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Fe/Ru synthesized by hydrothermal deposition on hyper-crosslinked polystyrene as promising Fischer-Tropsch catalyst

In this work, Fe/Ru-catalyst supported on hyper-crosslinked polystyrene (HPS) synthesized via hydrothermal deposition was proposed for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) to obtain a high yield of gasoline-ranged hydrocarbons. According to the characteriza ...

SPRINGER2025

Transition-Metal-Containing Bifunctional Catalysts: Design and Catalytic Applications

Lioubov Kiwi

MDPI2024

Catalytic Biomass Transformation to Hydrocarbons under Supercritical Conditions over Nickel Supported on Schungite

Lioubov Kiwi

Liquid fuel production from biomass-derived molecules has received great attention due to the diminished fossil fuel reserves, growing energy demand, and the necessity of CO2 emission reduction. The deoxygenation of oils and fatty acids is a promising proc ...

MDPI2024

An Overview of Heterogeneous Catalysts Based on Hypercrosslinked Polystyrene for the Synthesis and Transformation of Platform Chemicals Derived from Biomass

Lioubov Kiwi

Platform chemicals, also known as chemical building blocks, are substances that serve as starting materials for the synthesis of various value-added products, which find a wide range of applications. These chemicals are the key ingredients for many fine an ...

MDPI2023

Bacterial inactivation on sputtered TiOMoN and TiOMoN-Ag thin films under solar simulated light

Lioubov Kiwi, Sami Rtimi

The bacterial inactivation kinetics of Escherichia coli (E. coli) by innovative sputtered TiMoON and TiMoON-Ag films under simulated solar light irradiation is accounted for in a detailed, comprehensive and systematic form. This study presents the evidence ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA2023

Lignin Hydrogenolysis over Bimetallic Ni-Ru Nanoparticles Supported on SiO2@HPS

Lioubov Kiwi

Lignin obtained by hydrogenolysis of lignocellulose biomass is a prospective source of valuable green fuels and chemicals such as monophenols. One of the key factors in the chemical decomposition of lignin to monophenols is an efficient catalyst. Inert por ...

MDPI2023

Naphthalene-Based Polymers as Catalytic Supports for Suzuki Cross-Coupling

Lioubov Kiwi

In this work, for the first time, naphthalene (NA)-based polymers were synthesized by one-stage Friedel-Crafts crosslinking. The influence of NA functionalization by -OH, -SO3H, and -NO2 groups on the polymers' porosity and distribution of the catalyticall ...

MDPI2023

Fast kinetic laser spectroscopy of the exciton dynamics during photocatalytic ZnCdS/ZnCdS/ZnS QDs mediated hydrogen production

Lioubov Kiwi

The alloys of Zn0.34Cd0.66S QDs show a high photocatalytic activity when mediating the hydrogen production from water with a reaction rate of 233 +/- 9 mu mol h(-1) g(-1). The reaction is carried out in the presence of ascorbic acid as sacrificial electron ...

2023

Hybrid Pd-Nanoparticles within Polymeric Network in Selective Hydrogenation of Alkynols: Influence of Support Porosity

Lioubov Kiwi

This work is addressing the selective hydrogenation of alkynols over hybrid catalysts containing Pd-nanoparticles, within newly synthesized hyper-cross-linked polystyrenes (HPS). Alkynols containing C-5, C-10, and C-20 with a terminal triple bond, which ar ...

MDPI2022

Hyper-Cross-Linked Polystyrene as a Stabilizing Medium for Small Metal Clusters

Lioubov Kiwi

Among different polymers nanostructured cross-linked aromatics have the greatest potential as catalytic supports due to their exceptional thermal and chemical stability and preservation of the active phase morphology. This work studies the ability of hyper ...

2021