Catalysts, Volume 2, Issue 4

Photocatalytic water treatment using nanocrystalline titanium dioxide (NTO) is a well-known advanced oxidation process (AOP) for environmental remediation. With the in situ generation of electron-hole pairs upon irradiation with light, NTO can minera...

We have studied the effect of ball milling on alumina mixed nickel, magnetite and Raney nickel on the reaction: 2NaOH(s) + CO (g) = Na₂CO₃ (s) + H₂ (g) and determined the optimum particle size for the catalysts. The best performance was shown by a 2...

This review gives an overview on the principles of light-promoted homogeneous redox catalysis in terms of applications in CO₂ conversion. Various chromophores and the advantages of different structures and metal centers as well as optimization strate...

Tyrosinase-based biosensors containing a phthalocyanine as electron mediator have been prepared by two different methods. In the first approach, the enzyme and the electron mediator have been immobilized in carbon paste electrodes. In the second meth...

Pristine complex quaternary hydride (LiBH₄/2LiNH₂) and its destabilized counterpart (LiBH₄/2LiNH₂/nanoMgH₂) have recently shown promising reversible hydrogen storage capacity under moderate operating conditions. The destabilization of complex hydride...

Carbon xerogels were prepared by the polycondensation of resorcinol and formaldehyde using three different solution pH values and the gels were carbonized at three different temperatures. Results show that it is possible to tailor the pore texture of...

Carbon xerogels characterized by different textural, structural and chemical properties were synthesized and used as supports for Pt catalysts for the application in polymer electrolyte fuel cells. Synthesis conditions were varied in order to synthes...

Hydrogen is the ideal fuel for the future because it is clean, energy efficient, and abundant in nature. While various technologies can be used to generate hydrogen, only some of them can be considered environmentally friendly. Recently, solar hydrog...

Carbon aerogels prepared at different carbonization temperatures and with varying mesopore volumes were used as supports for Pt catalysts to study the n-C₄H₁₀/H₂ reaction. Mean Pt particle size depended on the mesopore volume of the support, showing...

The complex [(κ³-(N,N,O-py₂B(Me)OH)Ru(NCMe)₃]⁺ TfO⁻ (1) is a catalyst for transfer dehydrogenation of alcohols, which was designed to function through a cooperative transition state in which reactivity was split between boron and ruthenium. We show h...