Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) offer high energy density, simple liquid fuel storage, and the ability to operate at ambient temperature. They may be used in a variety of portable mobile power supplies, small civilian power supplies, and automotiv...
DOC coupled with SCR represents a key technological approach for reducing gaseous pollutant emissions from diesel engines. Based on engine bench testing using a light-duty diesel engine as a prototype, this study investigates the impact of DOC couple...
Fixed-bed reactors are pivotal in chemical industries, where catalyst loading critically determines reactor performance and economy. This critical review delineates and analyzes a three-stage evolution of loading technology: from empirical manual met...
(E)-3-Arylidene-4-diazopyrrolidine-2,5-diones previously shown to yield two products in reactions with tetrahydrofuran mediated by rhodium carbenes—tetrahydrofur-2-yl-substituted product of C-H insertion and spirocyclic product of formal C-O in...
Mini passive direct methanol fuel cells (mpDMFCs) appear to be a promising alternative for powering portable devices, since they use a liquid fuel, have a fast refuelling time, have a high efficiency and have a low environmental impact. However, some...
The control of stereo-, regio-, and chemo-selectivity in transition-metal-catalyzed coupling reactions is a key topic in organic synthesis. Several methods for controlling selectivity have been reported thus far. On the other hand, the reduction of c...
The research in this study focused on the operating parameters for a high efficiency hydrogen production rate system, with the aim to design a hydrolysis of the NaBH4 hydrogen production module for lightweight and efficient hydrogen production and co...
The micro direct methanol fuel cell (MicroDMFC) is an emergent technology due to its special interest for portable applications. This work presents the results of a set of experiments conducted at room temperature using an active metallic MicroDMFC w...
The hydrogen production from ammonia decomposition on commercial 5 wt.% Ru/C (C: activated carbon) catalyst with different cesium (Cs) loadings at lower temperatures of 325–400 °C in the fixed-bed reactor was experimentally investigated. Based on the...
Highly dispersed Ni-based catalysts for CO2 methanation have been extensively studied over the last decade. However, a highly loaded Ni-based catalyst always results in a large Ni particle size and poor CO2 methanation activity. In this work, a collo...
The conversion of syngas (CO + H2) to gasoline-ranged hydrocarbons was carried out using a hybrid catalyst consisting of metal-loaded ZSM-5 coupled with Cu-ZnO in a near-critical n-hexane solvent. Methanol was synthesized from syngas over Cu-ZnO; sub...
To advance the technology of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, material development is at the forefront of research. This is especially true for membrane electrode assembly, where the structuring of its various layers has proven to be directly...
Catalytic dehydrogenation coupling of methane (DCM) represents an effective way to convert natural gas to more useful C2 products (C2H6, C2H4). In this work, BaCe0.85Tb0.05Co0.1O3-δ (BCTCo) perovskite hollow fiber membranes were fabricated by t...
The control of catalytic performance using synthesis conditions is one of the main goals of catalytic research. Two series of Pt-Ti/SBA-15 catalysts with different TiO2 percentages (n = 1, 5, 10, 30 wt.%) were obtained from tetrabutylorthotitanate (T...
Monolithic catalysts are widely used in industrial catalysis. However, in the preparation of a monolithic catalyst, the traditional methods have some drawbacks such as low washcoat uploading ratio and poor uniformity. In the present work, the effects...
Soluble noble metal salts are widely used for loading noble metals as nano-catalysts in many applications. In this paper, Pt-SnO2 composite nanoceramics were prepared from SnO2 nanoparticles and H2PtCl6 using two Pt loading methods separately: for th...
CO2 methanation was studied on Ni-based yttria-stabilised zirconia (Ni/YSZ) catalysts. The catalysts were prepared by the wet impregnation method, where the amount of Ni content was varied from 5% to 75%. Thereafter, the prepared catalysts were analy...
Potassium (K) promoter and its loading contents were shown to have remarkable effects on the Fe–O–Si interaction of precipitated Fe/Cu/K/SiO2 catalysts for low-temperature Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS). With the increase in K content fr...
Recently, it has been shown that the degree of loading of several types of automotive exhaust aftertreatment devices can be directly monitored in situ and in a contactless way by a microwave-based method. The goal of this study was to clarify whether...
An Ni-CeO2 catalyst with high Ni loading (50 wt.%) prepared by a salt-assisted solution combustion method was characterized by different methods and used for CO2 methanation. The specific surface area of the Ni-CeO2 catalyst prepared by salt-assisted...
Pt/TiO2 and Pt-Eu2O3/TiO2 catalysts were prepared via the impregnation method for catalytic oxidation of CO. The Pt-2Eu2O3/TiO2 catalyst exhibited better CO oxidation activity as well as greater SO2 resistance than the Pt/TiO2 catalyst. For the inlet...
V2O5-WO3/TiO2 as a commercial selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst usually used at middle-high temperatures was modified by loading of MnOx for the purpose of enhancing its performance at lower temperatures. Manganese oxides were loaded onto...
The influence of different catalyst cobalt loadings on the C1–C3 hydrocarbon product yields and energy consumption in plasma-catalytic Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) was investigated from the standpoint of various reactor operating conditions: press...
A series of Ag-modified manganese-mullite (SmMn2O5) catalysts with different Ag contents (1, 3, and 6 wt.%) were prepared via a citric acid sol–gel method for catalytic soot oxidation. The catalysts were characterized by powder X-ray diffractio...
It is a challenging task for selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde (CAL) to hydrocinnamaldehyde (HCAL) without additional by-product formation. In this work, a La2O3 supported high Ni content nanoparticle catalyst was prepared for CAL selective h...
With the improvement of environmental protection standards, selective catalytic reduction (SCR) has become the mainstream technology of flue gas deNOx. Especially, the low-temperature SCR nano-catalyst has attracted more and more attention at home an...
A Ni/CeO2/ZrO2 catalyst with improved redox properties has been washcoated onto a honeycomb cordierite monolith in the form of a nonconventional alumina-catalyst layer, just a few nanometers thick. In spite of the very low active phase loading, the m...
The effect of catalyst loading in the Aqueous Phase Reforming (APR) of bio-oil aqueous fraction has been studied with a Ni-Co/Al-Mg coprecipitated catalyst. Because of the high content of water in the bio-oil aqueous fraction, APR could be a useful p...
Propane catalytic oxidation is an important industrial chemical process. However, poor activity is frequently observed for stable C–H bonds, especially for non-noble catalysts in low temperature. Herein, we reported a controlled synthesis of ca...
The selective hydrogenation of p-chloronitrobenzene (p-CNB) to p-chloroaniline (p-CAN) is of great importance for the production of dyes, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals, but it is often plagued by the undesired hydrodechlorination side reaction. In...
The strong electrostatic adsorption (SEA) method was applied to the synthesis of a cobalt (Co) catalyst on a multi-walled carbon nanotube (CNT) support. In order to uptake more of the cobalt cluster with higher dispersion, the CNT was functionalized...
The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are critical processes in water splitting, yet achieving efficient performance with minimal overpotential remains a significant challenge. Although NiFe-based catalysts are...
Qualitative and quantitative description are key to solving the problem of heavy metal contamination on fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts. The loading efficiencies for different metals were compared for the two lab simulation methods of Multi-...
Potassium (1–5 wt.%)-promoted and unpromoted Co/SiO2 catalysts were prepared by impregnation method and characterized by nitrogen physisorption, temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), CO2 temperature-programmed desorption (TPD), X-ray diffract...
The engineering of porous transport layer (PTL)–catalyst layer (CL) interfacial architecture plays a critical role in optimizing the performance of proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWEs). Particularly, at the PTL-CL interface, ou...
CO poisoning remains a major challenge for hydrogen fuel cells, and rotating disk electrode (RDE) measurements are widely used for preliminary screening of CO-tolerant catalysts. However, variations in key testing parameters, including catalyst loadi...
V0.5/Pt/TiO2 tandem catalysts exhibit both an outstanding low-temperature NH3 conversion rate and high N2 selectivity in NH3-SCO reactions, but the mechanism of high N2 selectivity remains unclear. In this work, Vx/Pt/TiO2 tandem catalysts were synth...
To reduce air pollution worldwide, regulations on exhaust gas emissions from ships are becoming increasingly stringent. One fuel that is being considered as an alternative to replace the heavy fuel oil used in existing ship engines and thereby reduce...
Dry reforming of methane (DRM) can effectively convert two greenhouse gases into high-valued chemicals, in which the syngas produced by the reaction can be directly used as raw gases for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis and methanol synthesis. Ni-base...
To decrease the cost of fuel cell manufacturing, the amount of platinum (Pt) in the catalyst layer needs to be reduced. In this study, ionomer gradient membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) were designed to reduce Pt loading without sacrificing perfor...
This study involved conducting an experimental and numerical investigation on the effects of the air-to-fuel ratio (AFR), engine speed, and engine load on the inlet gas component of a three-way catalyst (TWC) and on the effects of noble metal loading...
The growing demand for sustainable energy has intensified interest in converting abundant agricultural residues into renewable fuels. Among these feedstocks, corn stover represents a promising biomass for thermochemical conversion due to its high vol...
Gold catalysts have been studied in-depth due to their unique activities for catalytic CO oxidation. Supports have intrinsic motivation for the high activity of gold catalysts. Thermally stable urchin-like CuO microspheres, which are potential suppor...
4-Sulfanyl-1,2,3-triazole (L1) accelerated the solvent-free CuAAC efficiently with low catalyst loading (0.1 mol% for common azides and 1 mol% for sulfonyl azides). L1 exhibited higher catalytic activity compared to 1,4-substituted 1,2,3-triazole wit...
The catalytic upgrading of vacuum residue (VR) is constrained by the high cost, diffusional limitations, and rapid deactivation of conventional zeolite-based catalysts due to severe coking. Addressing this, we developed novel, low-cost, and coke-resi...
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) with 0.1 and 0.4 mg Pt cm−2 cathode catalyst loadings were separately contaminated with seven organic species: Acetonitrile, acetylene, bromomethane, iso-propanol, methyl methacrylate, naphthalene, a...
Recently, fuel cell combined heat and power systems (FC-CGSs) for residential applications have received increasing attention. The International Electrotechnical Commission has issued a technical specification (TS 62282-9-101) for environmental impac...
To investigate the influence of Ag and the loading of Ni species, Ni-Ag type catalysts were synthesized with varying Ni/Ag ratios (1, 1.5 and 2) using the coprecipitation method. The catalysts were extensively characterized using various techniques s...
Graphitized black pearl (GBP) 2000 supported Pt nanoparticle catalysts is synthesized by a formic acid reduction method. The results of a half-cell accelerated degradation test (ADT) of two protocols and a single-cell ADT show that, Pt/GBP catalyst h...
Development of a novel filter material is urgently required for replacing the high-cost flue gas purification technology in the simultaneous removal of both fine dust and Nitrogen oxides (NOx). In this study; polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) needle-punchi...
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