Nonoxidative Coupling of Ethane with Gold loaded Photocatalysts

Author(s):  
Surya Pratap Singh ◽  
Akira Yamamoto ◽  
Hisao Yoshida

Direct and continuous conversion of ethane to yield n-butane and hydrogen at near room temperature (ca. 320 K) was examined with gold loaded gallium oxide and titanium dioxide photocatalysts without...

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1550
Author(s):  
Vineet Kumar ◽  
Anuj Kumar ◽  
Minseok Song ◽  
Dong-Joo Lee ◽  
Sung-Soo Han ◽  
...  

The increasing demand for polymer composites with novel or improved properties requires novel fillers. To meet the challenges posed, nanofillers such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, and titanium dioxide (TiO2) have been used. In the present work, few-layer graphene (FLG) and iron oxide (Fe3O4) or TiO2 were used as fillers in a room-temperature-vulcanized (RTV) silicone rubber (SR) matrix. Composites were prepared by mixing RTV-SR with nanofillers and then kept for vulcanization at room temperature for 24 h. The RTV-SR composites obtained were characterized with respect to their mechanical, actuation, and magnetic properties. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis was performed to investigate the composite raw materials and finished composites, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis was used to study composite surface elemental compositions. Results showed that mechanical properties were improved by adding fillers, and actuation displacements were dependent on the type of nanofiller used and the applied voltage. Magnetic stress-relaxation also increased with filler amount and stress-relaxation rates decreased when a magnetic field was applied parallel to the deformation axes. Thus, this study showed that the inclusion of iron oxide (Fe3O4) or TiO2 fillers in RTV-SR improves mechanical, actuation, and magnetic properties.


2005 ◽  
Vol 480-481 ◽  
pp. 117-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayumu Tateoka ◽  
Yoshika Sekine ◽  
Takamasa Tsuda ◽  
Takanobu Ohashi

Authors have successfully synthesized a new environmental catalysis which reacted with harmful formaldehyde in air at room temperature. Although manganese oxide is practically used for a major ingredient of formaldehyde removing materials, intermediates such as formate formed on the surface reduced the removal efficiency. Then, manganese oxide was photodeposited onto the surface of titanium dioxide particles which could decompose certain organic compounds with UV irradiation. It was confirmed that the complex oxide decomposed formaldehyde into carbon dioxide at room temperature. Moreover, UV irradiation enhanced the production of the carbon dioxide.


2007 ◽  
Vol 1031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathanael Smith ◽  
Kevin J Emmett ◽  
Sandra J Rosenthal

AbstractCdSe nanocrystals chemically linked to nanocrystalline titanium dioxide substrates form a promising material for nanostructured photovoltaic devices. The usual method for attaching the nanocrystals to the titanium dioxide substrate is by means of a linking molecule (such as mercaptopropionic acid) or in-situ growth. In this paper, we report the use of an alternative technique, electrophoretic deposition (EPD), to directly deposit already formed CdSe nanocrystals onto the substrate. In EPD, a voltage is established between two electrodes that are immersed in a solution of nanocrystals. At room temperature, a fraction of the nanocrystals are thermally charged, and these charged nanocrystals migrate to the electrodes and adhere to the surface. A significant advantage of EPD over the use of linking molecules is the speed with which the nanocrystals are deposited: EPD takes only a few minutes, compared to the several hours required for the alternative techniques. Additionally, we have fabricated initial photovoltaic devices based on electrophoretically deposited CdSe nanocrystals on a planar TiO2 thin film.


Science ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 332 (6033) ◽  
pp. 1065-1067 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Yamada ◽  
K. Ueno ◽  
T. Fukumura ◽  
H. T. Yuan ◽  
H. Shimotani ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol E98.C (5) ◽  
pp. 382-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Pungboon PANSILA ◽  
Kensaku KANOMATA ◽  
Bashir AHMMAD ◽  
Shigeru KUBOTA ◽  
Fumihiko HIROSE

2008 ◽  
Vol 130 (30) ◽  
pp. 9984-9993 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Nowotny ◽  
T. Bak ◽  
L. R. Sheppard ◽  
M. K. Nowotny

2011 ◽  
Vol 284-286 ◽  
pp. 638-641
Author(s):  
Jun Cong Wei ◽  
Xiao Cui Han ◽  
Chun Hui Gao ◽  
Jian Kun Huang ◽  
Jun Bo Tu

MgO-Al2O3-TiO2 composite refractories were prepared by using magnesium aluminate spinel (MgAl2O4) and titanium dioxide as main starting materials and being sintered at high temperature. The influences of titanium dioxide additions on the room temperature physical properties, phase composition and microstructure were investigated. The phase composition and microstructure were tested by means of XRD and SEM. The results revealed that with increasing TiO2 content, the densification of the composites first increased sand then decreased and maximized at 4% TiO2 loading. This showed appropriate amount of TiO2 could contribute to the sintering of the composites due to the solid solution of TiO2 in magnesium aluminate spinel.


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