A survey was carried out in a steel foundry in Brisbane to evaluate the nature and frequency of respiratory symptoms and to assess ventilatory function. The foundry used many moulding processes including the Furane, Isocure, Shell, carbon dioxide, and oil sand systems. Nasal symptoms and wheeze were often reported, particularly by workers in the general foundry and core shop, and on a semiautom...

It is of great significance to use biomass-based furfuryl alcohol produce oxygenated chemicals replace petroleum-based chemicals. In this paper, a series bifunctional Cu-MFI catalysts were developed, and the properties pentanediol, including 1,5-pentanediol 1,2 investigated. These synthesized by ammonia evaporation method loading copper nanoparticles on MFI molecular sieve systems with differen...

Chemoselective hydrogenation of 2-furaldehyde to furfuryl alcohol using green solvents is an important research area get eco-friendly fuels and fine chemicals. Herein, we report ruthenium nanoparticles (~1.8 nm) intercalated in montmorillonite as efficient catalytic system, which can selectively hydrogenate a benign aqueous medium. The complete conversion was observed at 40 °C with 1 MPa H2, th...

Herein, a family of Mg/Al hydrotalcites was synthesized as catalytic precursors MgAlOx mixed oxides. Both and oxides were characterized the tested in reduction furfural to yield furfuryl alcohol by MPV reaction using isopropanol hydrogen donor. Different parameters tested, such type alcohol, calcination temperature hydrotalcite, temperature. Furfural adsorbed on MgAl-3 catalyst follow species F...

Flame spray-synthesized Pt/TiO2 and PtCo/TiO2 catalysts with 0.7 wt% Pt 0–0.4 Co were studied in the hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol (FA) at 50 °C 2 MPa H2. Particle formation under high temperature flame facilitated dispersion Pt-TiOx interface sites, which beneficial for conversion FA. Modifying accelerated rutile phase TiO2 formation, strongly diminished activity on (FSP)-PtCo/...