Scientists fine-tune molecular flow in nanoreactors to boost performance

Scientists fine-tune molecular flow in nanoreactors to boost performance

Conventional intuition suggests that the most efficient way to accelerate a chemical reaction is to give reactants unhindered access to a highly active catalyst. Yet, recent research indicates the opposite can be true: hollow nanoreactors often achieve better performance when molecular transport into the reaction zone is intentionally constrained. These nanoreactors are built as porous shells enclosing an internal cavity that hosts catalytically…