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Chiba University researchers show the hydrogen evolution reaction activity of a GoldNickel/Gold electrocatalyst increases due to surface defects formed via Nickel dealloying. Gold (Au)-based electrocatalysts used for hydrogen production via water electrolysis exhibit high chemical stability but low hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity. Alloying them with nickel (Ni) can improve their HER ...

BASF SE has hired Morgan Stanley to help it explore options for its business making catalysts for combustion engines, including a possible sale, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Recently, a team of researchers achieved a significant improvement in production efficiency of H2, a green energy source, through the development of a platinum nanocatalyst. They accomplished this feat by depositing two different metals in a stepwise manner.

The research team developed a novel nano reactor to finely control the location of metals deposited onto a 2D flat nanocrystal ...

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Over one thousand new hydrogen cars were sold in the US.

Figure 4. Mass activities towards the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) derived from RDE measurements (10 mV s−1, 1600 rpm, 60 °C, air sat. 0.5 M H2SO4) for the following OER co-catalysts: unsupported Ir-black (black), and IrO2 (dark blue), carbon-supported metallic iridium 30 wt.% Ir/C (grey), carbon-supported crystalline iridium oxide 30 wt.% IrO2/C (light blue), carbon-supported amorphous iridium ...

Earnings for the period decreased primarily due to lower revenue, arising from an 18% lower achieved dollar metal price, partially offset by a 16% weaker rand.
“The impact of the increased frequency/severity of load curtailment and cable theft resulted in a cumulative loss of 147,000 6E ounces of refined production for the period, which negatively impacted sales volumes.

It's the Fourth Consecutive Year-Over-Year increase.

Catalytic converter thefts broke records last year but are declining nationwide and in nearly every state as the prices of precious metals tumble. Thefts fell in 1H 2023, according to new data shared exclusively with USA TODAY. BeenVerified estimates ~26,742 catalytic converter thefts in the U.S. between January - June. That's down -43% from the same period in 2022.

China's passenger vehicle sales fell for a second month in July, as discounts and government support measures failed to persuade consumers wary of buying cars amid a sputtering economy and a prolonged slump in the housing market.

The US Treasury is due to announce a new definition for clean H2 this month, setting the regulations that producers must follow in order to claim tax credits

Platinum has been used in autocatalysts in internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles for almost fifty years, and automotive demand is the single largest demand segment for platinum, accounting for around 40 per cent of annual platinum demand.

Catalytic converter theft in Los Angeles rocketed to unprecedented heights late last year. Victimized vehicle owners found themselves sometimes waiting months for a replacement for the device that limits harmful exhaust emissions.

South Africa’s mining output has fallen further below pre-pandemic levels due to persistent electricity outages and rail disruptions, industry data shows, threatening dividend payouts to investors.

One of the world’s most valuable industrial metals, silver, could lose more of its luster as the economy it heavily relies on slows by the day.

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled $124.5 billion during the second quarter of 2023, an increase of 4.7% over the first quarter of 2023 but 17.3% less than the second quarter of 2022.

Gold prices are on track to rally to all-time highs in 2024 on the back of tapering interest rates, and looming recessionary fears that elevate its role as a safe haven asset.

The growing prospect of a soft landing is providing support for a commodities, particularly energy commodities, according to a new report from BMO Capital Markets.

MKS PAMP will provide turnkey refining solutions to Akobo Minerals, from collection of the doré - the semi-pure alloy of gold, produced at Akobo’s Minerals’ mine in southwest Ethiopia.

Gold and silver prices are slightly lower in early U.S. trading Wednesday. The precious metals bulls are timid at mid-week after another economic report out of China that suggests less consumer demand for goods and services, which includes metals. December gold was last down $2.00 at $1,957.90 and September silver was down $0.062 at $22.745.

Dozens of mining industry representatives joined government negotiating teams at high-stakes United Nations talks charting the future of controversial deep-sea mining last month.