Browsing by Subject "Catalysis"
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Catalytic oxidation of N -phenylamidrazones to 1,3-Diphenyl-1,4-dihydro-1, 2,4-benzotriazin-4-yls: An improved synthesis of blatters radical
(2010)Blatters radical, 1,3-diphenyl-1,4-dihydro-1,2,4-benzotriazin-4-yl (1a, R =H), and several of its C-7 substituted analogues (R =CF3, Cl, Br, I, Me, OMe) were prepared in good-to-excellent yields through catalytic oxidation ...
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The CO/H2 reaction on Rh/MgO studied by transient isotopic methods
(1991)Various transient isotopic methods have been used to study the CO/H2 reaction over 2.5 wt% Rh/MgO catalyst at temperatures in the range 493-573 K. The steady-state tracing method permits the determination of the surface ...
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Doctoral Thesis Open Access
Development of new catalysts for the utilization of natural gas towards synthesis gas and liquid fuels production : the contribution of transient isotopic techniques
(Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018-01-10)Η παρούσα Διδακτορική Διατριβή (περιέχονται χημικοί τύποι) διαπραγματεύεται την ανάπτυξη, χαρακτηρισμό και μελέτη καινοτόμων καταλυτικών συστημάτων που αφορούν δύο σημαντικές διεργασίες για αξιοποίηση του φυσικού αερίου ...
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Effects of calcination temperature on the stability of CePO4 detected in vehicle-aged commercial three-way catalysts
(2004)Samples extracted from a vehicle-aged commercial TWC monolith (the inlet part of the first cartridge) have been shown to contain CePO4. The effects of calcination temperature in the 773-1173K range on these samples have ...
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Evaluation of PVP/Au nanocomposite fibers as heterogeneous catalysts in indole synthesis
(2016)Electrospun nanocomposite fibers consisting of crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) chains and gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) were fabricated, starting from highly stable PVP/Au NP colloidal solutions with different NP ...
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Evaluation of PVP/Au nanocomposite fibers as heterogeneous catalysts in indole synthesis
(2016)Electrospun nanocomposite fibers consisting of crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) chains and gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) were fabricated, starting from highly stable PVP/Au NP colloidal solutions with different NP ...
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Evidence for the presence of two conformations of the heme a 3-CuB pocket of cytochrome caa 3 from Thermus thermophilus
(2011)Resonance Raman (RR) and "light" minus "dark" Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) difference spectra are reported for the CO-bound caa3 oxidase from Thermus thermophilus. Two Fe-CO stretching modes at 518 and 507 cm-1, the ...
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Kinetic and mechanistic studies of the water-gas shift reaction on Pt/TiO2 catalyst
(2009)A detailed kinetic and mechanistic study of the water-gas shift (WGS) reaction on a 0.5 wt% Pt/TiO2 catalyst has been carried out. The dependence of kinetic reaction rate on the partial pressures of reactants (CO, H2O) and ...
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Low-temperature catalytic decomposition of ethylene into H2 and secondary carbon nanotubes over Ni/CNTs
(2010)The present work reports on the production of H2 and secondary carbon nanotubes (CNTs) during catalytic decomposition of ethylene over a novel catalytic system, namely, nickel supported on carbon nanotubes (Ni/CNTs) at ...
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New regiospecific isothiazole C-C coupling chemistry
(2006)Regioselective palladium catalysed coupling reactions are achieved in good to high yields, starting from either 3,5-dichloro- or 3,5-dibromoisothiazole-4-carbonitriles 1 and 2, providing 3-halo-5-(hetero/aryl, alkenyl and ...
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Preadsorbed water-promoted mechanism of the water-gas shift reaction
(2008)In this work, a detailed first principle study of the mechanism of the heterogeneous catalytic water-gas shift (WGS) reaction on a rhodium cluster is presented. A large number of possible reaction mechanisms relevant to ...
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The preparation and characterization of 5-substituted-4-chloro-1,2,3- dithiazolium salts and their conversion into 4-substituted-3-chloro-1,2,5- thiadiazoles
(2005)A series of monosubstituted acetonitriles were treated with disulfur dichloride at room temperature in CH2Cl2 to afford 5-substituted-4-chloro-1,2,3-dithiazolium chlorides 1. Where the 5-substituent was not a good leaving ...
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Preparation and characterization of nanoporous ceria containing heteroatoms, with and without a matrix
(2005)We have been interested in the synthesis and study of porous ceria, because of its importance in several catalytic applications, and notably in automobile exhaust catalysts. The mesoporosity of these solids is susceptible ...
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Rates of activation and scanning electron microscopy of polyarylamide-derived chars
(1995)Fibrous activated carbons were prepared from Kevlar® (poly (p-phenylene terephthalamide)) and Nomex® (poly (m-phenylene isophthalamide)) by carbonisation in nitrogen and subsequent activation in steam of carbon dioxide to ...
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Reaction of tetracyanoethylene with SCl1
(2000)The chloride ion catalysed addition of SCl2 to TCNE gives the 4-dicyanomethylene-l,2,6-thiadiazine 2 (60%) with two minor products (5%) of extensive molecular rearrangement, the pyrimidine 4 and the pyrroloimidazothiadiazine ...
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Regeneration of three-way automobile catalysts using biodegradable metal chelating agent-S, S-ethylenediamine disuccinic acid (S, S-EDDS)
(2011)Regeneration of the activity of three-way catalytic converters (TWCs) was tested for the first time using a biodegradable metal chelating agent (S, S-ethylenediamine disuccinic acid (S, S-EDDS). The efficiency of this novel ...
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The selective oxidation of methane to C2-hydrocarbons over lithium-doped TiO2 catalysts
(1994)The oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) to C2-hydrocarbons was studied on a series of lithiumdoped titania catalysts by cofeeding methane (PCH4 = 0.5 bar) and oxygen (Po2 = 0.07-0.16 bar) at 1 bar total pressure in the ...
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The steam reforming of phenol reaction over supported-Rh catalysts
(2004)The steam reforming of phenol reaction towards H2 production was studied in the 575-730°C range over Rh supported on CeO2, ZrO2 and SiO2 single metal oxides and various mixed metal oxides such as CeO2-SiO2, ZrO2-SiO2 and ...
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Synthesis and aqueous solution characterization of catalytically active homopolymers, block copolymers and networks containing imidazole
(2000)Imidazole-containing polymers were prepared and characterized in terms of their hydrolytic activity. Unlike similar materials synthesized in the 1960s, the polymers are of precise molecular weight and controlled structure ...