In view of the importance of optically pure chiral products there is ample reason to develop methods that facilitate their efficient production. Compared to the mostly applied homogeneous catalysts based on transition metals coordinated to suitable chiral ligands, heterogeneous chiral catalysts could offer several features that are beneficial for practical application such as stability, ease of...

In the present study, a field study was performed on some herbaceous plants growing in thesoutheast of Ahvaz, where some metal producing industries are active. The aim of this studywas to investigate and compare manganese (Mn) and zinc (Zn) accumulation in seven dominantherbaceous plants in this area. Plant samples were collected randomly. Associated soils weresampled from the same sites next t...

Recent advances in nanoscience have led to the development of numerous methodologiesfor controlled synthesis of mono dispersed nanoparticles and/or nanoclusters via surface stabilization by organic capping ligands. The application of these nanoparticles in catalysis and other fields often requires the removal of organic ligands. It is known that the removal of organic capping agents or or...

Processes involving heavy metals and other contaminants continue to present unsolved environmental questions. To advance the understanding of geochemical processes that involve the bioavailability of contaminants, cores where collected in the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, and analyzed for bacterial activity and metal concentrations. Results would suggest an extremely reducing environment where org...

introduction the problem of solid waste management is one of the most critical environmental issues because of rapid population and economic growth, urbanization, and industrialization. furthermore, global attitudes are bent on accessing sustainable agriculture and conserving a clean and green environment. vermicomposting is a process to convert organic waste by the use of earthworms to produce...

The synergetic combination of two metals in bimetallic (BM) nanoparticle (NP) significantly changes the optical, catalytic, electronic and magnetic properties. The possible reason for synergetic effects is the heterometallic bond between two metals, dilution of active site, the combination of two kinds of metals and their fine structures. The enhanced catalytic properties of BM nanoparticles ar...

Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) was recently shown to detoxify heavy metals by exudation of metals as a metalsubstituted calcite (calcium carbonate) through leaf trichomes. In this paper, we describe the applications of the variablepressure scanning electron microscopy (VP-SEM) system to investigate tobacco trichomes exudates after heavy metal treatment. An energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) sy...

Heterogeneous catalysis is commonly governed by surface active sites. Yet, areas just below the surface can also influence catalytic activity, for instance, when fragmentation products of catalytic feeds penetrate into catalysts. In particular, H absorbed below the surface is required for certain hydrogenation reactions on metals. Herein, we show that a sufficient concentration of subsurface hy...

This paper provides a review of recently obtained spectroscopic results, ab-initio calculations and catalytic activity tests from the authors ́ laboratory of factors affecting the performance of materials used as automobile catalysts. Issues addressed include the preparation of (Ce,Zr)Ox/Al2O3 (CZA) mixed oxide supports and the use of new active metals, such as Pd and Cu, for three-way catalysts...