Publications by authors named "Marvin L Frisch"
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- Aromatic and aliphatic amines, crucial for making drugs, dyes, and agrochemicals, are typically derived from nitro compounds but need harsh conditions to convert them.
- The research introduces an eco-friendly method using an electrochemical process in a membrane reactor that produces hydrogen from water, allowing for easier conversion of nitro compounds to amines.
- This new approach, using a specially modified palladium membrane, can efficiently hydrogenate a variety of nitro compounds at room temperature and without toxic additives, while tolerating high reagent concentrations.
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- Controlling how effectively electrocatalysts convert carbon dioxide into useful chemicals is difficult due to factors like bulk and surface lattice strain.
- This study uses advanced imaging techniques to analyze the dynamic behavior of Cu-Ag tandem catalysts, creating three-dimensional strain maps based on varying electrical conditions and product outputs.
- Results show that adding moderate amounts of silver improves the stability of the catalyst and reduces unwanted hydrogen production, highlighting the significance of using advanced spectroscopy methods for better understanding these catalysts.
Four commercial titanium dioxide (TiO) photocatalysts, namely P25, P90, PC105, and PC500, were immobilized onto steel plates using a sol-gel binder and investigated for phenol degradation under 365 nm UV-LED irradiation. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and total organic carbon (TOC) analyses were performed to study the impact of three types of oxygen sources (air, dispersed synthetic air, and hydrogen peroxide) on the photocatalytic performance. The photocatalyst films were stable and there were significant differences in their performance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe capability of ordinary surfactants in solubilizing hydrophobic compounds can come to a limit, if the extension of a contaminant is too large. An attractive goal is the development of surfactants which can actively reduce the size of dirt. Because strong Lewis acids are known to catalyze both bond formation and cleavage, an integration into the surfactant's molecular framework is tempting.
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