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Facile Ozonation of Light Alkanes to Oxygenates with High Atom Economy in Tunable Condensed Phase at Ambient Temperature
(American Chemical Society, 2023-02-07)We have demonstrated the oxidation of mixed alkanes (propane, n-butane, and isobutane) by ozone in a condensed phase at ambient temperature and mild pressures (up to 1.3 MPa). Oxygenated products such as alcohols and ketones ... -
Remote Sensing and Remote Actuation via Silicone–Magnetic Nanorod Composites
(Advanced Materials Technologies, 2021-04-22)The capacity for a soft material to combine remote sensing and remote actuation is highly desirable for many applications in soft robotics and wearable technologies. This work presents a silicone elastomer with a suspension ... -
Enhanced transformation of CO2 over microporous Ce-doped Zr metal–organic frameworks
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Global Ban on Plastic and What Next? Are Consumers Ready to Replace Plastic with the Second-Generation Bioplastic? Results of the Snowball Sample Consumer Research in China, Western and Eastern Europe, North America and Brazil
(MDPI, 2022-10-27)Plastic can be used for many things and at the same time is the most versatile material in our modern world. However, the uncontrolled and unprecedented use of plastic comes to its end. The global ban on plastic brings ... -
High Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) and Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction (HOR) Activity RhxSy Catalyst Synthesized with Na2S for Hydrogen-Bromine Fuel Cell
(MDPI, 2020-08-02)A RhxSy/C catalyst with high mass-specific electrochemical surface area (ECSA/mass), high hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR)/hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity, and high Nafion® ionomer-affinity was synthesized and ... -
Recent comprehensive review for extended finite element method (XFEM) based on hydraulic fracturing models for unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs
(Springer, 2020-06-08)Hydraulic fracturing has been around for several decades since 1860s. It is one of the methods used to recover unconventional gas reservoirs. Hydraulic fracturing design is a challenging task due to the reservoir heterogeneity, ... -
Numerical modeling on drilling fluid and cutter design effect on drilling bit cutter thermal wear and breakdown
(Springer, 2019-10-11)The unconventional reservoir geological complexity will reduce the drilling bit performance. The drill bit poor performance was the reduction in rate of penetration (ROP) due to bit balling and worn cutter and downhole ... -
Ionic Interactions at the Crude Oil–Brine–Rock Interfaces Using Different Surface Complexation Models and DLVO Theory: Application to Carbonate Wettability
(American Chemical Society, 2022-02-15)The impact of ionic association with the carbonate surface and its influence toward carbonate wettability remains unclear and is an important topic of interest in the current literature. In this work, a triple layer model ... -
Controlling Mesenchyme Tissue Remodeling via Spatial Arrangement of Mechanical Constraints
(Frontiers Media, 2022-02-18)Tissue morphogenetic remodeling plays an important role in tissue repair and homeostasis and is often governed by mechanical stresses. In this study, we integrated an in vitro mesenchymal tissue experimental model with a ... -
Unlocking the Power of Exosomes for Crossing Biological Barriers in Drug Delivery
(MDPI, 2021-01-19)Since the 2013 Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery of vesicle trafficking, a subgroup of nanovesicles called exosomes has been driving the research field to a new regime for understanding cellular communication. This ... -
Enhanced Mechanical Properties by Ionomeric Complexation in Interpenetrating Network Hydrogels of Hydrolyzed Poly (N-vinyl Formamide) and Polyacrylamide
(MDPI, 2021-06-29)Tough hydrogels were made by hydrolysis of a neutral interpenetrating network (IPN) of poly (N-vinyl formamide) PNVF and polyacrylamide (PAAm) networks to form an IPN of polyvinylamine (PVAm) and poly (acrylic acid) (PAAc) ... -
Glycan Masking Focuses Immune Responses to the HIV-1 CD4-Binding Site and Enhances Elicitation of VRC01-Class Precursor Antibodies
(Elsevier, 2018-08-21)An important class of HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies, termed the VRC01 class, targets the conserved CD4-binding site (CD4bs) of the envelope glycoprotein (Env). An engineered Env outer domain (OD) eOD-GT8 60-mer ... -
Rh-Catalyzed Hydroformylation of 1,3-Butadiene and Pent-4-enal to Adipaldehyde in CO2-Expanded Media
(American Chemical Society, 2019-10-25)The homogeneous hydroformylation of pent-4-enal, the preferred aldehyde intermediate from 1,3-butadiene hydroformylation, was systematically investigated with Rh catalyst complexes in neat and CO2-expanded toluene media ... -
Mitigation of Iron and Aluminum Powder Deflagrations via Active Explosion Suppression in a 1 m3 Sphere Vessel
(American Chemical Society, 2019-08-27)Combustible metal dust explosions continue to present a significant threat to metal handling and refining industries. Addition of noncombustible inert material to combustible dust mixtures, through either premixing or ... -
110th Anniversary: Near-Total Epoxidation Selectivity and Hydrogen Peroxide Utilization with Nb-EISA Catalysts for Propylene Epoxidation
(American Chemical Society, 2019-09-02)The Nb-EISA catalyst with relatively low Nb loadings (∼2 wt %) shows exceptional propylene epoxidation performance with H2O2 as oxidant at 30–40 °C, 5–9 bar propylene pressure with nearly total propylene oxide (PO) selectivity ... -
Liquid-Phase Oxidation of Ethylene Glycol on Pt and Pt–Fe Catalysts for the Production of Glycolic Acid: Remarkable Bimetallic Effect and Reaction Mechanism
(American Chemical Society, 2019-09-11)A highly active and selective Pt–Fe alloy catalyst on CeO2 support is reported in this work for aqueous phase oxidation of ethylene glycol (EG) to glycolic acid. The Pt–Fe nanoparticles are highly alloyed with a face-centered ... -
Metal Recovery Using Oxalate Chemistry: A Technical Review
(American Chemical Society, 2019-07-31)Energy-efficient metal recovery and separation processes from a mixture of valuable metals are vital to the metallurgy and recycling industries. Oxalate has been identified as a sustainable reagent that can provide both ... -
Solubility and Diffusivity of Chlorodifluoromethane in Imidazolium Ionic Liquids: [emim][Tf2N], [bmim][BF4], [bmim][PF6], and [emim][TFES]
(American Chemical Society, 2019-05-31)Solubility and diffusivity measurements of chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) in four ionic liquids (ILs)—[emim][Tf2N], [bmim][BF4], [bmim][PF6], and [emim][TFES]—were conducted using an IGA gravimetric microbalance at ... -
Experimental and Mechanistic Study of Stabilized Dry CO2 Foam Using Polyelectrolyte Complex Nanoparticles Compatible with Produced Water To Improve Hydraulic Fracturing Performance
(American Chemical Society, 2019-05-08)The amount of fresh water used in hydraulic fracturing can be significantly reduced by employing produced water-compatible supercritical CO2 (scCO2) foams. Foams generated using surfactants only have suffered from long-term ... -
110th Anniversary: The First Thermodynamic and Kinetic Analysis of Ammonia in Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids Using a Gravimetric Microbalance
(American Chemical Society, 2019-02-25)The first vapor liquid equilibrium (VLE) measurements for the binary systems of ammonia (NH3) and three imidazolium-based ionic liquids (ILs) have been successfully measured using a gravimetric microbalance. ILs ...
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