Microwave-Assisted Solvothermal Synthesis of Mo-Doped TiO with Exceptional Textural Properties and Superior Adsorption Kinetics.

Assigned to their outstanding physicochemical properties, TiO-based materials have been studied in various applications. Herein, TiO doped with different Mo contents (Mo-TiO) was synthesized via a microwave-assisted solvothermal approach. This was achieved using titanium (IV) butoxide and molybdenum (III) chloride as a precursor and dodecylamine as a surface directing agent.

Solution combustion synthesis of Ni/LaO for dry reforming of methane: tuning the basicity alkali and alkaline earth metal oxide promoters.

The production of syngas dry reforming of methane (DRM) has drawn tremendous research interest, ascribed to its remarkable economic and environmental impacts. Herein, we report the synthesis of K, Na, Cs, Li, and Mg-promoted Ni/LaO using solution combustion synthesis (SCS). The properties of the catalysts were determined by N physisorption experiments, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS), and H-TPR (temperature programmed reduction).

Natural clay-supported palladium catalysts for methane oxidation reaction: effect of alloying.

The catalytic combustion of methane (CCM) has been extensively studied owing to the wide use of methane in motor vehicles and power generation turbines. However, the absence of polarizability and the high C-H bond strength are considered to be the main drawbacks that limit its oxidation by traditional catalytic converters. Palladium-based catalysts are recognized as the benchmark catalysts for methane oxidation, especially under oxidizing conditions, and their activity is dependent on different parameters such as size, dispersion, and the nature of the support.

Enhanced photocatalytic performance of WON@porous TiO nanofibers towards sunlight-assisted degradation of organic contaminants.

In the last few decades, TiO has been widely used in different types of photocatalytic applications. However, the relatively large optical band gap (∼3.2 eV), low charge carrier mobility and consequently its low quantum efficiency limit its photocatalytic activity.

Tailoring the reducibility and catalytic activity of CuO nanoparticles for low temperature CO oxidation.

Copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles have received considerable interest as active and inexpensive catalysts for various gas-solid reactions. The CuO reducibility and surface reactivity are of crucial importance for the high catalytic activity. Herein, we demonstrate that the reducibility and stability of CuO nanoparticles can be controlled and tailored for the high catalytic activity of CO oxidation.