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A simple flash carbonization route for conversion of biomass to porous carbons with high CO2 storage capacity (2018)
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Hirst, E. A., Taylor, A., & Mokaya, R. (in press). A simple flash carbonization route for conversion of biomass to porous carbons with high CO2 storage capacity. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6(26), 12393-12403. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TA04409K

This work offers a new, and simpler, method for the carbonisation of biomass that involves flash carbonisation of biomass at relatively low temperature (< 400 o C). We successfully converted the biomass precursor (eucalyptus sawdust) to carbonaceous... Read More about A simple flash carbonization route for conversion of biomass to porous carbons with high CO2 storage capacity.

Self-sustaining closed-loop multienzyme mediated conversion of amines into alcohols in continuous reactions (2018)
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Contente, M. L., & Paradisi, F. (2018). Self-sustaining closed-loop multienzyme mediated conversion of amines into alcohols in continuous reactions. Nature Catalysis, 1, 452–459. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-018-0082-9

The synthesis of alcohols from amines starting material is an excellent, yet challenging, strategy for the preparation of pharmaceuticals and polymers. Here, we developed a versatile, self-sustaining closed-loop multienzymatic platform for the biocat... Read More about Self-sustaining closed-loop multienzyme mediated conversion of amines into alcohols in continuous reactions.

Characterisation of redox states of metal-organic frameworks by growth on modified thin-film electrodes (2018)
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Mitra, T., Moreau, F., Nevin, A., Perotto, C. U., Summerfield, A., Davies, E. S., Schröder, M., Gibson, E., & Easun, T. L. (in press). Characterisation of redox states of metal-organic frameworks by growth on modified thin-film electrodes. Chemical Science, https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SC00803E

The application of metal-organic framework (MOF) materials in electrochemical and electrochromic devices remain rare. One of the main reasons for this is the inability to readily access their detailed electrochemistry. The inherent insolubility of th... Read More about Characterisation of redox states of metal-organic frameworks by growth on modified thin-film electrodes.

Thermal stability of dialkylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate and hexafluorophosphate ionic liquids: ex situ bulk heating to complement in situ mass spectrometry (2018)
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Clarke, C. J., Puttick, S., Sanderson, T. J., Taylor, A. W., Bourne, R. A., Lovelock, K. R., & Licence, P. (in press). Thermal stability of dialkylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate and hexafluorophosphate ionic liquids: ex situ bulk heating to complement in situ mass spectrometry. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 20(24), 16786-16800. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CP01090K

Thermal decomposition (TD) products of the ionic liquids (ILs) [CnC1Im][BF4] and [CnC1Im][PF6] ([CnC1Im]+ = 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium, [BF4]- = tetrafluoroborate, and [PF6]- = hexafluorophosphate) were prepared, ex situ, by bulk heating experiments... Read More about Thermal stability of dialkylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate and hexafluorophosphate ionic liquids: ex situ bulk heating to complement in situ mass spectrometry.

Re-Make/Re-Model: recent breakthroughs on the road to practicable and diversified biocatalytical processes (2018)
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Contente, M., & Molinari, F. (2018). Re-Make/Re-Model: recent breakthroughs on the road to practicable and diversified biocatalytical processes. Chimica Oggi-Chemistry Today, 36(3),

Biocatalysis has been traditionally used when high chemo-, regio- and stereoselectivity under mild conditions (pH, pressure, temperature). Contrariwise, low productivity and low catalyst stability generally represent major constraints for obtaining i... Read More about Re-Make/Re-Model: recent breakthroughs on the road to practicable and diversified biocatalytical processes.

Cobalt complexes with redox-active anthraquinone-type ligands (2018)
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Shiga, T., Kumamaru, R., Newton, G. N., & Oshio, H. (2018). Cobalt complexes with redox-active anthraquinone-type ligands. Dalton Transactions, 47(23), https://doi.org/10.1039/C8DT00586A

Three anthraquinone-type multidentate ligands, HL1-3 (HL = 2-R-1H-anthra[1,2-d]imidazole6,11-dione, HL1; R = (2-pyridyl), HL2; R = (4,6-dimethyl-2-pyridyl), HL3; R = (6-methoxy-2pyridyl)), were prepared, and their complexation behaviour were investig... Read More about Cobalt complexes with redox-active anthraquinone-type ligands.

Synthesis and control of crosslinked poly(acrylic acid) based viscosity modifiers using dense phase carbon dioxide as a solvent (2018)
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Alexander, W., Wickson, J., Duncan, J., Carmichael, K., Irvine, D., & Howdle, S. (2018). Synthesis and control of crosslinked poly(acrylic acid) based viscosity modifiers using dense phase carbon dioxide as a solvent. Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 139, 38-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2018.05.003

We investigate the clean synthesis of a cross-linked poly(acrylic acid) viscosity modifier using supercritical CO2 to replace more hazardous volatile organic solvents that are typically used for this process. The polymers were analysed by aqueous swe... Read More about Synthesis and control of crosslinked poly(acrylic acid) based viscosity modifiers using dense phase carbon dioxide as a solvent.

Post-functionalization of a photoactive hybrid polyoxotungstate (2018)
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Cameron, J. M., Fujimoto, S., Wei, R.-J., Newton, G. N., & Oshio, H. (in press). Post-functionalization of a photoactive hybrid polyoxotungstate. Dalton Transactions, https://doi.org/10.1039/C8DT01253A

A new post-functionalization strategy for hybrid polyoxometalate (POM) clusters is presented, whereby the electronic properties and visible-light driven oxidative reactivity of the POM core can be altered by controlled addition of transition metal io... Read More about Post-functionalization of a photoactive hybrid polyoxotungstate.

Realistic atomistic structure of amorphous silicon from machine-learning-driven molecular dynamics (2018)
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Deringer, V. L., Bernstein, N., Bartók, A. P., Cliffe, M. J., Kerber, R. N., Marbella, L. E., …Csányi, G. (2018). Realistic atomistic structure of amorphous silicon from machine-learning-driven molecular dynamics. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 9(11), 2879-2885. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b00902

Amorphous silicon (a-Si) is a widely studied noncrystalline material, and yet the subtle details of its atomistic structure are still unclear. Here, we show that accurate structural models of a-Si can be obtained using a machine-learning-based intera... Read More about Realistic atomistic structure of amorphous silicon from machine-learning-driven molecular dynamics.

Revealing the nature of morphological changes in carbon nanotube-polymer saturable absorber under high-power laser irradiation (2018)
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Chernysheva, M., Al Alraimi, M., Rance, G. A., Weston, N. J., Shi, B., Saied, S., …Rozhin, A. (2018). Revealing the nature of morphological changes in carbon nanotube-polymer saturable absorber under high-power laser irradiation. Scientific Reports, 8, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24734-z

Composites of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and water-soluble polymers (WSP) are the focus of significant worldwide research due to a number of applications in biotechnology and photonics, particularly for ultrashort pulse generation. Despit... Read More about Revealing the nature of morphological changes in carbon nanotube-polymer saturable absorber under high-power laser irradiation.