Calcium tungstate (CaWO4) crystals were prepared by microwave-assisted hydrothermal (MAH) and polymeric precursor methods (PPM). These crystals were structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption, X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) measurements. The morphology and size of these crystals were observed by field emission scanni...
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This study describes the use of succinylated twice-mercerized sugarcane bagasse containing adsorbed Cu2+ or Ni2+ ions from spiked aqueous solutions (2MSBA-Cu and 2MSBA-Ni) as heterogeneous catalysts for the catalytic oxidation of n-hexane and n-heptane in gas phase. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study in which a spent adsorbent material based on lignocellulose biomass is used in the catalytic ...
Barium molybdate and Barium tungstate are important materials due their photoluminescent properties and they also have catalysis and photocatalysis applications. In this work, powders of these compounds were prepared by microwave-assisted hydrothermal (MAH) method and polymeric precursor method (PPM) and their structural and optical properties were studied. Furthermore, these materials were employed as solid ca...
This paper describes a systematic investigation on the synthesis of CeO2 supported on SiO2 by two different methods: (i) the in situ incorporation of CeO2 onto MCM-41 and (ii) wet impregnation. We were interested in investigating how the CeO2 preparation could influence their physicochemical properties and catalytic performances towards the benzene, toluene, and o-xylene (BTX) oxidation reactions. Our results s...
This paper presents the development of an on-line pre-concentration system to determine cadmium(II) in aqueous samples. The analyte was trapped in a mini-column filled with Al2O3 in the form of macro-spheres obtained by the mixture of Al(NO3)3•9H2Oaq and chitosan dissolved in acetic acid. The mixture was dropped into an NH4OH aqueous solution under rigorous agitation using a peristaltic pump, the macro-spheres ...
A simple method to prepare magnesium oxide catalysts for biodiesel production by transesterification reaction of soybean oil with ethanol is proposed. The method was developed using a metal–chitosan complex. Compared to the commercial oxide, the proposed catalysts displayed higher surface area and basicity values, leading to higher yield in terms of fatty acid ethyl esters (biodiesel). The deactivation of the c...
Here we describe a single chemical route to obtain highly dispersed nanometric Ni particles embedded in titania/carbon matrixes (amorphous and crystalline). The synthesis of these nanocomposites is based on a polymeric precursor method. The metallic Ni nanoparticles (1–15 nm) were obtained in a single process. We also present the results of photocatalytic experiments involving a series of nanocrystalline compos...
In this paper, the results obtained in the methane decomposition reaction promoted by a Ni catalyst supported on MgAl2O4 spinel are presented. The textural properties of the catalyst were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption/desorption isotherms (BET and BJH methods), thermogravimetric (TGA) and temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) analysis. The influence of the operating conditions employed...
Methane decomposition is an endothermic process. Therefore a high temperature increases the methane conversion and improves the carbon accumulation. Nevertheless at high temperature conditions a faster deactivation of catalyst is generally observed. To keep the stability of the catalyst, lower reaction temperatures can be used as well as methane dilution but the catalytic activity is lowered. The aim of the pre...