Ceria-based gold catalysts were successfully deposited on ferritic stainless steel (Fecralloy) and aluminium monoliths. The prepared monolithic and reference powder catalysts were characterized by means of SBET, X-ray diffraction, glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy–energy dispersive X-ray analysis techniques and tested in the CO oxidation reaction. Cha...

Cobalt-based perovskite catalysts showed excellent performance towards NO-NO2 oxidation. We systematically investigated the influence of different levels of Cu-doping on the catalytic performance of hexagonal phase LaCoO3 (LaCo1-xCuxO3 (x = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3)) for NO oxidation. The catalytic activities of the oxide catalysts followed the sequence: LaCo0.9Cu0.1O3 > LaCoO3 > LaCo0.8Cu0.2O3 > LaCo0.7C...

We employed an efficient and facile route to synthesise monodisperse Pd-based bimetallic nanocrystals (MPd: M = Cu, Co and Ni) via a controlled co-reduction of Pd(ii) chloride and M(ii) nitrate at 200-230 °C in the presence of oleylamine (OAm). These monodisperse Pd-based nanocrystals have small dimensions, unique structures and homogeneous morphology, thus exhibit efficient catalytic activitie...

background: sulfur compounds must be removed from petroleum because they contribute to environmental pollution. a strong alkaline solution such as caustic soda is used to remove these compounds. this spent caustic has high values for chemical oxygen demand (cod) concentration, ph and total sulfur. in this study, the regeneration and treatment methodology of sulfidic spent caustic was investigat...

To compare the catalytic oxidation activities of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and rGO samples doped with five different transition metals (TM-rGO), we determine their effects on the oxidation of L-cysteine (Cys) in aqueous solution by performing electrochemistry (EC) measurements and on the photocatalytic oxidation of Cys by using high-resolution photoemission spectroscopy (HRPES) under UV illu...

A new catalytic oxidation cycle over binuclear Znand Ca-cation clusters in zeolites is proposed. Intermediate active clusters appear due to trapping of dioxygen. CO oxidation is considered as a model reaction over a cluster located in an 8-membered (8R) ring. Geometries of active clusters involved in the catalytic cycle vary depending on the nature and size of the cation. Reagents, transition s...

Two-dimensional organometallic sheets containing regularly and separately distributed transition atoms (TMs) have received tremendous attentions due to their flexibility in synthesis, well-defined geometry and the promising applications in hydrogen storage, electronic circuits, quantum Hall effect, and spintronics. Here for the first time we present a study on the superior catalytic CO oxidatio...

Perovskites are mixed-metal oxides that are attracting much scientific and application interest owing to their low price, adaptability, and thermal stability, which often depend on bulk and surface characteristics. These materials have been extensively explored for their catalytic, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties. They are promising candidates for the photocatalytic splitting of wa...

In this work, several nanostructured ceria catalysts were prepared by means of a hydrothermal procedure, in which the synthesis conditions (i.e., temperature and pH values) were varied. CeO2 samples of different shapes and structural properties were obtained, namely cubes, rods, cube and nanorod mixtures, and other polyhedra. The prepared materials were tested using four probe catalytic reactio...

Engineering a bimetallic system with complementary chemical properties can be an effective way of tuning catalytic activity. In this work, CO oxidation on CeO2(111)supported Pd-based bimetallic nanorods was investigated using density functional theory calculations corrected by on-site Coulomb interactions. We studied a series of CeO2(111)supported Pd-based bimetallic nanorods (Pd−X, where X = A...