Brown team develops new model for effect on strain on catalyst performance; potential to optimize catalysts for different reactions

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By mmillikinApr 22, 2018, 5:45 am270 pts
Research in recent years has shown that applying a strain to metal catalysts—either compression or tension—can in some cases change the way they perform. Now, Brown University researchers have developed a new model to explain why stretching or compressing metal catalysts can make them perform better. The…

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