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Matt Peerlings goes to NAM28
On June 23rd, PhD candidate Matt Peerlings presented his work on CuZn-based electrodes for selective electrochemical CO2 reduction at the 28th North American Catalysis Society Meeting (NAM28). He discussed recent results that show that his Cu/ZnOx electrocatalyst selectively reduces CO2 to CO. More information can be found here.
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Marta presents at EMRS
At the end of May, Marta went by train to Strasbourg to attend the European Materials Research Society (EMRS) spring meeting, where she presented her work on “Studying restructuring of Au-Pd core-shell catalysts using in situ Transmission Electron Microscopy” in a in situ TEM session filled with nice images and videos. The abstract can be…
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UU Electron Microscopy Centre opening!
On Friday 14 April, the Electron Microscopy Centre was officially opened! Many MCC researchers regularly use the electron microscopes for a variety of applications, ranging from imaging surfaces and determining pore and particle sizes to the imaging of catalyst performance during reactions.
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Dr. Nong Artrith interviewed by Illuster
Nong Artrith’s interview titled “A better environment starts with reflection!” has been published by Illuster Magazine. During the interview, she discussed her ongoing research on the search for cheaper and more efficient catalysts for hydrogen production using AI and big data. This project is funded by the Pathways to Sustainability – Energy in Transition Hub…
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BatteryNL kick-off
On January 12th 2023, a consortium of companies, multinationals and knowledge institutes attended the kick off meeting for BatteryNL. The MCC group (Peter Ngene and Petra de Jongh) is one of the five founding groups of this consortium, which will work in the coming 8 years on developing next generation batteries based on a better…
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MSc student Juliette Verschoor wins second prize Nederlandse Gasindustrieprijzen 2022
For her MSc thesis, written based on her work in the MCC group with Nienke Visser, Juliette Verschoor was awarded the second prize of the Nederlandse Gasindustrieprijzen 2022. The jury was impressed by the wide variety of experiments she employed in her work to improve the life span of carbon-supported nickel catalysts for the conversion…
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MCC members at SSI-23
At the Solid State Ionics conference (SSI-23) in Boston, USA, four MCC members had the opportunity to present their work. Valerio, Laura de Kort, Peter and Henrik shared their work on solid-state electrolytes and batteries. They also got to see the city, including MIT and Harvard, to both of which they were invited for a…
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Reduced precious metal content in industrial catalysts
Nanoscientists from Utrecht University have devised a new and promising way to make catalysts in which the amount of precious metals needed is reduced by a factor of 10. Those precious metals are scarce, but essential in many existing and future, more sustainable chemical processes. The publication appeared on 8 July 2022 in the renowned…
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Peter Ngene and Petra de Jongh receive HORIZON RESILIENCE grant
AMBHER – Peter Ngene and Petra de Jongh have been awarded a EU HORIZON RESILIENCE grant to develop a more effective ammonia synthesis catalysts, in a collaborative effort of european academic and industrial partners to investigate the potential of green ammonia for seasonal renewable energy storage
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New insights into copper-based, zinc-promoted methanol synthesis catalysts
In a recent article in ACS Catalysis by Remco Dalebout, Petra de Jongh and many other researchers from our group, as well as collaborators from Sorbonne, Utrecht and Paris, new insights into copper-based, zinc-promoted methanol synthesis catalysts are revealed. Using time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy, it is found that on carbon-supported catalysts a major part of…
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