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Chemistry Proceedings, Volume 2, Issue 1

ECCS 2020 2020 - 35 articles

The 1st International Electronic Conference on Catalysis Sciences

Online | 10–30 November 2020
Volume Editor:
Keith L. Hohn, Miami University, USA

Cover Story: This volume gathers papers presented at the 1st International Electronic Conference on Catalysis Sciences in 2020 (ECCS 2020), a conference with the main goal of facilitating the engagement of worldwide well-known experts who are currently working in catalysts science and providing an online forum for the presentation and discussion of new results. Through online presentations, discussions, and other activities, the conference covered the following topics: single atom catalysts, electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, catalysts for natural gas conversion, catalysts for biomass conversion, computational catalysis, catalyst synthesis and characterization, and biocatalysis.
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Articles (35)

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,274 Views
4 Pages

Efficient Eco-Friendly Solvent-Free Obtaining Bis-Selenium-Alkenes with High Biological Potential

  • Pâmella Cordeiro,
  • Matheus Silva Prado,
  • José Neto and
  • Vanessa Nascimento

9 December 2020

Organocalcogenides, in particular, organoselenium compounds, have been widely studied due to their large number of synthetic and biological applications. Among organoselenium compounds, a class of bis-selenide-alkene derivatives has attracted attenti...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,635 Views
7 Pages

10 November 2020

Chagas disease, considered by the World Health Organization as a neglected tropical disease, is responsible for the deaths of more than 10,000 people annually. The main drugs used to overcome the disease, Benzonidazole and Nifurtimox, besides being o...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,501 Views
10 Pages

Fenton Degradation of Ofloxacin Using a Montmorillonite-Fe3O4 Composite

  • Alamri Rahmah Dhahawi Ahmad,
  • Saifullahi Shehu Imam,
  • Wen Da Oh and
  • Rohana Adnan

10 November 2020

In this work, FeM composites consisting of montmorillonite and variable amounts of Fe3O4 were successfully synthesized via a facile co-precipitation process. They were characterized using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), field emission scannin...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,690 Views
4 Pages

Benzeneseleninic Acid in the Photo-Catalyzed Hydroxy-Selenylation of Styrenes

  • Filipe Penteado,
  • Luana Bettanin,
  • Kethelyn Machado and
  • Eder J. Lenardão

10 November 2020

We established a new visible-light-mediated protocol for the regioselective β-hydroxyselenylation of olefins, employing benzeneseleninic acid as substrate. Regarding a novel approach, the benzeneseleninic acid emerges as an efficient and afforda...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,775 Views
6 Pages

Capture and Methanation of CO2 Using Dual-Function Materials (DFMs)

  • Anastasios I. Tsiotsias,
  • Nikolaos D. Charisiou,
  • Ioannis V. Yentekakis and
  • Maria A. Goula

9 November 2020

The conversion of CO2, captured from flue gases, into synthetic natural gas (SNG) aims to create a closed carbon cycle, where excess H2 produced from renewables is utilized to transform CO2 released from existing conventional power plants into a reli...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,113 Views
6 Pages

Structural Investigation of the Carbon Deposits on Ni/Al2O3 Catalyst Modified by CaO-MgO for the Biogas Dry Reforming Reaction

  • Nikolaos D. Charisiou,
  • Georgios I. Siakavelas,
  • Victor Sebastian,
  • Steven J. Hinder,
  • Mark A. Baker,
  • Vagelis G. Papadakis,
  • Wen Wang,
  • Kyriaki Polychronopoulou and
  • Maria A. Goula

9 November 2020

Ni catalysts based on Al2O3 and Al2O3 modified with CaO-MgO were tested for the dry reforming of biogas (BDR). Time-on-stream experiments were carried out between 600 and 800 °C, and the spent catalysts were examined using a variety of characteri...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,716 Views
4 Pages

9 November 2020

A green and sustainable approach for the production of 3-aminobenzoic acid (3-ABA) from 3-nitrobenzaldehyde promoted by NORIT GAC 12-40 as a carbonaceous bio-based material was successfully achieved in subcritical water. The process involves two succ...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,521 Views
5 Pages

UV Sensitivity of Free and Immobilized on Chitosan Matrix Proteases

  • Svetlana Pankova,
  • Marina Holyavka and
  • Valeriy Artyukhov

9 November 2020

UV irradiation is an essential factor in natural and artificial climate in modern environmental conditions, which has a constant effect on living systems. Collagenase, bromelain, ficin, papain (Sigma-Aldrich: St. Louis, MO, USA) and trypsin (MP biome...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,459 Views
6 Pages

Activated Biochar-Based Metal Catalysts for Steam Reforming of Pyrolysis Bio-Oil Model Compound

  • Christian Di Stasi,
  • Marta Cortese,
  • Gianluca Greco,
  • Belén González,
  • Vincenzo Palma and
  • Joan J. Manyà

9 November 2020

In this work, different biochar-based metal catalysts were tested for mid-temperature (400−600 °C) acetic acid steam reforming. K, Co, Ce, Fe and Ni were chosen as active phases for the production of the studied catalysts. Their performance...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,810 Views
5 Pages

Photochemical Treatment of Blue-Indigo Using a TiO2-Sunlight System in Heterogeneous Conditions

  • Erick Fabian Mosquera Quiñonez,
  • Juan Enrique Tacoronte Morales and
  • Mirna Geraldine Cevallos Mina

9 November 2020

Ecuador is one of the countries in the Latin American region with a high textile production. However, chemical treatment strategies in the Ambato, Tungurahua and Quito areas are inefficient and not systematically applied, and the volumes of dyes and...

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