We demonstrate that the critical temperature for valence tautomeric interconversion in cobalt dioxolene complexes can be significantly changed when a static electric field is applied to the molecule. This is achieved by effectively manipulating the redox potential of the metallic acceptor forming the molecule. Importantly, our accurate density functional theory calculations demonstrate that alr...

We have assembled two junctions that incorporate redox sites between Hg electrodes by different interactions. In the first junction, Hg-SAM-R//R-SAM-Hg, the redox site (R) are covalently linked to each electrode in self assembled monolayers (SAM-R). In the second junction, Hg-SAM//R//SAM-Hg, the redox sites dissolved in solution are trapped by electrostatic interaction at the SAM formed at the ...

It was found that the periodic change of the solution viscosity and density was generated in the Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction. This rhythmic phenomenon was observed in both the iron catalyst [[Fe(Phen)(3)](2+)-[Fe(Phen)(3)](3+)] and the cerium catalyst [Ce(III)-Ce(IV)] system, where the solution viscosity and density were synchronized with the redox potential in the in-phase mode. However...

The possibility of tuning the electronic properties of graphene by tailoring the morphology at the nanoscale or by chemical functionalization opens interesting perspectives towards the realization of devices for nanoelectronics. Indeed, the integration of the intrinsic high carrier mobilities of graphene with functionalities that are able to react to external stimuli allows in principle the rea...

We report the redox properties of four star systems incorporating the 4-benzoyl-N-alkylpyridinium cation; the redox potential varies along the branches but remains constant at fixed radii. Bulk electrolysis shows that at a semi-infinite time scale all redox centers are electrochemically accessible. However, voltammetric analysis (cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry) shows that...

The variables influencing laccase production by white-rot fungus Ganoderma sp. rckk-02 were optimized employing response surface methodology. Malt extract (6.0% w/v), lignin (0.5% w/v) and pH (5.5) were found to be the most significant factors for enhanced laccase production by 7 fold (226.0 U/ml) as compared to unoptimized growth conditions (32.0 U/ml). The N-terminal sequence of laccase revea...

Organic molecules are currently investigated as redox species for aqueous low-cost redox flow batteries (RFBs). The envisioned features of using organic redox species are low cost and increased flexibility with respect to tailoring redox potential and solubility from molecular engineering of side groups on the organic redox-active species. In this paper 33, mainly quinone-based, compounds are s...

objective(s):astrodaucus persicus, apiaceae, is used as vegetable or food additive in some parts of iran. the essential oils of different parts of astrodaucus persicus from kordestan province were analyzed for the first time and compared with other regions. in this study, antioxidant activities and total phenols determination of aerial parts essential oils and root fractions of a. persicus were...

we studied the effect of different concentrations of alpha-tocopherol on in vitro cupric ions induced oxidation of low density lipoproteins (ldl). human native ldl (50 µg protein/ml) oxidation was induced by 10 µmol/l of cuso4. conjugated dienes were measured spectrophotometrically for up to 440 minutes. the length of the lag phase (tlag), maximum velocity of the reaction (vmax) and the maximum...

the excessive biological sludge production is one of the disadvantages of aerobic process such as sbr. so the problem of excess sludge production along with its treatment , and disposal in aerobic processes in municipal and industrial waste water can be seen in many parts of the world even in our country . to solve the problem of excess sludge production , reducing in by oxidizing some of the s...