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    • Chemoselective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde at atmospheric pressure over combustion synthesized Pd catalysts 

      Das, Dipak; Pal, Kamalesh; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Domínguez Escalante, Montserrat; Colussi, Sara; Trovarelli, Alessandro; Gayen, Arup (2017-10-01)
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      A series of Pd-supported metal oxides (Al2O3, Fe2O3 and CeO2) have been prepared by a single step solution combustion synthesis (SCS) method. Their catalytic performance was evaluated for the selective hydrogenation of ...
    • Copper ion substituted hercynite (Cu0.03Fe0.97Al2O4): A highly active catalyst for liquid phase oxidation of cyclohexane 

      Mistri, Rajib; Maiti, Sayantani; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Domínguez Escalante, Montserrat; Mandal, Tapas Kumar; Mohanty, Paritosh; Ray, Bidhan Chandra; Gayen, Arup (2014-09-05)
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      Copper ion substituted MAl2O4 (M = Mg, Mn, Fe, Ni and Zn) spinels, CuxM1-xAl2O4 (x = 0.03 and 0.05), have been synthesized by a single step solution combustion method. Of the various compositions studied the 3 at.% copper ...
    • Methanol steam reforming behavior of copper impregnated over CeO2-ZrO2 derived from a surfactant assisted coprecipitation route 

      Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Colussi, Sara; Domínguez Escalante, Montserrat; Trovarelli, Alessandro; Gayen, Arup; Das, Dipak (2015-09-07)
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      A series of ceria-zirconia solid solutions has been prepared by a surfactant assisted coprecipitation method. After impregnation of copper, their activities have been assessed for methanol steam reforming. The results ...
    • Oxidation by H2O(g) in the presence of H2(g) of UO2 doped with Pd nanoparticles 

      Espriu Gascon, Alexandra; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Domínguez Escalante, Montserrat; Giménez Izquierdo, Francisco Javier; Casas Pons, Ignasi; Pablo Ribas, Joan de (2018-09-28)
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      This work studies the influence of epsilon particles and metallic precipitates, simulated through the deposition of Pd nanoparticles on non-irradiated UO2, on the oxidation of the spent nuclear fuel (SNF). The presence of ...
    • Selective liquid phase benzyl alcohol oxidation over Cu-loaded LaFeO3 perovskite 

      Mistri, Rajib; Das, Dipak; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Domínguez Escalante, Montserrat; Mandal, Tapas Kumar; Mohanty, Paritosh; Ray, Bidhan Chandra; Gayen, Arup (2016)
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      Copper loaded LaMO3 (M = Mn, Fe and Co) perovskites have been synthesized by a single-step solution combustion method. These materials have been investigated for liquid phase oxidation of benzyl alcohol using tertiary butyl ...
    • Simultaneous in situ generation of hydrogen peroxide and Fenton reaction over Pd-Fe catalysts 

      Yalfani, Mohammad S.; Contreras, Sandra; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Domínguez Escalante, Montserrat; Sueiras, Jesús; Medina, Francesc (2010)
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      High mineralization degree of organic compounds can be achieved by a novel environmentally-friendly full heterogeneous Pd–Fe catalytic system, which involves in situ generation of hydrogen peroxide from formic acid and ...
    • Single step combustion synthesized Cu/Ce0.8Zr0.2O2 for methanol steam reforming: Structural insights from in situ XPS and HRTEM studies 

      Das, Dipak; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Domínguez Escalante, Montserrat; Gayen, Arup (2015-11-02)
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      Single step combustion synthesized Cu (5–15 at.-%)/Ce0.8Zr0.2O2 materials containing highly dispersed copper have been assessed for methanol steam reforming (MSR). The activity patterns suggest Cu (10 at.-%)/Ce0.80Zr0.20O2 ...
    • Structural and electrocatalytic properties of molten core Sn@SnOx nanoparticles on ceria 

      Bardini, Luca; Pappacena, Alfonsina; Domínguez Escalante, Montserrat; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Boaro, Marta; Trovarelli, Alessandro (2016-11-15)
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      The morphological and chemical modifications following reduction in hydrogen at 873 K of stannic oxide deposited on ceria particles were studied in order to gain insights into the nature of Ce-Sn interaction under reducing ...
    • Transforming a compact disk into a simple and cheap photocatalytic nanoreactor 

      Sans, Jordi; Soler Turu, Lluís; Domínguez Escalante, Montserrat; Llorca Piqué, Jordi (American Chemical Society (ACS), 2018-06-01)
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      A commercial compact disk has been converted into an effective photocatalytic nanoreactor by depositing a catalyst layer inside the nanochannels by means of an electrophoretic method. The resultant device has been tested ...
    • UO2 surface oxidation by mixtures of water vapor and hydrogen as a function of temperature 

      Espriu Gascon, Alexandra; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Domínguez Escalante, Montserrat; Giménez Izquierdo, Francisco Javier; Casas Pons, Ignasi; Pablo Ribas, Joan de (Elsevier, 2015-12-01)
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      In the present work, X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) was used to study the effect of water vapor on the UO2 surface as a function of temperature. The experiments were performed in situ inside a high pressure chamber ...