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Rationalizing the Efficiency of HKUST-1 for Capture and Biomimetic Sequestration of CO2
In light of their outstanding properties, metal–organic frameworks appear to be the latest and most assured sorbent in CCUS technology. In this study, adsorption isotherms of pure CO2, CH4, and N2 at three differ...
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The effect of CNTs on V-Ce/TiO2 for low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are widely utilized as catalyst promoters because of their unique structure and electrical properties. In this study, CNTs were added as a promoter to V-Ce/TiO2 (VCT), which is a commercia...
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Open AccessDevelopment of Cu3N electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline medium
A wide variety of electrocatalysts has been evolved for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and it is reasonable to carry out HER with low cost electrocatalyst and a good efficiency. In this study, Cu3N was synthes...
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Formation of CaCO3 from calcium sources with different anions in single process of CO2 capture-mineralization
The single process CO2 capture-mineralization approach integrates methods of CO2 absorption using aqueous solvents and mineral carbonation technology to not only remove carbon dioxide quickly, but also to simulta...
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Nitrogen and sulfur dual-doped porous carbon derived from coffee waste and cysteine for electrochemical energy storage
N/S dual-doped carbon materials were synthesized from coffee waste and cysteine for use as porous carbon electrode materials for electric double layer capacitors. The capacitance of the carbon materials was ca...
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Open AccessNatural biomass derived hard carbon and activated carbons as electrochemical supercapacitor electrodes
With every moving day, the aspect that is going to be the most important for modern science and technology is the means to supply sufficient energy for all the scientific applications. As the resource of fossi...
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Open AccessPt-free, low-cost and efficient counter electrode with carbon wrapped VO2(M) nanofiber for dye-sensitized solar cells
The present study reports the use of one-dimensional carbon wrapped VO2(M) nanofiber (VO2(M)/C) as a cost-effective counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs); where M denotes monoclinic crystal sys...
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Fe-doped LaCoO3 perovskite catalyst for NO oxidation in the post-treatment of marine diesel engine’s exhaust emissions
New post-treatment process for marine diesel engine exhaust emissions was proposed by combining NO oxidation and wet scrubbing technology for the simultaneous removal of SOX, NOX and PM. NO, insoluble in aqueous ...
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Chemoresistive sensor for hydrogen using thin films of tin dioxide doped with cerium and palladium
This work reports on the development of thin films of SnO2 doped with cerium and palladium and shows them to be viable materials for chemoresistive sensing of hydrogen (H2). The sensing material was synthesized b...
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A novel CuO–N-doped graphene nanocomposite-based hybrid electrode for the electrochemical detection of glucose
We report a catalyst of N-doped graphene CuO nanocomposite, for the non-enzymatic electrocatalytic oxidation of glucose. The hybrid nanocomposite was synthesized by copper sulfate, cetyl ammonium bromide and g...
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A non-enzymatic sensor for hydrogen peroxide based on the use of α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles deposited on the surface of NiO nanosheets
This work reports on the synthesis of nanocomposites from NiO and α-Fe2O3 by a hydrothermal route. The material was characterized in terms of structural and morphological features by X-ray diffraction and scannin...
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Magnesium oxide nanocubes deposited on an overhead projector sheet: synthesis and resistivity-based hydrogen sensing capability
This work reports the growth of magnesium oxide (MgO) nanocubes by thermal chemical vapor deposition at various temperatures. The MgO nanocubes were investigated by X-ray diffraction, FESEM, EDAX, TEM and FTIR...
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Effect of process parameters on the CaCO3 production in the single process for carbon capture and mineralization
The regeneration of the CO2 capture system is the most energy-intensive process associated with CO2 capture because high temperatures are required to desorb CO2 from the absorbent. We propose a single process for...
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Electrocatalytic activity of Cu2O nanocubes based electrode for glucose oxidation
A direct electrocatalytic activity of glucose oxidation on cuprous oxide modified glassy carbon electrode is reported. Cu2O nanocubes were synthesized by a simple wet chemical route in the absence of surfactants....
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Biomimetic sequestration of carbon dioxide using an enzyme extracted from oyster shell
Carbon dioxide sequestration activity was compared and evaluated using bovine carbonic anhydrase (BCA), and a water soluble protein extract derived from hemocytes from diseased shell (HDS). Para-nitrophenyl aceta...
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CO2 conversion to O2 by chemical lung in the presence of potassium superoxide in the silicone polymer matrix
This study demonstrates the use of a chemical lung consisting of potassium superoxide and silicone polymer to convert carbon dioxide in air to oxygen. In order to reduce its extremely high reactivity, potassiu...
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Production of low ash coal by thermal extraction with N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone
Present study was conducted for the purpose of producing low ash coal from LRC (low rank coals) such as lignite and sub-bituminous coal through thermal extraction using polar solvent. Extraction from bituminou...
