The impact of nanoscience on heterogeneous catalysis.
Most catalysts consist of nanometer-sized particles dispersed on a high-surface-area support. Advances in characterization methods have led to a molecular-level understanding of the relationships between nanoparticle properties and catalytic performance. Together with novel approaches to nanoparticle synthesis, this knowledge is contributing to the design and development of new catalysts.
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Alexis T
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Division of Chemical Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1462, USA. bell@cchem.berkeley.edu