According to Panasonic, the alkali metal compound accelerates the oxidation of particulate matter while substantially reducing the need for high-priced platinum.

Panasonic Corporation announced that it has developed an innovative catalyst that uses an alkali metal compound to decompose and particulate matter in diesel engine exhaust gas.

In chemical compounds, alkali metal ions typically assume a positive oxidation state where they lose an electron, and only rarely are in a charge state where they receive an electron. Here, the ...

Researchers have found a way to create alkali metal hydrides without the use of solvents or catalysts. The process, using room temperature mechanical ball milling, provides a lower cost method to ...

Alkali metals, a group of elements including potassium and sodium, are highly reactive. In a splash of water, the metal jettisons electrons, which generates heat.

As Prof. Nicole Nie, lead author of the paper, tells Popular Science, “In lunar soils and rocks, alkali metals are bound in minerals, forming stable chemical bonds with oxygen and other elements.

The microstructure of metals—i.e., their internal structure on the scale of a few nanometers to several micrometers—is crucial in determining their electrochemical properties.