UCLA chemists for the first time have employed magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) — a technique normally reserved for medical clinicians
peering inside the human body — to better measure the temperature of
gases inside a catalytic reactor.
The research, a major step toward bridging the gap between
laboratory studies and industrial catalysis, could help improve the
design and environmental impact of catalytic reactors, including tiny
"lab-on-a-chip" devices, which are used in the manufacture of
pharmaceuticals and other chemical products.
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