Cerium Oxide (CeO2): Synthesis, Properties and Applications

• Author : Salvatore Scire,Leonardo Palmisano
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 21 August 2019

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Cerium Oxide (CeO2): Synthesis, Properties and Applications provides an updated and comprehensive account of the research in the field of cerium oxide based materials. The book is divided into three main blocks that deal with its properties, synthesis and applications. Special attention is devoted to the growing number of applications of ceria based materials, including their usage in industrial and environmental catalysis and photocatalysis, energy production and storage, sensors, cosmetics, radioprotection, glass technology, pigments, stainless steel and toxicology. A brief

Bimetallic Catalysts

• Author : John H. Sinfelt
• Publisher : Wiley-Interscience
• Release : 29 September 1983

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Presents an account of the research on bimetallic catalysts. Focuses attention on the possibility of influencing the selectivity of chemical transformations on metal surfaces and preparing metal alloys in a highly dispersed state. Covers the validation and elucidation of the bimetallic cluster concept. Includes figures and tables.

Handbook of Hydrogen Energy

• Author : S.A. Sherif,D. Yogi Goswami,E.K. (Lee) Stefanakos,Aldo Steinfeld
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 29 July 2014

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Can hydrogen and electricity supply all of the world’s energy needs? Handbook of Hydrogen Energy thoroughly explores the notion of a hydrogen economy and addresses this question. The handbook considers hydrogen and electricity as a permanent energy system and provides factual information based on science. The text focuses on a large cross section of applications such as fuel cells and catalytic combustion of hydrogen. The book also includes information on inversion curves, physical and thermodynamic tables, and properties of

Catalysis by Materials with Well-Defined Structures

• Author : Zili Wu,Steven H. Overbury
• Publisher : Academic Press
• Release : 26 March 2015

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Catalysis by Materials with Well-Defined Structures examines the latest developments in the use of model systems in fundamental catalytic science. A team of prominent experts provides authoritative, first-hand information, helping readers better understand heterogeneous catalysis by utilizing model catalysts based on uniformly nanostructured materials. The text addresses topics and issues related to material synthesis, characterization, catalytic reactions, surface chemistry, mechanism, and theoretical modeling, and features a comprehensive review of recent advances in catalytic studies on nanomaterials with well-defined structures, including

Materials Under Extreme Conditions

• Author : A.K. Tyagi,S. Banerjee
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 13 January 2017

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Materials Under Extreme Conditions: Recent Trends and Future Prospects analyzes the chemical transformation and decomposition of materials exposed to extreme conditions, such as high temperature, high pressure, hostile chemical environments, high radiation fields, high vacuum, high magnetic and electric fields, wear and abrasion related to chemical bonding, special crystallographic features, and microstructures. The materials covered in this work encompass oxides, non-oxides, alloys and intermetallics, glasses, and carbon-based materials. The book is written for researchers in academia and industry, and technologists

Sol-Gel Processing and Applications

• Author : Y.A. Attia
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 06 December 2012

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During my professional career, I developed a strong interest in sol-gel technology, and worked on both xerogel and aerogel systems. My fascination with aerogels has driven me to explore their commercial potential, which is currently an important component of my company's business plan. Together with my co-workers, I have also worked on the preparation of controlled PZT and silica xerogels as well as thin film coatings of metals by the sol-gel technology, These experiences convinced me of the tremendous potentials

Functional Oxides

• Author : Duncan W. Bruce,Dermot O'Hare,Richard I. Walton
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 29 March 2011

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Functional oxides have a wide variety of applications in the electronic industry. The discovery of new metal oxides with interesting and useful properties continues to drive much research in chemistry, physics, and materials science. In Functional Oxides five topical areas have been selected to illustrate the importance of metal oxides in modern materials chemistry: Noncentrosymmetric Inorganic Oxide Materials Geometrically Frustrated Magnetic Materials Lithium Ion Conduction in Oxides Thermoelectric Oxides Transition Metal Oxides - Magnetoresistance and Half-Metallicity The contents highlight structural

Spillover and Mobility of Species on Solid Surfaces

• Author : A. Guerrero-Ruiz,I. Rodriguez-Ramos
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 02 August 2001

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"Spillover and Mobility of Species and Solid Surfaces" collects the papers which were presented at the Fifth International Conference Spillover, either as oral or poster contributions, as well as the summaries of the invited lectures. This congress and its publication in the Studies on Surface Science and Catalysis series follow the tradition of previous conferences on spillover, initiated in Lyon, 1983, and continued in Leipzig, 1989, Kyoto 1993 and Dalian, 1997. For the fifth conference, held in S.L. el Escorial (Madrid), the organising

Cancer Drug Resistance

• Author : Beverly A. Teicher
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 09 November 2007

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Leading experts summarize and synthesize the latest discoveries concerning the changes that occur in tumor cells as they develop resistance to anticancer drugs, and suggest new approaches to preventing and overcoming it. The authors review physiological resistance based upon tumor architecture, cellular resistance based on drug transport, epigenetic changes that neutralize or bypass drug cytotoxicity, and genetic changes that alter drug target molecules by decreasing or eliminating drug binding and efficacy. Highlights include new insights into resistance to antiangiogenic therapies,

Oxygen in Catalysis

• Author : Adam Bielanski,Jerzy Haber
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 29 November 1990

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A description of catalytic systems commonly used as model systems in the laboratory and as industrial catalysts in large-scale operations, and a discussion of the mechanisms operating in these reactions. Attempts to describe the elementary steps by quantum chemical methods are also shown, as are rec

Epitaxial Growth of Complex Metal Oxides

• Author : Gertjan Koster,M Huijben,Guus Rijnders
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 14 May 2015

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The atomic arrangement and subsequent properties of a material are determined by the type and conditions of growth leading to epitaxy, making control of these conditions key to the fabrication of higher quality materials. Epitaxial Growth of Complex Metal Oxides reviews the techniques involved in such processes and highlights recent developments in fabrication quality which are facilitating advances in applications for electronic, magnetic and optical purposes. Part One reviews the key techniques involved in the epitaxial growth of complex metal

Polymers for Biomedical Applications

• Author : Anil Mahapatro,Ankur S. Kulshrestha
• Publisher : Amer Chemical Society
• Release : 17 April 2008

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Research on applications of polymers for biomedical applications has increased dramatically to find improved medical plastics for this rapidly evolving field. This book brings together various aspects of recent research and developments within academia and industry related to polymers for biomedical applications.

Molecular Spectroscopy of Oxide Catalyst Surfaces

• Author : Anatoli Davydov
• Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
• Release : 27 June 2003

GET THIS BOOKMolecular Spectroscopy of Oxide Catalyst Surfaces

As in the study of transition metal complexes in solution, molecular spectroscopic methods - principally the infrared, ultraviolet/visible and electron spin resonance spectroscopies - have played key roles in establishing the concepts of coordination chemistry occurring at the surfaces of solids. This book describes the development of the principals of coordination chemistry of oxide surfaces using analyses of data obtained by these methods. The nature, properties, concentration of the surface adsorption centers and their influence on the character of

Ceramic Conductors

• Author : Maria Gazda,Aleksandra Mielewczyk-Gryń
• Publisher : MDPI
• Release : 24 May 2019

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This Special Issue of Crystals contains papers focusing on various properties of conducting ceramics. Multiple aspects of both the research and application of this group of materials have been addressed. Conducting ceramics are the wide group of mostly oxide materials which play crucial roles in various technical applications, especially in the context of the harvesting and storage of energy. Without ion-conducting oxides, such as yttria-stabilized zirconia, doped ceria devices such as solid oxide fuel cells would not exist, not to

Carbon Dioxide as Chemical Feedstock

• Author : Michele Aresta
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 26 January 2010

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Filling the need for an up-to-date handbook, this ready reference closely investigates the use of CO2 for ureas, enzymes, carbamates, and isocyanates, as well as its use as a solvent, in electrochemistry, biomass utilization and much more. Edited by an internationally renowned and experienced researcher, this is a comprehensive source for every synthetic chemist in academia and industry.