Plasma treatment enhances electrode material for fuel cells in industry, homes and vehicles

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-plasma-treatment-electrode-material-fuel.html

"fuel cells oxidize natural gas producing more useful power, less greenhouse gases and no pollutants (nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, aerosol particles)... economic air plasma catalytic activity boosted incorporating defects into carbon electrode without incorporating additional materials or production steps... introduce oxygen and nitrogen atoms in various proportions into highly oriented pyrolytic graphite and one other carbon-based material... results fairly close to those using noble metals"