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    • 3D printed microstructured Au/TiO2 catalyst for hydrogen photoproduction 

      Elkoro Ugarteburu, Ander; Soler Turu, Lluís; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Casanova Hormaechea, Ignasi (Elsevier, 2019-06-25)
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      We successfully 3D printed Au/TiO2 monoliths for photogenerating hydrogen from water/ethanol gaseous mixtures under dynamic conditions. Monolith designs were printed by additive superposition of microfilaments of titania-based ...

    • 4-Mercaptophenyldiphenylphosphine as linker to immobilize Pd onto the surface of magnetite nanoparticles. Excellent catalytic efficiency of the system after partial linker removal 

      Guarnizo, A; Angurell Purroy, Inmaculada; Rosell, Monica; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Müller Jevenois, Guillermo; Seco, M; Rossell Alfonso, Josep Oriol (2015-10-27)
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      This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry. The molecule 4-mercaptophenyldiphenylphosphine (Sdp) has been synthesized for use as a linker to immobilize Pd nanoparticles onto the surface of magnetite nanoparticles. ...

    • 7 - Hydrogen production in microreactors 

      Soler Turu, Lluís; Jiménez Divins, Nuria; Vendrell Villafruela, Xavier; Serrano Carreño, M. Isabel; Llorca Piqué, Jordi (Elsevier, 2020-07-24)
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      Catalytic microreactors constitute a crucial technology for process intensification in the production of hydrogen, particularly for on-site and/or onboard applications intended to feed fuel cells. This chapter describes ...

    • A comparative study of water-immiscible organic solvents in the production of furfural from xylose and birch hydrolysate 

      Gómez Millán, Gerardo; Hellsten, Sanna; King, Alistair W.T.; Pokki, Juha-Pekka; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Sixta, Herbert (2019-04-25)
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      Furfural (FUR) was produced from xylose using a biphasic batch reaction system. Water-immiscible organic solvents such as isophorone, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MTHF) and cyclopentyl methyl ether (CPME) were used to promptly ...

    • A CrMnFeCoNi high entropy alloy boosting oxygen evolution/reduction reactions and zinc-air battery performance 

      He, Ren; Yang, Linlin; Zhang, Yu; Wang, Xiang; Lee, Seungho; Zhang, Ting; Li, Lingxiao; Liang, Zhifu; Chen, Jingwei; Li, Junshan; Moghaddam, Ahmad Ostovari; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Ibánez, María; Arbiol Cobos, Jordi; Xu, Ying hao; Cabot, Andreu (Elsevier, 2023-04-01)
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      The development of cost-effective, high-activity and stable bifunctional catalysts for the oxygen reduction and evolution reactions (ORR/OER) is essential for zinc–air batteries (ZABs) to reach the market. Such catalysts ...

    • A direct Z-scheme for the photocatalytic hydrogen production from a water ethanol mixture on CoTiO3/TiO2 heterostructures 

      Xing, Congcong; Liu, Yongpeng; Zhang, Yu; Wang, Xiang; Guardia, Pablo; Yao, Liang; Han, Xu; Zhang, Ting; Arbiol Cobos, Jordi; Soler Turu, Lluís; Chen, Yufen; Sivula, Kevin; Guijarro, Néstor; Cabot, Andreu; Llorca Piqué, Jordi (2021-01-01)
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      Photocatalytic H2 evolution from ethanol dehydrogenation is a convenient strategy to store solar energy in a highly valuable fuel with potential zero net CO2 balance. Herein, we report on the synthesis of CoTiO3/TiO2 ...

    • A general approach to fabricate fe3O4 nanoparticles decorated with Pd, Au, and Rh: Magnetically recoverable and reusable catalysts for Suzuki C-C cross-coupling reactions, hydrogenation, and sequential reactions 

      Gonzàlez de Rivera, Ferran; Angurell Purroy, Inmaculada; Rossell Abrodos, Marta-Dacil; Erni, Rolf P.; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Jiménez Divins, Nuria; Müller Jevenois, Guillermo; Seco García, Miquel Angel; Rossell Alfonso, Josep Oriol (2013-09-02)
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      A facile strategy has been explored for loading noble metals onto the surface of ferrite nanoparticles with the assistance of phosphine-functionalized linkers. Palladium loading is shown to occur with participation of both ...

    • A high conductivity 1D p–d conjugated metal–organic framework with efficient polysulfide trapping-diffusion-catalysis in lithium–sulfur batteries 

      Yang, Dawei; Liang, Zhifu; Tang, Pengyi; Zhang, Chaoqi; Tang, Mingxue; Li, Qizhen; Jacas Biendicho, Jordi; Li, Junshan; Heggen, Marc; Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal E.; Xu, Ming; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Arbiol Cobos, Jordi; Morante, Joan Ramon; Chou, Shu-Lei; Cabot, Andreu (John Wiley & sons, 2022-03-10)
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      The shuttling behavior and sluggish conversion kinetics of the intermediate lithium polysulfides (LiPS) represent the main obstructions to the practical application of lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs). Herein, a 1D p–d ...

    • A low temperature solid state reaction to produce hollow MnxFe3-xO4 nanoparticles as anode for lithium-ion batteries 

      Yu, Xiaoting; Zhang, C.; Luo, Zhishan; Liu, Junshan; Zuo, Yong; Jacas Biendicho, Jordi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Arbiol, Jordi; Morante Lleonart, Joan Ramon; Cabot, Andreu (2019-12-01)
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      Hollow MnxFe3-xO4 nanoparticles (NPs) with an average size of 15¿nm are produced from the solid state reaction of Fe3O4–Mn3O4 heterostructures. These heterostructures are synthesized through the seeded-growth of Mn3O4 ...

    • A luminescent hydrogel based on a new Au(i) complex 

      Gavara, Raquel; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Lima, Joao Carlos; Rodríguez Raurell, Laura (2013-01-04)
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      The reaction of the water soluble phosphine 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA) with [Au(CRC–C5H4N)]n yields the highly luminescent water soluble [(PTA)Au(4-pyridylethynyl)] complex. A detailed analysis of the compound ...

    • A million-channel CO-PrOx microreactor on a fingertip for fuel cell application 

      Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Rosell, O.; Divins, N.J.; López, E.; Roig Costa, Maria; Todorov Trifonov, Trifon; Rodríguez Martínez, Ángel; González de Rivera, F.; Rodríguez, L.I.; Seco, M. (2010)
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      A silicon micromonolith containing ca.40000 regular channels of 3.3 μm in diameter per square millimeter has been successfully functionalized with anAu/TiO2 catalyst for CO preferential oxidation(CO-PrOx) in the presence ...

    • A million-microchannel multifuel steam reformer for hydrogen production 

      Jiménez Divins, Nuria; Todorov Trifonov, Trifon; Rodríguez Martínez, Ángel; Llorca Piqué, Jordi (2020-05-05)
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      A functionalized silicon micromonolith of 7 mm in diameter and 210 μm-thick was evaluated for the production of hydrogen from the steam reforming (SR) of various fuels, containing different functional groups, such as ...

    • A nafion film cover to enhance the analytical performance of the CuO/Cu electrochemical sensor for determination of chemical oxygen demand 

      Carchi, Tany; Lapo, Byron; Alvarado, José; Espinoza Montero, Patricio J.; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Fernández, Lenys (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2019-02-06)
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      We modified and evaluated the performance of a CuO/Cu electrochemical electrode for chemical oxygen demand (COD) determination by covering it with a Nafion (Nf) film. The resulting modified CuONf/Cu electrode sensor was ...

    • A Pd/Al2O3-based micro-reformer unit fully integrated in silicon technology for H-rich gas production 

      Bianchini, Marco; Alayo, Nerea; Soler Turu, Lluís; Salleras, M.; Fonseca Chácharo, Luis; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Tarancón Rubio, Albert (Institute of Physics (IOP), 2019-11-01)
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      This work reports the design, manufacturing and catalytic activity characterization of a micro-reformer for hydrogen-rich gas generation integrated in portable-solid oxide fuel cells (µ-SOFCs). The reformer has been designed ...

    • A plausible link between the asteroid 21 Lutetia and CH carbonaceous chondrites 

      Moyano Cambero, Carles E.; Trigo-Rodríguez, José María; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Fornasier, Sonia; Barucci, Maria Antonietta; Rimola, Albert (2016-10-01)
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      A crucial topic in planetology research is establishing links between primitive meteorites and their parent asteroids. In this study, we investigate the feasibility of a connection between asteroids similar to 21 Lutetia, ...

    • A SnS2 molecular precursor for conformal nanostructured coatings 

      Zuo, Yong; Li, Junshan; Yu, Xiaoting; Du, Ruifeng; Zhang, Ting; Wang, Xiang; Arbiol, Jordi; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Cabot, Andreu (American Chemical Society (ACS), 2020-02-11)
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      We present a simple, versatile, and scalable procedure to produce SnS2 nanostructured layers based on an amine/thiol-based molecular ink. The ratios amine/thiol and Sn/S, and the reaction conditions, are systematically ...

    • A straightforward method to prepare supported Au clusters by mechanochemistry and its application in photocatalysis 

      Chen, Yufen; Soler Turu, Lluís; Xie, Chenyang; Vendrell Villafruela, Xavier; Serafin, Jaroslaw; Crespo Artiaga, Daniel; Llorca Piqué, Jordi (Elsevier, 2020-12)
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      Reducing the metal particle size on semiconductor-based materials from a few nanometers down to well-dispersed clusters or single atoms has been demonstrated to be an effective strategy to enhance the photocatalytic ...

    • Absorption mechanisms in macroporous silicon photonic crystals 

      Segura García, Daniel; Cardador Maza, David; Rodríguez Martínez, Ángel; Llorca Piqué, Jordi (Elsevier, 2019-01-01)
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      We investigate the large differences classically found in literature between theoretical and empirical results in the optical characterization of macroporous silicon photonic crystals. Mainly, we study the impact of two ...

    • Activating the lattice oxygen oxidation mechanism in amorphous molybdenum cobalt oxide nanosheets for water oxidation 

      Wang, Xiang; Xing, Congcong; Liang, Zhifu; Guardia, Pablo; Han, Xu; Zuo, Yong; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Arbiol Cobos, Jordi; Li, Junshan; Cabot, Andreu (2022-02-21)
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      The cost-effective deployment of several key energy technologies, such as water electrolysis, CO2 electroreduction and metal–air batteries, relies on the design and engineering of cost-effective catalysts able to accelerate ...

    • Al2O3-supported Pt/Rh catalysts for NOx removal under lean conditions 

      Castoldi, Lidia; Matarrese, Roberto; Daturi, Marco; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Lietti, Luca (2019-07-05)
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      In this work the reactivity of Pt-Rh NOx storage-reduction (NSR) catalysts in the reduction of NOx under lean conditions is investigated. It is found that significant amounts of NOx are stored on both Rh- and Pt-based ...