EurekAlert July 7, 2021
Researchers in Ireland have developed a technique that would enable the future production of entirely renewable, clean energy from which water would be the only waste product. They used an automated combinatorial approach and advanced quantum chemical modelling and found nine earth-abundant combinations of metals and ligands as highly promising leads for experimental investigation. They found chromium, manganese, iron to be especially promising. Thousands of catalysts based around these key components can now be placed in a melting pot and assessed for their abilities as the hunt for the magic combination continues. They have screened 444 and expect to have a database with 80,000 ‘screenable’ catalysts in it…read more. Open Access TECHNICAL ARTICLEÂ
Common OER mechanisms. Credit: Cell Reports and Physical Science, Online July 7, 2021Â