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Title: Chicken fat for catalysis: a scaffold is as important for molecular complexes for energy transformations as it is for enzymes in catalytic function

Abstract

The outer coordination sphere, sometimes called chicken fat, is essential to achieving the best catalytic performance for energy transductions.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, USA
  2. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, USA
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USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1563003
Resource Type:
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Journal Name:
Sustainable Energy & Fuels
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Sustainable Energy & Fuels Journal Volume: 3 Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 2398-4902
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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Laureanti, Joseph A., O'Hagan, Molly, and Shaw, Wendy J. Chicken fat for catalysis: a scaffold is as important for molecular complexes for energy transformations as it is for enzymes in catalytic function. United Kingdom: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1039/C9SE00229D.
Laureanti, Joseph A., O'Hagan, Molly, & Shaw, Wendy J. Chicken fat for catalysis: a scaffold is as important for molecular complexes for energy transformations as it is for enzymes in catalytic function. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9SE00229D
Laureanti, Joseph A., O'Hagan, Molly, and Shaw, Wendy J. Tue . "Chicken fat for catalysis: a scaffold is as important for molecular complexes for energy transformations as it is for enzymes in catalytic function". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9SE00229D.
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title = {Chicken fat for catalysis: a scaffold is as important for molecular complexes for energy transformations as it is for enzymes in catalytic function},
author = {Laureanti, Joseph A. and O'Hagan, Molly and Shaw, Wendy J.},
abstractNote = {The outer coordination sphere, sometimes called chicken fat, is essential to achieving the best catalytic performance for energy transductions.},
doi = {10.1039/C9SE00229D},
journal = {Sustainable Energy & Fuels},
number = 12,
volume = 3,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Tue Nov 19 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Tue Nov 19 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}

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