Publications by authors named "Nihong An"

The ultra-deep adsorptive desulfurization (ppb level) of benzene remains a challenging subject with the need to construct efficient adsorbent systems. Herein, a kind of ruthenium-based adsorbent functionalized with bimetallic Ru-Al was rationally designed using AlO as support (denoted as 0.8%Ru-1.

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  • Different types of carbon materials were used to make special catalysts with Palladium (Pd) for chemical reactions.
  • The tests showed that more surface features on the carbon materials helped make smaller Pd particles and changed how they acted chemically.
  • The Pd/AC-N catalyst, made with carbon treated with nitric acid, worked best in a reaction to produce a substance called dibenzylbiotinmethylester, thanks to extra oxygen groups on the carbon support improving the process.
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Metal-free N-doped porous carbon (NC) materials have been demonstrated to be promising catalysts in contaminated environment remediation. Two NC materials (NC-1 and NC-2) were prepared by sol-gel routes. Their catalytic properties were investigated for the reduction of nitrobenzene (NB) in sulfide-containing aqueous solution.

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A series of well-dispersed carbon supported Pd catalysts were prepared by a simple and effective method under mild conditions. The functionalized carbon supported Pd catalyst (Pd/AC-H) demonstrated a enhanced performance to original carbon supported Pd catalyst (Pd/AC) in the probe reaction hydrogenation of 3,4-(1',3'-Dibenzyl-2'-oxoimidazolido)-2-(4-carboxybutylidene)thiophane to dibenzylbiotinmethylester. The results of various characterization techniques revealed that the improvement of Pd dispersion on Pd/AC-H catalyst surface could be associated to the presence of abundant oxygen-containing groups available for anchorage.

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A series of nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon materials (NMC) with different nitrogen contents (from 9.1 to 11.3 wt.

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The catalytic properties of iron oxide supported platinum catalysts (Pt/Fe(2)O(3)), prepared by a colloid deposition route, were investigated for the complete oxidation of formaldehyde. It is found that all the Pt/Fe(2)O(3) catalysts calcined at different temperatures (200-500°C) were active for the oxidation of formaldehyde. Among them, the catalysts calcined at lower temperatures (i.

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