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Malizia M, Scott SA, Torrente-Murciano L, Boies AM, Aljohani TA, Baldovi HG. Enhanced Visible Light-Driven Photocatalytic Water-Splitting Reaction of Titanate Nanotubes Sensitised with Ru(II) Bipyridyl Complex. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2023; 13:2959. [PMID: 37999313 PMCID: PMC10674862 DOI: 10.3390/nano13222959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
Abstract
The ion exchange of Na+ cations was used to photosensitise titanates nanotubes (Ti-NTs) with tris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) cations (Ru(bpy)32+); this yielded a light-sensitised Ti-NTs composite denoted as (Ru(bpy)3)Ti-NTs, exhibiting the characteristic absorption of Ru(bpy)32+ in visible light. Incident photon-to-current efficiency (IPCE) measurements and the photocatalytic reduction of methyl viologen reaction confirmed that in the photosensitisation of the (Ru(bpy)3)Ti-NTs composite, charge transfer and charge separation occur upon excitation by ultraviolet and visible light irradiation. The photocatalytic potential of titanate nanotubes was tested in the water-splitting reaction and the H2 evolution reaction using a sacrificial agent and showed photocatalytic activity under various light sources, including xenon-mercury lamp, simulated sunlight, and visible light. Notably, in the conditions of the H2 evolution reaction when (Ru(bpy)3)Ti-NTs were submitted to simulated sunlight, they exceeded the photocatalytic activity of pristine Ti-NTs and TiO2 by a factor of 3 and 3.5 times, respectively. Also, (Ru(bpy)3)Ti-NTs achieved the photocatalytic water-splitting reaction under simulated sunlight and visible light, producing, after 4 h, 199 and 282 μmol×H2×gcat-1. These results confirm the effective electron transfer of Ru(bpy)3 to titanate nanotubes. The stability of the photocatalyst was evaluated by a reuse test of four cycles of 24 h reactions without considerable loss of catalytic activity and crystallinity.
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- Mauro Malizia
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK; (M.M.); (L.T.-M.)
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- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK; (S.A.S.); (A.M.B.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK; (M.M.); (L.T.-M.)
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- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK; (S.A.S.); (A.M.B.)
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- Refining and Petrochemical Technology Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK; (M.M.); (L.T.-M.)
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Avena Maia M, Kranse OP, Eves-van den Akker S, Torrente-Murciano L. Phosphate Recovery from Urine-Equivalent Solutions for Fertilizer Production for Plant Growth. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 2023; 11:16074-16086. [PMID: 38022740 PMCID: PMC10647925 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c03146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
Abstract
This study presents a proof of concept for the recovery of phosphate from aqueous solutions with high phosphorus (PO4-P) initial contents to simulate the concentration of streams from decentralized wastewater systems. Solutions with ∼500 ppm phosphorus enable phosphate adsorption and recovery, in contrast to the highly diluted inlet streams (<10 ppm) from centralized wastewater treatment plants. In this work, Mg-Fe layered double hydroxide is used as a phosphate adsorbent, demonstrating its separation from aqueous streams, recovery, and use as a fertilizer following the principles of circular economy. We demonstrate that the mechanism of phosphate adsorption in this material is by a combination of surface complexation and electrostatic attraction. After the loss of crystallinity in the presence of water in the first cycle and its associated decrease in adsorption capacity, the Mg-Fe layered double hydroxide (LDH) is stable after consecutive adsorption/desorption cycles, where desorption solutions were reused to substantially increase the final phosphate concentration demonstrating the recyclability of the material in a semicontinuous process. Phosphate recovered in this way was used to complement phosphate-deficient plant growth medium, demonstrating its efficacy as a fertilizer and thereby promoting a circular and sustainable economy.
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- Marina Avena Maia
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, CB3 0AS Cambridge, U.K.
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- Crop
Science Centre, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, CB3 0LE Cambridge, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, CB3 0AS Cambridge, U.K.
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Datta S, Mahin J, Liberti E, Manasi I, Edler KJ, Torrente-Murciano L. Role of the Deep Eutectic Solvent Reline in the Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 2023; 11:10242-10251. [PMID: 37476420 PMCID: PMC10354802 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c07337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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This work presents a mechanistic understanding of the synthesis of small (<3 nm) gold nanoparticles in a nontoxic, eco-friendly, and biodegradable eutectic mixture of choline chloride and urea (reline) without the addition of external reducing or stabilization agents. Reline acts as a reducing agent by releasing ammonia (via urea hydrolysis), forming gold nanoparticles even at trace ammonia concentration levels. Reline also affects the speciation of the gold precursor forming gold chloro-complexes, stabilizing Au+ species, leading to an easier reduction and avoiding the otherwise fast disproportionation reaction. Such a capability is however lost in the presence of large amounts of water, where water replaces the chloride ligands in the precursor speciation. In addition, reline acts as a weak stabilizing agent, leading to small particles (<3 nm) and narrow distributions although agglomerates quickly form. Such properties are maintained in the presence of water, indicating that it is linked to the urea stabilization rather than the hydrogen-bonding network. This work has important implications in the field of green synthesis of nanoparticles with small sizes, especially for biomedical and health care applications, due to the nontoxic nature of the components of deep eutectic solvents in contrast to the conventional routes.
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- Sukanya Datta
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, CB3 0AS Cambridge, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, CB3 0AS Cambridge, U.K.
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- Department
of Materials, University of Oxford, OX1 3PH Oxford U.K.
- The
Rosalind Franklin Institute, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QS Oxfordshire, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down Road, BA2 7AY Bath, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down Road, BA2 7AY Bath, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, CB3 0AS Cambridge, U.K.
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Mulks FF, Pinho B, Platten AW, Andalibi MR, Expósito AJ, Edler KJ, Hevia E, Torrente-Murciano L. Continuous, stable, and safe organometallic reactions in flow at room temperature assisted by deep eutectic solvents. Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Asiain-Mira R, Smith C, Zamora P, Monsalvo VM, Torrente-Murciano L. Hydrogen production from urea in human urine using segregated systems. Water Res 2022; 222:118931. [PMID: 35970006 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Removal of nitrogen compounds through biological processes represents the highest energy consumption in conventional centralised wastewater treatment facilities. Alternatively, segregated systems, where wastewater is treated at its source, present the potential to provide value to nitrogen-rich compounds contained in wastewater like urea. This paper demonstrates the feasibility of a novel process to recover energy from human urine based on the pre-isolation of urea to decrease the energy requirements for its thermal decomposition compared to the conventional thermal treatment when in solution, followed by its decomposition into hydrogen. Herein, urea is separated from an aqueous solution by adsorption onto activated carbon. Thermal urea desorption and decomposition into ammonia and CO2 at 250 °C leads to full regeneration of the carbon, showing a constant adsorption capacity for at least 5 consecutive adsorption/desorption cycles. Finally, when the regeneration and urea decomposition step is coupled to an ammonia decomposition catalyst, hydrogen is produced to be used as an energy fuel. This process opens the door to a new way of circular economy by energy recovery from hydrogen-rich components in segregated wastewater streams. Preliminary energy balances show that the adoption of this energy recovery system in a city of 160,000 inhabitants would lead to a daily hydrogen production of 430 kg, with a net energy production of 2,500 kWh/day. In addition, such waste-to-energy process would lead to energy savings of 4,600 kWh/day in a conventional wastewater treatment plant reducing its energy consumption by around 35%.
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- Ruben Asiain-Mira
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, CB3 0AS, Cambridge, UK; FCC Aqualia, Department of Innovation and Technology, Avda. del Camino de Santiago 40, 28050, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, CB3 0AS, Cambridge, UK
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- FCC Aqualia, Department of Innovation and Technology, Avda. del Camino de Santiago 40, 28050, Madrid, Spain
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- FCC Aqualia, Department of Innovation and Technology, Avda. del Camino de Santiago 40, 28050, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, CB3 0AS, Cambridge, UK.
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Hopper E, Wayman TMR, Asselin J, Pinho B, Boukouvala C, Torrente-Murciano L, Ringe E. Size Control in the Colloidal Synthesis of Plasmonic Magnesium Nanoparticles. J Phys Chem C Nanomater Interfaces 2022; 126:563-577. [PMID: 35059097 PMCID: PMC8762659 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c07544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Nanoparticles of plasmonic materials can sustain oscillations of their free electron density, called localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs), giving them a broad range of potential applications. Mg is an earth-abundant plasmonic material attracting growing attention owing to its ability to sustain LSPRs across the ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared wavelength range. Tuning the LSPR frequency of plasmonic nanoparticles requires precise control over their size and shape; for Mg, this control has previously been achieved using top-down fabrication or gas-phase methods, but these are slow and expensive. Here, we systematically probe the effects of reaction parameters on the nucleation and growth of Mg nanoparticles using a facile and inexpensive colloidal synthesis. Small NPs of 80 nm were synthesized using a low reaction time of 1 min and ∼100 nm NPs were synthesized by decreasing the overall reaction concentration, replacing the naphthalene electron carrier with biphenyl or using metal salt additives of FeCl3 or NiCl2 at longer reaction times of 17 h. Intermediate sizes up to 400 nm were further selected via the overall reaction concentration or using other metal salt additives with different reduction potentials. Significantly larger particles of over a micrometer were produced by reducing the reaction temperature and, thus, the nucleation rate. We showed that increasing the solvent coordination reduced Mg NP sizes, while scaling up the reaction reduced the mixing efficiency and produced larger NPs. Surprisingly, varying the relative amounts of Mg precursor and electron carrier had little impact on the final NP sizes. These results pave the way for the large-scale use of Mg as a low-cost and sustainable plasmonic material.
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- Elizabeth
R. Hopper
- Department
of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University
of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, United Kingdom
- Department
of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, United
Kingdom
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University
of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, United Kingdom
- Department
of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, United
Kingdom
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- Department
of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University
of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, United Kingdom
- Department
of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, United
Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University
of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, United Kingdom
- Department
of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, United
Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University
of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, United Kingdom
- Department
of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, United
Kingdom
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Smith C, Torrente-Murciano L. Low Temperature and Pressure Single-Vessel Integrated Ammonia Synthesis and Separation using Commercial KATALCO Catalysts. Johnson Matthey Technology Review 2022. [DOI: 10.1595/205651322x16577001040526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
In recent years, the potential for “green” ammonia produced from renewable energy has renewed the pursuit for a low-pressure, low-temperature ammonia synthesis process using novel catalysts capable to operate under these conditions. In past decades, the trend of decreasing the pressure in the existing Haber-Bosch process to the de facto limit of condensation at 80 bar has been achieved through catalysts such as iron-based ICI’s KATALCO 74-1. By replacing the separation of ammonia via condensation by absorption, the process loop can be integrated into a single-vessel at constant temperature, and the operating region drastically shifts to lower pressures (<30 bar) and temperatures (<380°C) unknown to commercial catalysts. Herein, the low-temperature and low-pressure activity of KATALCO 74-1 and KATALCO 35-8A catalysts is studied and compared to Ru/Cs/CeO2 catalyst known to have low-temperature activity through resistance to hydrogen inhibition. Due to its low-temperature and high-conversion activity, KATALCO 74-1 can be deployed in an integrated reaction and absorptive-separation using MnCl2/SiO2 as absorbent. Although further catalyst development is needed to increase compatibility with the absorbent in a feasible reactor design, this study clearly demonstrates the need to re-evaluate the viability of commercial ammonia synthesis catalysts, especially iron-based ones, for their deployment on novel green ammonia synthesis processes driven exclusively by renewable energy.
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- Collin Smith
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, CB3 0AS, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, CB3 0AS, Cambridge, UK
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Mahin J, Franck CO, Fanslau L, Patra HK, Mantle MD, Fruk L, Torrente-Murciano L. Green, scalable, low cost and reproducible flow synthesis of biocompatible PEG-functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles. REACT CHEM ENG 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1re00239b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
A continuous synthesis strategy enabling the large-scale and cost-effective synthesis and functionalization of iron oxide nanoparticles in a single setup is developed, leading to fully biocompatible and application-ready PEG coated nanoparticles.
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- Julien Mahin
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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Kirste KG, Laassiri S, Hu Z, Stoian D, Torrente-Murciano L, Hargreaves JSJ, Mathisen K. XAS investigation of silica aerogel supported cobalt rhenium catalysts for ammonia decomposition. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:18932-18949. [PMID: 32567607 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp00558d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Abstract
The implementation of ammonia as a hydrogen vector relies on the development of active catalysts to release hydrogen on-demand at low temperatures. As an alternative to ruthenium-based catalysts, herein we report the high activity of silica aerogel supported cobalt rhenium catalysts. XANES/EXAFS studies undertaken at reaction conditions in the presence of the ammonia feed reveal that the cobalt and rhenium components of the catalyst which had been pre-reduced are initially re-oxidised prior to their subsequent reduction to metallic and bimetallic species before catalytic activity is observed. A synergistic effect is apparent in which this re-reduction step occurs at considerably lower temperatures than for the corresponding monometallic counterpart materials. The rate of hydrogen production via ammonia decomposition was determined to be 0.007 molH2 gcat-1 h-1 at 450 °C. The current study indicates that reduced Co species are crucial for the development of catalytic activity.
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- Karsten G Kirste
- Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 5, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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Datta S, Jo C, De Volder M, Torrente-Murciano L. Morphological Control of Nanostructured V 2O 5 by Deep Eutectic Solvents. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2020; 12:18803-18812. [PMID: 32212670 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b17916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Herein, we show a facile surfactant-free synthetic platform for the synthesis of nanostructured vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) using reline as a green and eco-friendly deep eutectic solvent. This new approach overcomes the dependence of the current synthetic methods on shape directing agents such as surfactants with potential detrimental effects on the final applications. Excellent morphological control is achieved by simply varying the water ratio in the reaction leading to the selective formation of V2O5 3D microbeads, 2D nanosheets, and 1D randomly arranged nanofleece. Using electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy (ESI-MS), we demonstrate that alkyl amine based ionic species are formed during the reline/water solvothermal treatment and that these play a key role in the resulting material morphology with templating and exfoliating properties. This work enables fundamental understanding of the activity-morphology relationship of vanadium oxide materials in catalysis, sensing applications, energy conversion, and energy storage as we prove the effect of surfactant-free V2O5 structuring on battery performance as cathode materials. Nanostructured V2O5 cathodes showed a faster charge-discharge response than the counterpart bulk-V2O5 electrode with V2O5 2D nanosheet presenting the highest improvement of the rate performance in galvanostatic charge-discharge tests.
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- Sukanya Datta
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, United Kingdom
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- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0AS, United Kingdom
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- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0AS, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, United Kingdom
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Zhao Y, Dobson J, Harabajiu C, Madrid E, Kanyanee T, Lyall C, Reeksting S, Carta M, McKeown NB, Torrente-Murciano L, Black K, Marken F. Indirect photo-electrochemical detection of carbohydrates with Pt@g-C 3N 4 immobilised into a polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-1) and attached to a palladium hydrogen capture membrane. Bioelectrochemistry 2020; 134:107499. [PMID: 32179453 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2020.107499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
An "indirect" photo-electrochemical sensor is presented for the measurement of a mixture of analytes including reducing sugars (e.g. glucose, fructose) and non-reducing sugars (e.g. sucrose, trehalose). Its innovation relies on the use of a palladium film creating a two-compartment cell to separate the electrochemical and the photocatalytic processes. In this original way, the electrochemical detection is separated from the potential complex matrix of the analyte (i.e. colloids, salts, additives, etc.). Hydrogen is generated in the photocatalytic compartment by a Pt@g-C3N4 photocatalyst embedded into a hydrogen capture material composed of a polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-1). The immobilised photocatalyst is deposited onto a thin palladium membrane, which allows rapid pure hydrogen diffusion, which is then monitored by chronopotentiometry (zero current) response in the electrochemical compartment. The concept is demonstrated herein for the analysis of sugar content in commercial soft drinks. There is no requirement for the analyte to be conducting with electrolyte or buffered. In this way, samples (biological or not) can be simply monitored by their exposition to blue LED light, opening the door to additional energy conversion and waste-to-energy applications.
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- Yuanzhu Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK; Material & Chemical Characterisation Facility MC(2), University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK; Material & Chemical Characterisation Facility MC(2), University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Swansea University, College of Science, Grove Building, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, Scotland EH9 3JJ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK
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- University of Liverpool, School of Engineering, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
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This paper presents fundamental understanding of the mechanism of the Turkevich protocol, the method recommended by the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles using sodium citrate as reducing agent. Herein, we reveal that the Turkevich mechanism consists of two consecutive reduction steps (Au3+→ Au+→ Au0) rather than a reduction followed by the disproportionation reaction as conventionally believed. This new understanding has profound implications: i. the second reduction step (Au+→ Au0), rather than the previously postulated first reduction step, is the rate-limiting reduction step and ii. the formation of acetone dicarboxylate (DC2-) as an intermediate product through the oxidation of citrate has a key role as stabilizer and as a reducing agent (stronger than sodium citrate). This knowledge enables the synthesis of monodispersed gold nanoparticles with sizes ranging from 5.2 ± 1.7 nm to 21.4 ± 3.4 nm, with the lower end considerably smaller than previously reported through the Turkevich route. This work provides fundamental guidance for the controllable synthesis of nanoparticles using DC2- as a reducing agent directly applicable to other precious metals.
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- Yunhu Gao
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK.
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Pinho B, Torrente-Murciano L. Continuous manufacturing of silver nanoparticles between 5 and 80 nm with rapid online optical size and shape evaluation. REACT CHEM ENG 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9re00452a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Flexible manufacturing technology of nanoparticles with sizes between 5 and 80 nm. This unique size flexibility is enabled by coupling rapid online spectroscopy and a mathematical Mie theory-based algorithm for size and shape evaluation.
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- Bruno Pinho
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge
- UK
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Wang Y, Furukawa S, Zhang Z, Torrente-Murciano L, Khan SA, Yan N. Oxidant free conversion of alcohols to nitriles over Ni-based catalysts. Catal Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cy01799a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ni-Based catalysts converting various primary alcohols to nitriles in high yields under oxidant-free, low temperature conditions.
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- Yunzhu Wang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore 117585
- Singapore
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- Institute for Catalysis
- Hokkaido University
- Sapporo 001-0021
- Japan
- Elementary Strategy Initiative for Catalysis and Battery
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore 117585
- Singapore
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge CB3 0AS
- UK
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore 117585
- Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore 117585
- Singapore
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Aizpurua J, Baumberg J, Caps V, Cortes E, de Nijs B, Diaz Fernandez Y, Fabris L, Freakley S, Gawinkowski S, Glass D, Huang J, Jankiewicz B, Khurgin J, Kumar PV, Maurer RJ, McBreen P, Mueller NS, Park JY, Quiroz J, Rejman S, Romero Gómez RM, Salmon-Gamboa J, Schlücker S, Schultz Z, Shukla A, Sivan Y, Thangamuthu M, Torrente-Murciano L, Xiao X, Xu H, Zhan C. Applications in catalysis, photochemistry, and photodetection: general discussion. Faraday Discuss 2019; 214:479-499. [DOI: 10.1039/c9fd90014d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Aizpurua J, Baletto F, Baumberg J, Christopher P, Nijs BD, Deshpande P, Diaz Fernandez Y, Fabris L, Freakley S, Gawinkowski S, Govorov A, Halas N, Hernandez R, Jankiewicz B, Khurgin J, Kuisma M, Kumar PV, Lischner J, Liu J, Marini A, Maurer RJ, Mueller NS, Parente M, Park JY, Reich S, Sivan Y, Tagliabue G, Torrente-Murciano L, Thangamuthu M, Xiao X, Zayats A. Theory of hot electrons: general discussion. Faraday Discuss 2019; 214:245-281. [PMID: 31095152 DOI: 10.1039/c9fd90012h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Aizpurua J, Ashfold M, Baletto F, Baumberg J, Christopher P, Cortés E, de Nijs B, Diaz Fernandez Y, Gargiulo J, Gawinkowski S, Halas N, Hamans R, Jankiewicz B, Khurgin J, Kumar PV, Liu J, Maier S, Maurer RJ, Mount A, Mueller NS, Oulton R, Parente M, Park JY, Polanyi J, Quiroz J, Rejman S, Schlücker S, Schultz Z, Sivan Y, Tagliabue G, Thangamuthu M, Torrente-Murciano L, Xiao X, Zayats A, Zhan C. Dynamics of hot electron generation in metallic nanostructures: general discussion. Faraday Discuss 2019; 214:123-146. [PMID: 31094389 DOI: 10.1039/c9fd90011j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Arrigo R, Badmus K, Baletto F, Boeije M, Brinkert K, Bugaev A, Bukhtiyarov V, Carosso M, Catlow R, Chutia A, Davies P, de Leeuw N, Dononelli W, Freund HJ, Friend C, Gates B, Genest A, Hargreaves J, Hutchings G, Johnston R, Lamberti C, Marbaix J, Miranda CR, Odarchenko Y, Richards N, Russell A, Selvam P, Sermon P, Shah P, Shevlin S, Shozi M, Skylaris CK, Soulantica K, Torrente-Murciano L, Trunschke A, van Santen R, Verga LG, Whiston K, Willock D. Theory as a driving force to understand reactions on nanoparticles: general discussion. Faraday Discuss 2018; 208:147-185. [PMID: 30094439 DOI: 10.1039/c8fd90013b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Adishev A, Arrigo R, Baletto F, Bordet A, Bukhtiyarov V, Carosso M, Catlow R, Conway M, Davies J, Davies P, De Masi D, Demirci C, Edwards JK, Friend C, Gallarati S, Hargreaves J, Huang H, Hutchings G, Lai S, Lamberti C, Macino M, Marchant D, Murayama T, Odarchenko Y, Peron J, Prati L, Quinson J, Richards N, Rogers S, Russell A, Selvam P, Shah P, Shozi M, Skylaris CK, Soulantica K, Spolaore F, Tooze B, Torrente-Murciano L, Trunschke A, Venezia B, Walker J, Whiston K. Control of catalytic nanoparticle synthesis: general discussion. Faraday Discuss 2018; 208:471-495. [DOI: 10.1039/c8fd90015a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Arrigo R, Badmus K, Baletto F, Boeije M, Bowker M, Brinkert K, Bugaev A, Bukhtiyarov V, Carosso M, Catlow R, Chanerika R, Davies PR, Dononelli W, Freund HJ, Friend C, Gallarati S, Gates B, Genest A, Gibson EK, Hargreaves J, Helveg S, Huang H, Hutchings G, Irvine N, Johnston R, Lai S, Lamberti C, Macginley J, Marchant D, Murayama T, Nome R, Odarchenko Y, Quinson J, Rogers S, Russell A, Said S, Sermon P, Shah P, Simoncelli S, Soulantica K, Spolaore F, Tooze B, Torrente-Murciano L, Trunschke A, Willock D, Zhang J. The challenges of characterising nanoparticulate catalysts: general discussion. Faraday Discuss 2018; 208:339-394. [DOI: 10.1039/c8fd90014k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Liang X, Baker RW, Wu K, Deng W, Ferdani D, Kubiak PS, Marken F, Torrente-Murciano L, Cameron PJ. Continuous low temperature synthesis of MAPbX3 perovskite nanocrystals in a flow reactor. REACT CHEM ENG 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8re00098k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Perovskite nanocrystals prepared at room temperature using a simple flow reactor.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Bath
- Bath
- UK
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Wagner JL, Jones E, Sartbaeva A, Davis SA, Torrente-Murciano L, Chuck CJ, Ting VP. Zeolite Y supported nickel phosphide catalysts for the hydrodenitrogenation of quinoline as a proxy for crude bio-oils from hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgae. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:1189-1201. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt03318d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The catalytic activity of nickel phosphide catalysts on different zeolite Y supports is investigated for the upgrading of algal bio-oils.
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- Jonathan L. Wagner
- Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Chemical Technologies
- University of Bath
- Bath
- UK
- Department of Chemical Engineering
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Bath
- Bath
- UK
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- School of Chemistry
- University of Bristol
- Bristol BS8 1TR
- UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- University of Bristol
- Bristol BS8 1TR
- UK
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Arrigo R, Logsdail AJ, Torrente-Murciano L. Highlights from Faraday Discussion on Designing Nanoparticle Systems for Catalysis, London, UK, May 2018. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:9385-9393. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc90324g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The 2018 Faraday Discussion on “Designing Nanoparticle Systems for Catalysis” brought together leading scientists to discuss the current state-of-the-art in the fields of computational chemistry, characterization techniques, and nanomaterial synthesis, and to debate the challenges and opportunities going forward for rational catalyst design.
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- Rosa Arrigo
- Diamond Light Source Ltd
- Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
- Didcot
- UK
- Department of Chemistry
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute
- School of Chemistry
- Cardiff University
- Cardiff
- UK
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Wu KJ, Torrente-Murciano L. Continuous synthesis of tuneable sized silver nanoparticles via a tandem seed-mediated method in coiled flow inverter reactors. REACT CHEM ENG 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7re00194k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Size control of metal nanoparticles is essential to achieve accurate adjustment of their unique chemical and physical properties.
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- Ke-Jun Wu
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- Philippa Fawcett Drive
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge
- UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- Philippa Fawcett Drive
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge
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Hollow bimetallic nanoparticles exhibit unique surface plasmonic properties, enhanced catalytic activities and high photo-thermal conversion efficiencies amongst other properties, however, their research and further deployment are currently limited by their complicated multi-step syntheses.
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- Ke-Jun Wu
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge
- UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge
- UK
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The use of ammonia as a hydrogen vector has the potential to unlock the hydrogen economy. In this context, this paper presents novel insights into improving the ammonia decomposition activity of ruthenium nanoparticles supported on carbon nanotubes (CNT) by nitrogen doping. Our results can be applied to develop more active systems capable of delivering hydrogen on demand, with a view to move towards the low temperature target of less than 150 °C. Herein we demonstrate that nitrogen doping of the CNT support enhances the activity of ruthenium nanoparticles for the low temperature ammonia decomposition with turnover frequency numbers at 400 °C of 6200 LH2 molRu -1 h-1, higher than the corresponding value of unmodified CNT supports under the same conditions (4400 LH2 molRu -1 h- 1), despite presenting similar ruthenium particle sizes. However, when the nitrogen doping process is carried out with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) to enhance the dispersion of CNTs, the catalyst becomes virtually inactive despite the small ruthenium particle size, likely due to interference of CTAB, weakening the metal-support interaction. Our results demonstrate that the low temperature ammonia decomposition activity of ruthenium can be enhanced by nitrogen doping of the CNT support due to simultaneously increasing the support's conductivity and basicity, electronically modifying the ruthenium active sites and promoting a strong metal-support interaction.
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- Tamsin E. Bell
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS UK
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS UK
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS UK
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Wu KJ, De Varine Bohan GM, Torrente-Murciano L. Synthesis of narrow sized silver nanoparticles in the absence of capping ligands in helical microreactors. REACT CHEM ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6re00202a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Microtubular helical reactors generate secondary flows promoting the synthesis of mono-sized silver nanoparticles in the absence of capping ligands.
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- Ke-Jun Wu
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge
- UK
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Bell TE, González-Carballo JM, Tooze RP, Torrente-Murciano L. γ-Al2O3 nanorods with tuneable dimensions – a mechanistic understanding of their hydrothermal synthesis. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra02590d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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This paper reports mechanistic understanding of the hydrothermal synthesis of alumina (γ-Al2O3) nanorods, presenting an economic and reproducible route for their manufacture with tuneable sizes for a wide range of applications.
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- T. E. Bell
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge CB3 0AS
- UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge CB3 0AS
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Torrente-Murciano L, Solsona B, Agouram S, Sanchis R, López JM, García T, Zanella R. Low temperature total oxidation of toluene by bimetallic Au–Ir catalysts. Catal Sci Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cy00635g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Intimate contact between gold and iridium nanoparticles supported on TiO2 provides a synergetic effect leading to low temperature VOC oxidation activity.
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- Department d'Emginyeria Quimica
- Universitat de Valencia
- 46100 Burjassot
- Spain
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- Department of Applied Physics and Electromagnetism
- University of Valencia
- Burjassot 46100
- Spain
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- Department d'Emginyeria Quimica
- Universitat de Valencia
- 46100 Burjassot
- Spain
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- Instituto de Carboquímica (ICB-CSIC)
- 50018 Zaragoza
- Spain
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- Centro de Ciencias Aplicadas y Desarrollo Technológico (CCADET)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
- Ciudad de Mexico
- Mexico
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Owen RE, Plucinski P, Mattia D, Torrente-Murciano L, Ting VP, Jones MD. Effect of support of Co-Na-Mo catalysts on the direct conversion of CO2 to hydrocarbons. J CO2 UTIL 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2016.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Torrente-Murciano L. The importance of particle-support interaction on particle size determination by gas chemisorption. J Nanopart Res 2016; 18:87. [PMID: 27069402 PMCID: PMC4805706 DOI: 10.1007/s11051-016-3385-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2015] [Accepted: 02/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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ABSTRACT The interaction of the metal-support and particle shape has a key role on the determination of the particle size by gas chemisorption. This paper demonstrates mathematically that, assuming metal particles with hemispherical shapes (a common assumption in this type of characterisation) can provide misleading results of up to one order of magnitude. Thus, the metal particle sizes are underestimated when the metal strongly interacts with the support and overestimated when there is a weak metal-support interaction. Additionally, we also demonstrate that although the assumption of spherical shapes always underestimates the size of particles, this error is considerably lower with regular geometries than that associated to the effect of the metal-support interaction due to their effect on the particle shape. Herein, it is demonstrated the importance of introducing the particle-support interaction factor in the chemisorption particle size determination.
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- L. Torrente-Murciano
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3RA UK
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Torrente-Murciano L, Chapman RSL, Narvaez-Dinamarca A, Mattia D, Jones MD. Effect of nanostructured ceria as support for the iron catalysed hydrogenation of CO2 into hydrocarbons. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:15496-500. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp07788e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This paper demonstrates the key role of the property–structure relationship of the support on iron/ceria catalysts on the hydrocarbon selectivity and olefin-to-paraffin ratio for the direct hydrogenation of carbon dioxide into hydrocarbons.
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- Laura Torrente-Murciano
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge
- UK
- Department of Chemical Engineering
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Bath
- Bath
- UK
- Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Bath
- Bath
- UK
- Department of Environmental Engineering and Natural Resources
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Bath
- Bath
- UK
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Puértolas B, Hill A, García T, Solsona B, Torrente-Murciano L. In-situ synthesis of hydrogen peroxide in tandem with selective oxidation reactions: A mini-review. Catal Today 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2014.03.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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García T, Agouram S, Dejoz A, Sánchez-Royo JF, Torrente-Murciano L, Solsona B. Enhanced H2O2 production over Au-rich bimetallic Au–Pd nanoparticles on ordered mesoporous carbons. Catal Today 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2014.03.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Torrente-Murciano L, Villager T, Chadwick D. Selective Oxidation of Salicylic Alcohol to Aldehyde with O2/H2using Au-Pd on Titanate Nanotubes Catalysts. ChemCatChem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201403040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Torrente-Murciano L, Nielsen D, Jackstell R, Beller M, Cavell K, Lapkin AA. Selective telomerisation of isoprene with methanol by a heterogeneous palladium resin catalyst. Catal Sci Technol 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cy01320d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A heterogeneous (DVB-resin-PPh3-Pd-dvds) catalyst presents high activity for the telomerization of isoprene with methanol with an unsusual regioselectivity towards tail-to-tail telomerization products.
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Cardiff
- Cardiff CF10 3AT
- UK
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- Leibniz-Institut für Organische Katalyse an der Universität Rostock e.V
- 18055 Rostock
- Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Organische Katalyse an der Universität Rostock e.V
- 18055 Rostock
- Germany
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Cardiff
- Cardiff CF10 3AT
- UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge CB2 3RA
- UK
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Torrente-Murciano L, He Q, Hutchings GJ, Kiely CJ, Chadwick D. Enhanced AuPd Activity in the Direct Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide using Nanostructured Titanate Nanotube Supports. ChemCatChem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201402361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The first example of a tandem reaction involving double-bond migration in combination with telomerization is reported. Homogeneous and heterogeneous Ru catalysts were employed as isomerization catalysts, and telomerization was realized using a homogeneous Pd(0) precursor complex with a N-heterocyclic carbene (IMes) ligand. Overall conversions approaching 60% were achieved with the best selectivity to telomerization products of 91% attained at 11% conversion. Conversion was markedly higher in the presence of longer-chain alcohol (1-butanol) as the nucleophile (telogen).
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK
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García T, Murillo R, Agouram S, Dejoz A, Lázaro MJ, Torrente-Murciano L, Solsona B. Highly dispersed encapsulated AuPd nanoparticles on ordered mesoporous carbons for the direct synthesis of H2O2 from molecular oxygen and hydrogen. Chem Commun (Camb) 2012; 48:5316-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cc14667c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bavykin DV, Lapkin AA, Plucinski PK, Torrente-Murciano L, Friedrich JM, Walsh FC. Deposition of Pt, Pd, Ru and Au on the surfaces of titanate nanotubes. Top Catal 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s11244-006-0051-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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