Publications by authors named "J Serafin"

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  • The study explored the use of orange peels to create porous activated carbons through chemical activation, which were then tested as metal catalyst supports for limonene oxidation.
  • Characterization of the materials included analytic techniques such as N2 sorption, XRD, FTIR, SEM, XPS, and XRF to evaluate their properties and elemental composition.
  • Results indicated that modifying activated carbon with cobalt and molybdenum significantly enhanced catalytic activity, with the molybdenum-based catalyst achieving a selectivity of 37% for limonene oxide at a conversion rate of 58%.
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Patients with aortic stenosis (AS) and other significant cardiopulmonary comorbidities are vulnerable to hemodynamic instability during anesthesia. This case report compares the use of remimazolam and midazolam in a 71-year-old man with symptomatic AS, chronic kidney disease, and ischemic cardiomyopathy. The patient underwent multiple short ambulatory interventional radiology procedures.

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Efficient and affordable electrocatalysts are fundamental for the sustainable production of hydrogen from water electrolysis. Here, an approach for the rapid production of laser-induced vertical graphene nanosheets (LIVGNs) through the exfoliation of the graphite foil under laser irradiation is presented. The density of the formed LIVGNs is ∼3 per 100 μm.

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Peatland drainage is a large source of anthropogenic CO emissions. While conversion to agriculture is widely acknowledged to lead to "irrecoverable" carbon (C) losses, in contrast the C impacts of peatland forestry are poorly understood, especially in intensively managed plantations. Losses of C from peat oxidation are highly variable and can be compensated for by gains of C in trees, depending on the lifecycle of the timber and timescale considered.

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