanoparticles between the two sheets. The polymer chains enter the pores, contact the zirconia nanoparticles, and are cut into shorter chains.

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U.S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory

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