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C3-Based Petrochemicals: Recent Advances in Processes and Catalysts
The petrochemical and chemical industries are key enablers of modern societies. Transportation, construction, packaging, food processing, textile,...
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Decoration of alumina hollow fibers with zinc oxide: improvement of the photocatalytic system for methylene blue degradation
The photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) in aqueous solutions and under visible light was investigated with dispersed and supported zinc...
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New composite material based on Kaolinite, cement, TiO2 for efficient removal of phenol by photocatalysis
Photocatalysis is one of the most important process and was used to eliminate various organic pollutants as phenol in water. In this research study,...
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Selective Hydrogenation of 1,3-Butadiene to 1-Butene: Review on Catalysts, Selectivity, Kinetics and Reaction Mechanism
Catalytic hydrogenation of 1,3-butadiene to produce selectively 1-butene has considerable importance in the hydrocarbon industry and presents a...
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Recent Advances in Hydrotreating/Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts: Part II—Catalyst Additives, Preparation Methods, Activation, Deactivation, and Regeneration
Additives play a key role in enhancing the activity of hydrotreating catalysts by means of influencing metal–support interactions, improving...
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Recent Advances in Hydrotreating/Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts: Part I: Nature of Active Phase and Support
Hydrotreating/hydrodesulfurization is one of the important refining processes to improve the quality of petroleum fractions such as naphtha, aviation...
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Nanoelectrocatalysts-Enhanced Methods for Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds in Wastewater
The degradation by biological processes of a large majority of organic volatile contaminants in wastewater is limited. This is so, largely because...
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Conversion of novel tannery sludge-derived biochar/TiO2 nanocomposite for efficient removal of Cr (VI) under UV light: photocatalytic performance and mechanism insight
An investigation on the reduction of Cr (VI) pollutant from tannery effluents using TiO 2 , SB/TiO 2 , and c-SB/TiO 2 nano photocatalysts was presented in...
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Nanotechnology-Based Photocatalytic Degradation of Pharmaceuticals
Globally, over 10,000 tons of pharmaceuticals are used each year for the treatment of humans and animals. Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs)...
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Removal of emerging pollutant dibutylhydroxytoluene from water with CNT/TiO2 catalysts in a visible LED photoreactor
For the photocatalytic degradation of antioxidant 2,6-di-tert-butyl-hydroxytoluene (BHT), several TiO 2 -based composites have been prepared in MWCNT...
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Synthesis of Novel Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Conversion to Products of Value
This chapter is a description of methodologies for the conversion of carbon dioxide to products of value using catalytic processes. Accumulation of...
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Material Design for Synergistic Advanced Oxidation Processes
Water is an indispensable resource for life on Earth, with its importance being highlighted by the vast range of applications that require it....
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Efficient Homogeneous Catalysts for Conversion of CO2 to Fine Chemicals
Fossil fuel combustion is often considered as one of the major threats to the environment, because of the carbon dioxide (CO2) release in the...
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Current Advances and Potentials of Nanotechnology for Biofuel Production
Biofuels have been identified as a potential substitute for fossil fuels as the latter are depleting rapidly. Fossil fuels not only pose a serious...
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Synthesis and performance evaluation of S-scheme heterostructured LaFeO3/TiO2 photocatalyst for the efficient degradation of thiamethoxam
The application of perovskite lanthanum ferrite (LaFeO 3 ) as a photocatalyst has shown significant potential in the removal of persistent organic and...
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Artificial Photosynthesis Using Nanotechnology
Photosynthesis is biochemical cascade of reactions in plants to produce glucose, the form of energy, using the raw materials water and carbon dioxide...
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Thermal crosslinking synthesis of ethylene–vinyl acetate copolymer supported floating TiO2 photocatalyst: characterization and photocatalytic performance
Floating photocatalyst is of extensive interest due to easy recovery and efficient light harvest. Support materials largely determine the stability...
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Photocatalytic Evaluation of TiO2 Modified with N and Cu for Visible Absorption
Air quality is considered an essential issue for outdoor and indoor environments as we spend more than 90% of our time in indoor environments. For...
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Novel development of VOx–CeOx–WOx/TiO2 catalyst for low-temperature catalytic oxidation of chloroaromatic organics
A novel selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst with high catalytic activity on chloroaromatic organics at lower temperatures (160–180 ℃) is...
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Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into Liquid Hydrocarbons Using Cobalt-Bearing Catalysts
There is an increasing interest in carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and subsequent conversion into value-added chemicals and fuels. Cobalt-based...