AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel monoliths: Modification of the oxidation layer and catalytic coatings after deposition and its catalytic implications

Monolithic CeO2 and Au/CeO2 catalysts were prepared using austenitic stainless steel (AISI 304) as metallic substrate. Both monolithic and powdered catalysts were characterized before and after CO oxidation reaction by N-2 adsorption desorption, XRD, SEM, TEM and GD-OES. Catalyst deposition on the stainless steel surface results in modifications of the catalyst, the oxide scale and…

Computational fluid dynamics study of heat transfer in a microchannel reactor for low-temperature Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

A three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) study of heat transfer in a microchannel reactor for the low-temperature Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) is presented. The microreactor studied is a steel block with 80 square microchannels of 1 mm of side arranged in cross-flow configuration for the transport of syngas and cooling water. Syngas space velocities in the…

Computational fluid dynamics study of heat transfer in a microchannel reactor for low-temperature Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

A three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) study of heat transfer in a microchannel reactor for the low-temperature Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) is presented. The microreactor studied is a steel block with 80 square microchannels of 1 mm of side arranged in cross-flow configuration for the transport of syngas and cooling water. Syngas space velocities in the…

In Situ Characterization of the Dynamic Gold-Support Interaction over Ceria Modified Eu3+. Influence of the Oxygen Vacancies on the CO Oxidation Reaction

Gold-supported ceria and europium-doped ceria catalysts were prepared by the deposition-precipitation method. The influence of the pretreatment atmosphere and temperature on the concentration of oxygen vacancies and gold dispersion on the Au/CeEti(10) catalyst under actual reaction conditions was investigated by «in situ» X-ray diffraction and Raman analysis. By Raman spectroscopy, a preferential interaction of the…

The Effect of Water on Particle Size, Porosity and the Rate of Drug Release From Implanted Titania Reservoirs

The implantation of controlled drug release devices represents a new strategy in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders Sol-gel titania implants filled with valproic acid, have been used for this purpose to treat induced epilepsy in rats The kinetics of the drug release depend on. (a) porosity, (b) chemical interactions between valproic acid and surface hydroxyl…

Catalytic nanomedicine: Functionalisation of nanostructured cryptomelane

Nanostructured cryptomelanes (KMn8O16) were synthesized from manganese sulphate and manganese acetate precursors by the reflux method. The respectively obtained samples, CRYSO4 and CRYAc, were functionalised with hydroxyl, ammonium, sulphate and phosphate groups in order to modify the biocompatibility and surface properties of cryptomelane. Characterization by FTIR and XRD confirmed bond formation of CRY-NH, CRY=S=O, CRY-NH,…

Self-Assembling of Er2O3-TiO2 Mixed Oxide Nanoplatelets by a Template-Free Solvothermal Route

An easy solvothermal route has been developed to synthesize the first mesoporous Er2O3-TiO2 mixed oxide spherical particles composed of crystalline nanoplatelets, with high surface area and narrow pore size distribution. This synthetic strategy allows the preparation of materials at low temperature with interesting textural properties without the use of surfactants, as well as the control…