Crystal structure of {2-methyl-2-[(pyridin-2-yl-meth-yl)amino]-propan-1-ol-κ ,',}bis-(nitrato-κ)copper(II) from synchrotron data.

The title compound, [Cu(NO)(CHNO)], has been synthesized and characterized by synchrotron single-crystal diffraction at 100 K. The Cu ion has a distorted square-pyramidal coordination geometry with two N and one O atoms of the CHNO ligand and one nitrate anion in the equatorial plane and another nitrate anion at the axial position. The equatorial Cu-N and Cu-O bond lengths are in the range 1.

Synthesis of mesoporous SAPO-34 molecular sieves and their applications in dehydration of butanols and ethanol.

Microporous SAPO-34 molecular sieves were hydrothermally synthesized with microwave irradiation in the presence of tetraethylammonium hydroxide (TEAOH) as a template. SAPO-34 molecular sieves with mesoporosity were also prepared in the presence of carbon black as a hard template. By increasing the content of the carbon black template in the synthesis, the mesopore volume increased.

Adsorptive removal of naproxen and clofibric acid from water using metal-organic frameworks.

Adsorptive removal of naproxen and clofibric acid, two typical PPCPs (pharmaceuticals and personal care products), has been studied using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for the first time. The removal efficiency decreases in the order of MIL-101>MIL-100-Fe>activated carbon both in adsorption rate and adsorption capacity. The adsorption kinetics and capacity of PPCPs generally depend on the average pore size and surface area (or pore volume), respectively, of the adsorbents.

Oxidative desulfurization of benzothiophene and thiophene with WOx/ZrO2 catalysts: effect of calcination temperature of catalysts.

Oxidative desulfurization (ODS) of model fuel containing benzothiophene (BT) or thiophene (Th) has been carried out with WO(x)/ZrO2 catalyst, which was calcined at various temperatures. Based on the conversion of BT in the model fuel, it can be shown that the optimum calcination temperature of WOx/ZrO2 catalyst is around 700 °C. The most active catalyst is composed of tetragonal zirconia (ZrO2) with well dispersed polyoxotungstate species and it is necessary to minimize the contents of the crystalline WO3 and monoclinic ZrO2 for a high BT conversion.