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title: Working Towards a Better Open-Cell Foam for Cleaner Air
description: A team of chemical engineers in Italy is investigating the fluid-solid mass transfer properties of open-cell foams. These foams are promising in the use of catalytic processes to help increase external heat and mass transfer.
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# [Working Towards a Better Open-Cell Foam for Cleaner Air](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/working-towards-a-better-open-cell-foam-for-cleaner-air)

 Written by [Jeff Hopkins](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/author/jeff-hopkins) | 8/29/18 4:00 PM

A team of chemical engineers in Italy is investigating the fluid-solid mass transfer properties of open-cell foams. These foams are promising in the use of **catalytic processes to help increase external heat and mass transfer**.

[Read the Chemical Engineering Journal article on ScienceDirect →](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1385894718312506?dgcid=rss_sd_oa)

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