In a landmark study led by Northwestern University, scientists have achieved a long-standing goal in chemistry: observing ...

A Northwestern University-led international team of scientists has, for the first time, directly observed catalysis in-action ...

When alcohols interact with the catalyst, they form temporary structures that transform step-by-step before producing hydrogen. The team identified previously unknown intermediate compounds that play ...

When the alcohols with the shortest hydrocarbon chains, eg methanol, ethanol or propanol, are added to water, they mix easily to produce a solution. However, the solubility decreases as the length ...

It’s toxic, so it is added to industrial ethanol (methylated spirits) to stop people from drinking it. Ethanol is the alcohol in beer, wine and spirits. It is also a fuel and a solvent.