Browsing 002 Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences by Subject "X ray diffraction"
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Absorption-enhanced reforming of phenol by steam over supported Fe catalysts
(2006)Supported Fe catalysts of varying support chemical composition prepared by sol-gel and incipient wetness impregnation methods were studied for the steam reforming of phenol (one of the main constituents of tar produced ...
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Carbon dioxide storage in olivine basalts: Effect of ball milling process
(2015)The goal of this study is to propose a cost-effective method for the optimization of the ex situ carbonation of basaltic rocks. The ball milling process was applied to a sample of olivine basalt from the Troodos ophiolite ...
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Combination of theoretical and experimental approaches for the design and study of fibril-forming peptides
(2014)Self-assembling peptides that can form supramolecular structures such as fibrils, ribbons, and nanotubes are of particular interest to modern bionanotechnology and materials science. Their ability to form biocompatible ...
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A comparative study of the adsorption of uranium on commercial and natural (Cypriot) sea sand samples
(2013)The adsorption of hexavalent uranium on two different types of sea sand [e.g. a local, Cypriot (N-SS) and a commercially available marine sediment (C-SS)] has been investigated as a function of pH, initial metal concentration, ...
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A comparative study of the steam reforming of phenol towards H2 production over natural calcite, dolomite and olivine materials
(2010)Pre-calcined (air, 850 °C) naturally occurring calcite, dolomite and olivine materials were studied for phenol steam reforming towards H2 production. The effect of reaction temperature, feed volume flow rate, and hydrogen ...
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Controlled production of ZnO nanoparticles from zinc glycerolate in a sol-gel silica matrix
(2006)The controlled production of ZnO nanoparticles within an amorphous silica matrix is achieved using a new methodology consisting of four stages. First, precursor zinc glycerolate nanoparticles are produced within reversed ...
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Coordination Complexes of a Neutral 1,2,4-Benzotriazinyl Radical Ligand: Synthesis, Molecular and Electronic Structures, and Magnetic Properties
(2015)A series of d-block metal complexes of the recently reported coordinating neutral radical ligand 1-phenyl-3-(pyrid-2-yl)-1,4-dihydro-1,2,4-benzotriazin-4-yl (1) was synthesized. The investigated systems contain the ...
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Dry reforming of methane over 5 wt% Ni/Ce1-xPrxO2-δ catalysts: Performance and characterisation of active and inactive carbon by transient isotopic techniques
(2016)The effects of Ce1-xPrxO2-δ support composition (x = 0.0–0.8) and reaction temperature (550–750 °C) on the catalytic activity and selectivity and important features of the mechanism of the dry reforming of methane (DRM) ...
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The effect of aging and natural organic matter on the Th(OH)4 solubility
(2014)The solution chemistry of actinides, particularly hydrolysis, is of major importance in the design of nuclear waste repositories and in relation to nuclear fuel reprocessing cycles. In this study the formation and solubility ...
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The effect of calcination temperature on the oxygen storage and release properties of CeO2 and Ce-Zr-O metal oxides modified by phosphorus incorporation
(2005)The present work reports on the effects of calcination temperature (T c) on the oxygen storage and release properties of CeO2 and Ce0.8Zr0.2O2 solids deliberately contaminated with CePO4. Pulsed-feed and stepped-feed dynamic ...
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The effect of natural organic matter on the formation and solubility of M(OH)4 solid phases
(2014)In this study the formation of M(OH)4 solid phases (e.g. Th(IV), Ce(IV) and Zr(IV)) has been investigated as a function of the natural organic matter (NOM) concentration in 0.1 M NaClO4, in the pH range between 2 and 5, ...
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Effects of hofmeister anions on DPPC langmuir monolayers at the air-water interface
(2004)In this work we investigated the effect of sodium salts of different monovalent anions belonging to the Hofmeister series on Langmuir monolayers of DPPC (1,2-dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine). The salts used were NaCl, NaBr, ...
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Effects of sodium salts of lyotropic anions on low-temperature, ordered lipid monolayers
(2012)Electrolytes are known to impart considerable disorder to lipid assemblies, including monolayers at the air-water interface, bilayers, and vesicles. In the present work, we have investigated the disordering effect of sodium ...
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Effects of the CePO 4 on the oxygen storage and release properties of CeO 2 and Ce 0.8Zr 0.2O 2 solid solution
(2004)In an attempt to gain fundamental information about the role of P on the chemical deactivation of a three-way catalyst (TWC), P was deliberatively incorporated in CeO 2 and Ce 0.8Zr 0.2O 2 solid solution. XRD, Raman, XPS, ...
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Enhanced growth and photoluminescence properties of SnxN y (x>y) nanowires grown by halide chemical vapor deposition
(2011)Tin nitride nanowires have been grown by halide chemical vapor deposition via the reaction of Sn with NH4Cl at 425 °C under a steady flow of NH3 using small ramp rates y) with a hexagonal structure, i.e. c=5.193 , a=3.725 ...
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High yield-low temperature growth of indium sulphide nanowires via chemical vapor deposition
(2010)Indium sulphide nanowires (NWs) have been grown on Si via the reaction of In and InCl3 with H2S using chemical vapor deposition at temperatures as low as 250 °C. We find that the growth of InxSy NWs via the direct reaction ...
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Hydrogen production by ethylene decomposition over Ni supported on novel carbon nanotubes and nanofibers
(2005)Ethylene decomposition over Ni supported on novel carbon nanotubes (CNT) and nanofibers under consecutive reaction/regeneration cycles to form CO-free hydrogen and carbon deposits have been investigated. The present work ...
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An investigation into the conversion of In2O3 into InN nanowires
(2011)Straight In2O3 nanowires (NWs) with diameters of 50 nm and lengths ≥2 μm have been grown on Si(001) via the wet oxidation of In at 850°C using Au as a catalyst. These exhibited clear peaks in the X-ray diffraction corresponding ...
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Investigation of the synthesis and properties of ternary V-Cu-Ce Oxides of Composition VxCuxCe1-2xO2
(2009)Aco-precipitation method has been used to prepare ternary mixed oxides based on ceria with the general formula VxCuxCe 1-2xO2, where x was varied between 0.05 and 0.45. The structural and surface properties as well as the ...
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Kinetic and crystallographic studies of glucopyranose spirohydantoin and glucopyranosylamine analogs inhibitors of glycogen phosphorylase
(2005)Glycogen phosphorylase (GP) is currently exploited as a target for inhibition of hepatic glycogenolysis under high glucose conditions. Spirohydantoin of glucopyranose and N-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosylamine have been identified ...