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Pd nanoparticles (2 nm) stabilized in the micelle core of poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(2-vinylpyridine) were studied in partial hydrogenation of 2-butyne-1,4-diol. Both unsupported micelles (0.6 kg Pd/m3) and supported ones on g-Al2O3 (0.042% Pd) showed ...
Monodispersed Pd nanoparticles (8, 11, and 13 nm in iameter) as confirmed by high resolution transmission electron microscopy were prepared via the reverse microemulsion method and deposited on structured supports consisting of carbon nanofibers (CNF) grow ...
Metal nickel and copper grids are shown to be suitable supports for structured combustion catalysts. The increase of sp. surface area (SSA) of metal grids was achieved due to the porous outer layer with the structure of Raney metal developed on the wire su ...
Environmental transmission electron microscopy was used to characterize in situ the reduction and oxidation of nickel from a Ni/YSZ solid oxide fuel cell anode support between 300-500°C. The reduction is done under low hydrogen pressure. The reduction init ...
A range of carbonyl compds. including aliph. and arom. aldehydes and ketones were converted to the corresponding thioacetals in high yields in the presence of a catalytic amt. of hafnium trifluoromethanesulfonate (0.1 mol%, room temp.). The mild conditions ...
Tuning of the catalytic reaction rate by electric polarization of the interface between an electron conducting catalyst and an ion conducting support, called electrochemical promotion of catalysis (EPOC), is most often fully reversible. Its state-of-the-ar ...
The cationic organometallic aqua complexes formed by hydrolysis of [(C 6H6)RuCl2]2 in water, mainly [(C6H6)Ru(H2O)3]2+, intercalate into sodium hectorite by ion exchange, replacing the sodium cations between the anionic silicate layers. The yellow hectorit ...
Rhodium thin film catalyst supported on YSZ solid electrolyte and interfaced with a dispersed TiO2 layer (Rh/TiO2/YSZ) exhibits the particular behavior of having two distinct stable states, an inactive (oxidized) and an active (metallic) state, with respec ...
We investigated the reaction chemistry of metal contacts to GaN during annealing using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). GaN decomposition was estimated, using XPS, to occur in N-2 annealed Ni-alloy contacts at 550 degreesC. The reaction was greatly ...
Nickel iron oxide (NiFe2O4) has been tested as a combined catalyst precursor and oxygen transfer material for improved conversion of methane into syngas. Thermogravimetric measurements with simultaneous gas analysis have demonstrated the superior behavior ...
