Next-generation supercapacitors learn to capture CO₂
Scientists from the Polytechnic University of Turin have made energy storage devices, namely, supercapacitors, even more efficient by teaching them ...
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Tag: Polymers
Metal-organic frameworks can improve properties of charcoal, study says
Due to automobile transportation, metallurgy, agrochemistry and other industries, soils get polluted by heavy metals, including lead and copper, which ...
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New catalyst will make the feedstock for chemical industry cheaper
Isobutylene is the feedstock for producing solvents, aerosols, cooling agents and polymers. Today, platinum-based and chrome-based catalysts are used for ...
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Russian scientists create new luminescent polymers for gadget screens
The photo is sourced from uiying Ye / ETH Zurich The lanthanide series includes 15 metals with atomic numbers 57–71 (from ...
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Vanadium and carbon nanoparticles could sharply increase polymers’ ability to accumulate charge, Russian study says
Modern capacitors – devices that accumulate charge and electric field energy – require the development of flexible dielectrics, i.e., materials with poor ...
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New polymeric membrane to improve the efficiency of CO2 capturing at power plants
Emissions of gaseous impurities into atmosphere may be prevented with the help of membrane purifying modules, which capture certain gases ...
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