Alkali metals, including lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium, play crucial roles in catalysis, chemical engineering, and technology. Their unique properties, such as low ionization energies and high reactivity, make them excellent catalysts in various industrial processes. For instance, potassium hydroxide is utilized in biodiesel production as a catalyst for transesterification reactions.
In chemical engineering, alkali metals are employed in the manufacture of organic compounds, pharmaceuticals, and polymers. They serve as reducing agents, initiators, and catalysts in numerous synthesis routes. Additionally, in technology, alkali metals find applications in batteries, particularly lithium-ion batteries, which power electronic devices and electric vehicles due to their high energy density and long cycle life. Overall, alkali metals are indispensable in driving advancements across catalysis, chemical engineering, and technology sectors, facilitating processes essential for modern living.
Alexander G Ramm
Kansas State University, United States
Thomas J Webster
Interstellar Therapeutics, United States
Stanislaw Dzwigaj
Sorbonne University, France
Stanislaw Dzwigaj
Sorbonne University, France
Anne M Gaffney
University of South Carolina, United States
Delia Teresa Sponza
Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey
Ji Wang
Ningbo University, China
Ziyi Zhong
Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, China
Evgeniya N Vlasova
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Russian Federation
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Osman Adiguzel, Firat University, Turkey
Title : Application of metal single-site zeolite catalysts in heterogeneous catalysis
Stanislaw Dzwigaj, Sorbonne University, France
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Serge Cosnier, Universie Grenoble Alpes, France
Title : Human nanomedicine: Catalysts for improving health in the clinic
Thomas J Webster, Interstellar Therapeutics, United States
Title : Solution of the millennium problem concerning the Navier-Stokes equations
Alexander G Ramm, Kansas State University, United States
Title : Distal functionalization via transition metal catalysis
Haibo Ge, Texas Tech University, United States
Title : Plastic Trash to Monomers and Intermediates – PTMI
Anne M Gaffney, University of South Carolina, United States
Title : Role of supplemented nutrients and intermediate temperature on bio-methane generation from anaerobic digestion of agricultural waste: Feasibility & Fertilizer recovery
Md Nurul Islam Siddique, University Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
Title : CO2 hydrogenation to methanol over Cu/TiO2 catalysts: The role of oxygen vacancies in CO2 activation
Ziyi Zhong, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, China
Title : Highly rotationally excited N2 of N2O dissociation on Pd(110) surface
Zibo Zhao, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, China