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The Gold Catalysis (Full-length version)

Reference

2818

Duration

00:05:00

Production year

2011

Versions

Original material

HD
16/9
Color
Sound

Director(s)

Hervé COLOMBANI

Summary

The research on the use of gold nanoparticles in car catalytic mufflers tries to reduce pollution. Nowadays muffles do not work at low temperature. This film shows the method used to prepare the gold catalysis.

Scientific referent(s)

CNRS Institute(s)

Regional office(s)

CNRS Images,

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