Sandia Catalyst May Lower Hydrogen Production Costs

摘要

Sandia National Laboratories researchers seeking to make hydrogen a less expensive fuel for cars have upgraded a catalyst nearly as cheap as dirt — molybdenum disulfide, "molly" for short — to stand in for platinum, a rare element with the moonlike price of about $900 an ounce. Sandia-induced changes elevate the plentiful, under-$2-per-ounce molly from being a welterweight outsider in the energy-catalyst field — put crudely, a lazy bum that never amounted to much — to a possible contender with the heavyweight champ.