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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

A team of researchers from Tufts University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard University report that alkali ions (sodium or potassium) added in small amounts activate platinum adsorbed on alumina or silica for the low-temperature water-gas shift (WGS) reaction (H 2 O+CO→ H 2 +CO 2 ) used for producing hydrogen.

Water 170

Water Hydrogen Gas Sodium 170

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FEBRUARY 20, 2021

This photocurrent drives the chemical reactions that split water into oxygen and hydrogen. —co-corresponding author Kyoung-Shin Choi, University of Wisconsin-Madison. To create a bismuth-rich surface, the scientists placed one sample in a solution of sodium hydroxide, a strong base.

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Solar Fuel Production Water 186

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DECEMBER 2, 2014

A team of researchers from universities and national laboratories led by Tufts University has developed catalysts composed of a unique structure of single gold atoms bound by oxygen to several sodium or potassium atoms and supported on non-reactive silica materials. Catalysts Hydrogen Hydrogen Production' —Yang et al.

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Hydrogen Li-ion Fuel Production 199