Introduction Glycerol is the main byproduct of biodiesel production. Nowadays, glycerol surplus is becoming a matter of environmental and economic concern. Therefore, new ideas to convert glycerol in more valuable compounds are needed. Monoglyceride (MG) synthesis by glycerol (Gly) transesterification with fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), Figure 1, is an attractive option to transform this biom...

The applicability of a novel silicon precursor with respect to reasonable nanowire (NW) growth rates, feasibility of epitaxial NW growth and versatility with respect to diverse catalysts was investigated. Epitaxial growth of Si-NWs was achieved using octochlorotrisilane (OCTS) as Si precursor and Au as catalyst. In contrast to the synthesis approach with SiCl(4) as precursor, OCTS provides Si w...

Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) samples pretreated by ionic liquid (ILs)H2O mixtures were studied for application in a pyrolysis process. A 1-ethyl3-methylimidazolium methanesulfonate [Emim][MeSO3]-H2O mixture with solid acid catalyst NafionNR50 was used in the pretreatment process. A lower amount of hydrogen bonding between neighboring pretreated MCC chains resulted from a less ordered cellul...

A redox-reversible iron orthovanadate cathode is demonstrated for a solid oxide electrolyser with up to 100% current efficiency for steam electrolysis. The iron catalyst is grown on spinel-type electronic conductor FeV2O4 by in situ tailoring the reversible phase change of FeVO4 to Fe+FeV2O4 in a reducing atmosphere. Promising electrode performances have been obtained for a solid oxide steam el...

An efficient, simple and convenient route is described for the synthesis of biscoumarin (3,3'-(arylmethylene) bis (4-hydroxy-2H-chromen-2-one)) by using of recyclable catalyst TiO2@KSF. In this Method, we synthesis biscoumarin derivatives via 3multi-component reactions (3MCRs) of two equivalent 4-hydroxycoumarin with one equivalent of aromatic aldehydes using 20 mg nano TiO2@KSF as homogeneous ...

The silica boron sulfuric acid nanoparticles (SBSANs) as an efficient heterogeneous solid acid catalyst with both Brønsted and Lewis acidic sites catalyzed the preparation of bis-4-hydroxycoumarin derivatives using reaction of aldehydes and 4-hydroxycoumarin under mild and solvent-free condition at room temperature. This new and efficient methodology has advantages in comparison with currently ...

conclusions calcined coral/sodium nitrate as a new, efficient, and natural heterogeneous catalyst used in aldol condensation reaction of ketones and aldehydes led to β-hydroxyketones in good to high yields in appropriate condition. materials and methods marine coral (acropora sp.) was washed several times using methanol-ethyl acetate and deionized water and then dried in an oven at 80°c for 48 ...