In this study, the effect of preparation technique of carbon nanotube (CNT)-supported cobalt catalysts on the activity and selectivity of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) was studied. Different concentrations of acetic acid were used for the pretreatment of the catalyst support to modify the surface properties of CNT. This modification improved the reduction degree and dispersion of supported co...

Promising energy crops such as Jatropha curcas Linnaeus (JCL), which are planted on marginal lands, or microalgae such as Chlorella, which are cultivated in ponds located on mudflats or deserts, have been regarded with high hopes to solve the shortage of food crops and increase the amount of biodiesel (Fatty Acid Methyl Ester, FAME) production. However, the annual yields of biomass and transpor...

Reactions of small molecules with transition metal nanoparticles have attracted considerable interest over the past decades since they can provide a conceptual framework for applications such as heterogeneous catalysis and hydrogen storage . The reaction of H2 and CO with Fe and Co nanoparticles has been widely studied due to the relevance to the Fischer-Tropsch process in which a mixture of H2...

Upgrading C1 chemicals (for example, CO, CO/H2, MeOH and CO2) with C-C bond formation is essential for the synthesis of bulk chemicals. In general, these industrially important processes (for example, Fischer Tropsch) proceed at drastic reaction conditions (>250 °C; high pressure) and suffer from low selectivity, which makes high capital investment necessary and requires additional purification...

Abstract The Paris COP21 held on December 2015 represented a step forward global GHG emission reduction: this led to intensify research efforts in renewables, including biofuels and bioliquids. However, addressing sustainable bioliquid routes value chains which can limit or reverse the ILUC (indirect land-use change effect) is of paramount importance. Given background condition, present study t...

The Dhn5 gene is the major cold-inducible dehydrin gene in barley. This study deals with the relationship between Dhn5 gene expression and its protein product accumulation, and the development of frost tolerance (FT) upon cold acclimation (CA) in 10 barley cultivars of different growth habits and geographical origins. The activation of Dhn5 gene expression was determined by quantitative reverse...

Gas-To-Liquid (GTL) processes have great potential as alternative to conventional oil and coal processing for the production of liquid fuels. In GTL-processes the partial oxidation of methane (POM) is combined with the Fischer-Tropsch reaction. An important part of the investment costs of a conventional GTL-plant is related to cryogenic air separation. These costs could be substantially reduced...

2-[3-(2-formylnaphthoxy)-2-hydroxypropoxy] naphthaldehyde (1) have been prepared by reaction of 2-hydroxynaphthaldehyde with 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol. new n2o3 macro-acyclic ligands (l1, l2) synthesized from the reaction of (1) with aniline or cyclohexylamine. ni (ii), co (ii) and cu (ii) complexes was prepared from reaction of schiff-bases with metal chloride and nitrate salts. all of these com...

Pharmacological stimulation of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) expression may be a promising approach for the treatment of beta-thalassemia. In this study, the effects of Fructus trichosanthis (FT) were investigated in human erythroleukemic K562 cells for their gamma-globin mRNA and HbF-induction activities. The role of signaling pathways, including extracellular regulated protein kinase (ERK) and p38 m...