Ceria-terbia solid solution nanobelts were prepared by an electrochemical route and tested as catalysts of high activity for CO oxidation.

A series of ZnO/Al2O3 mixed oxide samples with varying Zn/Al ratio is prepared by coprecipitation, ageing, drying, and calcination. Samples are investigated in the state after drying and calcination. The applied methods include X-ray diffraction, solid-state 27Al magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy and thermogravimetric experiments coup...

Conformal atomic layer deposition ~ALD! on as-grown suspended single-walled carbon nanotubes ~SWNTs! is not possible due to the inertness of ALD precursor molecules to the SWNT surface. Here, we present a functionalization technique that makes SWNTs reactive with ALD precursors, and deposit high-k oxides ~Al2O3 and HfO2! onto the nanotubes to illustrate this method. Reactivity of the precursors...

High-resolution electron microscopy was employed to characterize the interface structure of a cast Al-Mg-Si-Bi-Pb aluminium(6262)-based composite reinforced by alpha alumina particles with a trace of beta alumina in order to investigate the behaviour of alloying elements in cast composites. Except for a few primary Mg2Si particles, few reaction products were detected at the interface of Al/alph...

New mixed H4[SiMonWn-12O40] (n = 6 and 9) Keggin type heteropolyacids (HPAs) have been successfully synthesized, as confirmed by single-crystal XRD, Raman IR spectroscopy analysis. The resulting polyoxometallates were used for preparation of hydrotreatment catalysts. Mo(W)/Al2O3 catalysts synthesized incipient wetness impregnation alumina support with water solutions prepared HPAs corresponding...

The non-sulfided Ni-PTA/Al2O3 catalyst was developed to produce green diesel from the hydroprocessing of Jatropha oil. The Ni-PTA/Al2O3 catalyst was prepared by one-pot synthesis of Ni/Al2O3 with the co-precipitation method and then impregnanting Ni/Al2O3 with PTA solution. The catalysts were characterized with BET, SEM-EDX, TEM, XRD, XPS, TGA and NH3-TPD. The Ni and W species of the Ni-PTA/Al2...

In CO2 methanation, spinel phases are often considered as undesirable leading to deactivation. However, they can also be well-dispersed solid solutions suitable catalyst precursors the formation of highly active and finely dispersed sites. Though, spinels such NiAl2O4, which form when Ni/Al2O3 supported catalysts used, require high reduction temperatures become active. To obtain a precursor, re...

Nb-B-Al-O nanocomposite films with different power of Al2O3 were successfully deposited on the Si substrate via multi-target magnetron co-sputtering method. The influences of Al2O3's content on structure and properties of obtained nanocomposite films through controlling Al2O3's power were investigated. Increasing the power of Al2O3 can influence the bombarding energy and cause the momentum tran...

Prenucleation refers to the phenomenon of atomic ordering in liquid adjacent a liquid/solid interface at temperatures above its nucleation temperature. It produces precursor for heterogeneous and thus has strong influence on process. Oxide particles, including magnesia, spinel, alumina, are inevitably formed during liquid–metal handling casting. They may act as sites potential grain refinement....