A variety of metal nanoparticle (NP)/tetraalkylphosphonium ionic liquid (IL) composite systems were evaluated as potential catalysts for the deep hydrogenation of aromatic molecules. Particles were synthesized by reducing ...

Research has shown that in Q&A social networks, collaboration between respondents results in quality answers. Since good answers are required to keep any Q&A social network active, it is important to understand the ...

We report the synthesis of 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid (11-MUA) and 16-mercaptohexadecanoic acid (16-MHA) protected Au25 clusters with moderate yields (∼15%) using a NaBH4 purification strategy. UV–vis spectroscopy, ...

Glass-ceramic composite materials have been investigated for nuclear waste sequestration applications due to their ability to incorporate large amounts of radioactive waste elements. A key property that needs to be understood ...

Fe@FexOy core–shell nanoparticles have been previously shown to be a versatile support for catalytic metals such as Pd and Cu. However, the resulting structure, metal speciation, and performance of such catalysts in catalytic ...

Anthropogenically-impacted environments offer the opportunity to discover novel microbial species and metabolisms, which may be undetectable in natural systems. Here, a combined metagenomic and geochemical study in Base ...

In online marketplaces, many sellers highlight product and service information directly within product pictures for advertising purposes. Such a strategy increases the visual complexity of the picture and provides more ...

Al2O3-supported Au25(SC8H9)18 clusters with various Au loadings were thermally and chemically treated in order to determine the most efficient method towards the removal of thiolate stabilizers while avoiding unwanted ...

Inert matrix fuels (IMF) consist of transuranic elements (i.e., Pu, Am, Np, Cm) embedded in a neutron transparent (inert) matrix and can be used to “burn up” (transmute) these elements in current or Generation IV nuclear ...