Mesoporous Materials include a range of high surface area porous silicates with applications in gas adsorption, drug delivery, diagnostics and catalysis.
In this review, we highlight the recent progress in both PGM and PGM-free ORR catalysts for PEMFC applications. In addition, the remaining challenges in ORR catalyst development that meet the targets of PEMFC applications beyond the preliminary half-cell test are
Silica is a very popular inorganic nanomaterial used in a wide range of applications including fillers for rubber, catalyst supports, separation media, carriers in food and agriculture, and abrasive/anticaking agents in cosmetics. It is also widely believed to be an
Nickel transition metal and its complexes can be used as a catalyst in many synthetic transformations, like oxidative addition, C-H activation, reductive elimination, oxidative cyclization, oligomerization, and in cross-coupling reactions.
In the past few decades, research and commercial use of gold nanoparticles has rapidly expanded into fields extending from biomedical engineering to photovoltaics. Most applications take advantage of the excellent optical properties of gold nanoparticles, which can be fine-tuned by
he Stahl Lab focuses on the development of catalysts and catalytic reactions for selective oxidation of organic molecules, with particular emphasis on aerobic oxidation reactions.
Chemical reaction design and optimization in organic synthesis aims to precisely alter reaction parameters to achieve optimum results in finding pathways to target molecules.
Record crude oil prices combined with public interest in energy security have resulted in increased attention to a potential transportation economy based on hydrogen fuel.
The Fries rearrangement reaction is an organic name reaction which involves the conversion of phenolic esters into hydroxyaryl ketones on heating in the presence of a catalyst. Suitable catalysts for this reaction are Brønsted or Lewis acids such as HF
Our strategy is to synthesize mesoporous carbonaceous materials (“Starbons”) using mesoporous expanded starch as the precursor without the need for a templating agent.
Since the preparation of the first organic azide, phenyl azide, by Peter Griess in 1864 this energy-rich and versatile class of compounds has enjoyed considerable interest.
Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) has emerged as one of the most successful synthetic techniques for the preparation of polymers with predetermined molecular weights, narrow molecular weight distributions, and high degrees of chain end functionalities.
Gas sorption analysis is important in many fields of materials science and consumer product development. Some examples of current hot areas of technology involving gas-solid (or gasliquid) interactions include the development of energy storage materials, improved catalysts for petrochemical processing
Innovation in dental restorative materials is driven by the need for biocompatible and natural-appearing restoration alternatives. Conventional dental materials like amalgam and composite resins have inherent disadvantages.
MIDA-protected boronate esters are easily handled, indefinitely bench-top stable under air, compatible with chromatography, and unreactive under standard anhydrous cross-coupling conditions, even at temperatures up to 80 °C.
Drs. Fernandes and Baptista explore the synthesis and functionalization of gold nanoparticles and their use in molecular diagnostics, focusing on lateral flow assays. They further discuss the regulations and standards of these materials, as well as the future outlook and