The cell growth on H2 and O2 as the energy source and CO2 as the sole carbon source in the autotrophic culture condition was tested for the gram-negative bacteria Paracoccus spp. The aerobic growth in the autotrophic condition was only observed in Paracoccus denitrificans NBRC13301 and P.pantotrophus NBRC102493. Both strains were sensitive to O2 in particular the growth of P.pantotrophus was co...

We found that plasmonic Au particles on titanium(iv) oxide (TiO2) act as a visible-light-driven photocatalyst for overall water splitting free from any additives. This is the first report showing that surface plasmon resonance (SPR) in a suspension system effectively induces overall water splitting. Modification with various types of metal nanoparticles as co-catalysts enhanced the evolution of...

Remote plasma sources (RPS) are being developed for low damage materials processing during semiconductor fabrication. Plasmas sustained in NF3 are often used as a source of F atoms. NF3 containing gas mixtures (e.g., NF3/O2, NF3/H2) provide the additional opportunity to produce and control desirable F atom containing reactive species. In this paper, results from computational investigations of ...

Burning fuels in an O2/H2O atmosphere is regarded as the next generation of oxy-fuel combustion for CO2 capture and storage (CCS). By combining oxy-fuel combustion and biomass utilization technology, CO2 emissions could be further reduced. Therefore, this work focuses on investigating the combustion characteristics of single particles from bituminous coal (BC) and pine sawdust (PS) in O2/N2, O2...

A sample of MoOx/SiO2, in which all of the Mo cations are present as isolated mono-oxo molybdate moieties, was prepared and investigated to understand the redox chemistry of such molybdate species and their ability to exchange oxygen with O2 and H2O. Raman spectroscopy was used to monitor the exchange of 18O for 16O in the Mo=O bond of isolated molybdate species, whereas mass spectrometry was u...