Selective alkaline and earth metal ion encapsulation by two different Lehn-type cryptands, noted as [3.2.1] [4.1.1], was predicted between them compared on the DFT (B3LYP/LANL2DZp) basis set. Since these cryptands are isomers to well-known [2.2.2] cryptand, cation selectivity of all three cages were compared. The ability host adjust their structure successfully accommodate ions, based energy ge...

This article presents the first systematic study of the effect of Relative Humidity (RH) on the water content and hydroxide ion conductivity of quaternary ammonium-based Alkaline Anion-Exchange Membranes (AAEMs). These AAEMs have been developed specifically for application in alkaline membrane fuel cells, where conductivities of >0.01 S cm(-1) are mandatory. When fully hydrated, an ETFE-based r...

Despite over a century of study and decades of intensive research, few fuel cell products have appeared on the market. The major inhibitor to mass commercialisation is cost. H2/air alkaline fuel cells (AFCs) containing KOH(aq) electrolyte promise the lowest cost devices, with the ability to use non-Pt catalysts. The fundamental problem with AFCs is that the KOH(aq) electrolyte reacts with CO2 (...

Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) of a series of ruthenium(II) diimine complexes with appended crown ethers derived from 1,10-phenanthroline was studied via either the annihilation route or the coreactant schemes, and the ECL efficiency has been determined. The effect of an FSN surfactant on the ECL properties was also studied in buffer solutions. The effect of cation binding on the ECL behavior w...

Abstract Glycerol can be converted to propylene glycol via metal and base catalyzed hydrogenolysis. The nature of the has a profound influence on outcome reaction. We have tested range alkaline (LiOH, NaOH CsOH) earth (Mg(OH) 2 , Ca(OH) Sr(OH) Ba(OH) ) hydroxides in combination with Pt/C. data reveal that exhibit much higher activity improved selectivity. DFT calculations confirm coordination r...

Electrode potential measurements have been applied to study electrical characteristics like transport numbers, permselectivity & fixed charge density of ion-exchange membranes. Membrane potential measurements were made across zirconium phosphotungstate cation-exchange membrane maintained at 27◦C, using halide salts of alkali & alkaline earth metals as electrolytes. The effect of concentration o...