University of Wyoming research looks at metal catalysts for biofuel production

September 17, 2014 |

In Wyoming, researchers at the University of Wyoming are exploring the use of platinum on nickel and platinum on cobalt as catalysts to speed up biofuel production from lactose at low temperatures. Research has shown that the metal combinations are effective catalysts to convert lactose to liquid fuel. In fact, the combinations are essentially creating electrical hybrids, analogous to forming new elements with unique electronic behavior — as measured in their impact at the atomic level during testing at the Argonne National Laboratory. The research could also be applied to other types of sugars.

 

Category: Research

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