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Catalytic farming: reaction rotation extends catalyst performance (2019)
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The use of heterogeneous catalysis has key advantages compared to its homogeneous counterpart, such as easy catalyst separation and reusability. However, one of the main challenges is to ensure good performance after the first catalytic cycles. Activ... Read More about Catalytic farming: reaction rotation extends catalyst performance.

A general method to produce mesoporous oxide spherical particles through an aerosol method from aqueous solutions (2019)
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Mesoporous transition metal oxides (MTMO) with large surface area, nanocrystalline framework, and controlled porosity have brilliant prospects in fields such as energy, environment, catalysis, or nanomedicine. However, the green, reproducible, and sc... Read More about A general method to produce mesoporous oxide spherical particles through an aerosol method from aqueous solutions.

Niobium-based semiconductor electrodes for hydrogen evolution reaction (2019)
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This contribution focusses on the use of Nb-based materials for the preparation of hybrid nickel-semiconductor electrodes for use in the electrochemical generation of hydrogen. The Nb-based semiconductors (i.e., Nb2O5 and Nb3(PO4)5) show good perform... Read More about Niobium-based semiconductor electrodes for hydrogen evolution reaction.

Photochemical Dehalogenation of Aryl Halides: Importance of Halogen Bonding (2019)
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Upon UVA irradiation, aryl halides can undergo dehalogenation in the presence of bases and methanol as a hydrogen donor. This catalyst-free photochemical dehalogenation is furnished through a facile radical chain reaction under mild conditions. The c... Read More about Photochemical Dehalogenation of Aryl Halides: Importance of Halogen Bonding.

Perylene‐Grafted Silicas: Mechanistic Study and Applications in Heterogeneous Photoredox Catalysis (2019)
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A mechanistic study is herein presented for the use of heterogeneous photocatalysts based on perylene moieties. First, the successful immobilization of perylene diimides (PDI) on silica matrices is demonstrated, including their full characterization... Read More about Perylene‐Grafted Silicas: Mechanistic Study and Applications in Heterogeneous Photoredox Catalysis.

Decorated titania fibers as photocatalysts for hydrogen generation and organic matter degradation (2019)
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Heterogenous photocatalysts based on electrospun fibers composed of polyvinylpyrrolidone and titanium propoxide were prepared and heated at 500, 750 and 950 °C to obtain anatase and rutile fibers. The fibers were then decorated with Pd and Co nanopar... Read More about Decorated titania fibers as photocatalysts for hydrogen generation and organic matter degradation.

Cobalt-molybdenum co-catalyst for heterogeneous photocatalytic H-mediated transformations (2019)
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Earth abundant materials, Mo and Co, are used to decorate TiO2 and work as co-catalyst for the selective semi-hydrogenation of alkynes and isomerization of estragole in a H2-free environment under UVA irradiation. Catalytic efficiency is higher than... Read More about Cobalt-molybdenum co-catalyst for heterogeneous photocatalytic H-mediated transformations.

Spectroscopic and Time-Dependent DFT Study of the Photophysical Properties of Substituted 1,4-Distyrylbenzenes (2019)
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In this contribution, we examine the photophysical properties of 15 totally trans-trans 1,4-distyrylbenzene derivatives (DSBs) functionalized with different electron-donating (ED) and electron-withdrawing (EW) groups by experimental and computational... Read More about Spectroscopic and Time-Dependent DFT Study of the Photophysical Properties of Substituted 1,4-Distyrylbenzenes.

A green road map for heterogeneous photocatalysis (2019)
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In the new millennium the well-established paradigms of organic photochemistry have come alive as the basis for a wide range of synthetic methodologies that take advantage of the enhanced redox properties of excited states. While many strategies have... Read More about A green road map for heterogeneous photocatalysis.

Highly Electrophilic Titania Hole as a Versatile and Efficient Photochemical Free Radical Source (2019)
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Photogenerated holes in nanometric semiconductors, such as TiO2, constitute remarkable powerful electrophilic centers, capable of capturing an electron from numerous donors such as ethers, or nonactivated substrates like toluene or acetonitrile, and... Read More about Highly Electrophilic Titania Hole as a Versatile and Efficient Photochemical Free Radical Source.

Hydrophobic silver nanoparticles interacting with phospholipids and stratum corneum mimic membranes in Langmuir monolayers (2019)
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The interaction of hydrophobic silver nanoparticles with different phospholipids and stratum corneum mimic (SCM) membranes is studied in Langmuir monolayers. Thus, silver nanoparticles coated with oleic acid (AgNP-OA) were synthesized, characterized... Read More about Hydrophobic silver nanoparticles interacting with phospholipids and stratum corneum mimic membranes in Langmuir monolayers.