From detailed assessments of electronic structure, we find that a combination of significantly quantal elements, six of seven atoms being hydrogen, becomes a stable metal at a pressure approximately 1/4 of that required to metalize pure hydrogen itself. The system, LiH(6) (and other LiH(n)), may well have extensions beyond the constituent lithium. These hypothetical materials demonstrate that n...

Electrolysis in Pd-LiOD(H), NaOD(H) and KOD(H) systems was carried out to clarify the specific role of the lithium for tremendously high density and the dynamic movement of the deuterium on the surface of the Pd cathode. Only for LiOD system with pulse mode current electrolysis, anomalous high density of deuterium and lithium and the dynamic movement of deuterium are observed on the surface of ...

The crystal structure of the title salt, C12H9N2 (+)·HSO4 (-)·H2O, comprises inversion-related pairs of phenazinium ions linked by C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds. The phenazinium N-H atoms are hydrogen bonded to the bis-ulfate anions. The bis-ulfate anions and water mol-ecules are linked by O-H⋯O hydrogen-bonding inter-actions into a structural ladder motif parallel to the a axis.

CRYSTALS OF THE HYDROGEN SULFATE SALT OF CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE (SYSTEMATIC NAME: 7-chloro-N-methyl-5-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-iminium 4-oxide hydrogen sulfate), C(16)H(15)ClN(3)O(+)·HSO(4) (-), were obtained from a solution of chlordiazepoxide and sulfuric acid in methanol. The structure features chlordiazepoxide mol-ecules that are protonated at the imine N atom. The seven-membered...

We demonstrate that non-stoichiometric lithium imide is a highly active catalyst for the production of highpurity hydrogen from ammonia, with superior ammonia decomposition activity to a number of other catalyst materials. Neutron powder diffraction measurements reveal that the catalyst deviates from pure imide stoichiometry under ammonia flow, with active catalytic behaviour observed across a ...

The microbial consortia from produced water at two different oil fields in Alaska (Kuparuk) and the North Sea (Ninian) were investigated for sulfate-reducing and methanogenic activity over a range of temperatures and for a variety of substrates. The consortia were sampled on site, and samples were either incubated on site at 60(deg)C with various substrates or frozen for later incubation and an...

Hydrogen gas (H2) may be produced by the anoxic corrosion of steel components in underground structures, such as geological repositories for radioactive waste. In such environments, hydrogen was shown to serve as an electron donor for autotrophic bacteria. High gas overpressures are to be avoided in radioactive waste repositories and, thus, microbial consumption of H2 is generally viewed as ben...

In the title compound, C(10)H(16)N(2) (2+)·2HSO(4) (-), the S atoms adopt slightly distorted tetra-hedral geometry and the diprotonated piperazine ring adopts a chair conformation. In the crystal, the 1-phenyl-piperazine-1,4-diium cations are anchored between chains formed by the sulfate entities via inter-molecular bifurcated N-H⋯(O,O) and weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. These hydrogen bonds contri...

In the cation of the title compound, C(7)H(9)BrN(+)·HSO(4) (-), the amino N atom is protonated. In the crystal, inter-molecular O-H⋯O and N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds generate an infinite two-dimensional network parallel to (001).

Acetate is a major product of fermentation processes and an important substrate for sulfate reducing bacteria and methanogenic archaea. Most studies on acetate catabolism by sulfate reducers and methanogens have used pure cultures. Less is known about acetate conversion by mixed pure cultures and the interactions between both groups. We tested interspecies hydrogen transfer and coexistence betw...