An immobilized copper Schiff base tridentate complex was prepared in three steps from SBA-15 supports. The immobilized copper nanocatalyst (heterogeneous catalyst) was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), cross polarization magic angle spinning (CP-MAS), 13-carbon nuclear magnetic resonance (13C-NMR), atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), thermogravimetric analysis ...

One of the most critical phenomena that limits the lifetime of ceramic catalysts for H2O2 decomposition is represented by substrate break-up as a consequence of thermal shocking. In a recent experimental campaign conducted by Alta S.p.A., Pisa, Italy, fracture of the ceramic support occurred in a Pt/γ–Al2O3 catalytic bed. Because of the catalyst rupture, the onset of a number of flow instabilit...

We present laboratory studies of the radiolysis of pure (97%) solid H2O2 films by 50 keV H+ at 17 K. Using UV-visible and infrared reflectance spectroscopies, a quartz-crystal microbalance, and a mass spectrometer, we measured the absolute concentrations of the H2O, O2, H2O2, and O3 products as a function of irradiation fluence. Ozone was identified by both UV and infrared spectroscopies and O2...

Pure and ZnO-doped Ni0.1Co0.9Fe2O4 catalyst were prepared by co-precipitation method and thermal decomposition in air calcinated at 400-700°C and that treated with different amounts of zinc nitrate (0.46-2.25 w% ZnO). X-ray powder diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and BET analysis of nitrogen adsorption isotherms investigated the crystalline bulk structure and the surface area ...

PURPOSE To determine the ability of the aqueous humor to generate and degrade H2O2, the effect of environmental factors such as oxygen tension and temperature, and the constituents contributing to the observed results. METHODS Aqueous humor was carefully removed from bovine eyes within 3 hours of death. Standard and new techniques were used to follow H2O2 degradation and formation. Catalase a...

Catalase is a key antioxidant enzyme that catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to water and oxygen, and it appears to shuttle between the cytoplasm and peroxisome via unknown mechanisms. Valosin-containing protein (VCP) belongs to the AAA class of ATPases and is involved in diverse cellular functions, e.g. cell cycle and protein degradation, etc. Here we show that VCP and PEX...