Towards Atomic Precision in HMF and Methane Oxidation Electrocatalysts

Methane Oxidation on a Coverage Layer Study

GeoCongress 2008 ◽

10.1061/40970(309)12 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Juliana L. Rose ◽

Pedro Paulo F. Gouvêa ◽

Cláudio F. Mahler

Keyword(s):

Methane Oxidation

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ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN AGRICULTURE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

FLORA AND FAUNA ◽

10.33451/florafauna.v23i1pp03-08 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 3-8

Author(s):

R. P. BAIN ◽

D. P. RAI ◽

SIDDARTH NAYAK

Keyword(s):

Rural Development ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Information And Communication Technology ◽

Communication Technology ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Sustainable Society ◽

Indian Agriculture ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Role Of Information

If we want to convert our rural population into knowledge driven, progressive, self sufficient, self reliant, sustainable society, the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT’s) cannot be ignored. Timely availability information is considered as most important factor in Indian agriculture. At present ICT is the technology of this millennium. Transferring the developed technology to all end users is time-consuming and tiresome task and is often not completed due to paucity of resources and lack of manpower. In India, agriculture and rural development has gained significantly from ICT due to its widespread extension and adoption. In this era of internet, ICT is committed to provide real, timely accurate authentic information to the farmers and rural peoples.

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Development of Sustainable Society Scenario Simulator toward Sustainable Manufacturing (3rd Report)

Journal of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering ◽

10.2493/jjspe.78.798 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 78 (9) ◽

pp. 798-804 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yuji MIZUNO ◽

Yusuke KISHITA ◽

Haruna WADA ◽

Shinichi FUKUSHIGE ◽

Yasushi UMEDA

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Manufacturing ◽

Sustainable Society

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Ultra-Low Amounts of Palladium (0.005-0.05 Wt% Pd) Supported on Titania: Remarkable Low-Temperature Activity for NO Reduction with CO and Structure-Function Property Relationships in Methane Oxidation

10.26434/chemrxiv.13489380.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Konstantin Khivantsev ◽

Libor Kovarik ◽

Nicholas R. Jaegers ◽

János Szanyi ◽

Yong Wang

Keyword(s):

Nitric Oxide ◽

Carbon Monoxide ◽

Methane Oxidation ◽

Steam Reforming ◽

Methane Steam Reforming ◽

Oxide Reduction ◽

Water Steam ◽

Methane Steam ◽

Anatase Titania ◽

Nitric Oxide Reduction

Atomically dispersed Pd +2 cations with ultra-dilute loading of palladium (0.005-0.05 wt%) were anchored on anatase titania and characterized with FTIR, microscopy and catalytic tests. CO infrared adsorption produces a sharp, narrow mono-carbonyl Pd(II)-CO band at ~2,130 cm-1 indicating formation of highly uniform and stable Pd+2 ions on anatase titania. The 0.05 wt% Pd/TiO2 sample was evaluated for methane combustion under dry and wet (industrially relevant) conditions in the presence and absence of carbon monoxide. Notably, we find the isolated palladium atoms respond dynamically upon oxygen concentration modulation (switching-on and switching off). When oxygen is removed from the wet methane stream, palladium ions are reduced to metallic state by methane and catalyze methane steam reforming instead of complete methane oxidation. Re-admission of oxygen restores Pd+2 cations and switches off methane steam reforming activity. Moreover, 0.05 wt% Pd/TiO2 is a competent CO oxidation catalyst in the presence of water steam with 90% CO conversion and TOF ~ 4,000 hr-1 at 260 ⁰C. More importantly, we find that diluting 0.05 wt% Pd/titania sample with titania to ultra-low 0.005 wt% palladium loading produces a remarkably active material for nitric oxide reduction with carbon monoxide under industrially relevant conditions with >90% conversion of nitric oxide at 180 ⁰C (~460 ppm NO and 150 L/g*hr flow rate in the presence of >2% water steam) and TOF ~6,000 hr-1. Pd thus outperforms state-of-the-art rhodium containing catalysts with (15-20 times higher rhodium loading; rhodium is ~ 3 times more expensive than palladium). Furthermore, palladium catalysts are more selective towards nitrogen and produce significantly less ammonia relative to the more traditional rhodium catalysts due to lower Pd amount nd lower water-gas-shift activity. Our study is the first example of utilizing ultra-low (0.05 wt% and less) noble metal (Pd) amounts to produce heterogeneous catalysts with extraordinary activity for nitric oxide reduction. This opens up a pathway to study other Pd, Pt and Rh containing materials with ultra-low loadings of expensive noble metals dispersed on titania or titania-coated oxides for industrially relevant nitric oxide abatement.

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Integrating UNSDG in International School’s Curriculum: Nurturing a Sustainable Society in Malaysia

GIS Business ◽

10.26643/gis.v15i2.18906 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 194-212

Author(s):

Urish Wynton Pillai Thomas ◽

Dr. Syriac Nellikunnel Devasia ◽

Dr Parameswaran Subrmanian ◽

Dr Maria Josephine Williams ◽

Dr Hanim Norza Baba

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

International Schools ◽

School Curriculum ◽

International School ◽

Full Time ◽

Sustainable Society ◽

Development Goals ◽

The Impact ◽

Nonparametric Correlation

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of integrating Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) into International School Curriculum, and to adapt Education for Sustainable Development using Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour, Roger’s diffusion of innovation theory and Stern’s value belief norm (VBN) theory to nurture a sustainable society. The study narrowed five development goals; Zero Hunger (SDG 2), Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG 6), Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11), Climate Change (SDG 13) and Life on Land (SDG 15) to evaluate the impact towards international school’s curriculum in order to nurture a sustainable society. Data was collected from 105 teachers from 5149 full time teachers in International Schools in Malaysia. The questionnaire focusses on indicators from Sustainable Development Goals and funnelled down to understand whether these indicators will impact the objective of these research, which is to nurture a sustainable society through integrating SDGs in International School Curriculum. The data was analyzed through SPSS application where correlation test were conducted and produce nonparametric correlation results in p<0.001 which indicate a very high significant of relationship between SDGs and sustainable society.

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