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• Growth of Au-Pd2Sn nanorods via galvanic replacement and their catalytic performance on hydrogenation and sonogashira coupling reactions 

  Nafria Soler, Raquel; Luo, Zhishan; Ibañez, María; Llorca Piqué, Jordi (2018-09-11)
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  Colloidal Pd2Sn and Au–Pd2Sn nanorods (NRs) with tuned size were produced by the reduction of Pd and Sn salts in the presence of size- and shape-controlling agents and the posterior growth of Au tips through a galvanic ...
• Impact of protein-polymer interactions in the antimicrobial activity of lysozyme/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) biocapacitors 

  Triguero Enguídanos, Jordi; Zanuy Gomara, David; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (2018-09-06)
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  Biocapacitors constructed by combining lysozyme (LYZ) and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) retained the bactericidal activity of the protein when this was encapsulated within the polymeric matrix but lost the ...
• Techno-economic and exergetic assessment of an oxy-fuel power plant fueled by syngas produced by chemical looping CO2 and H2O dissociation 

  Farooqui, Azharuddin; Bose, Archishman; Ferrero, Domenico; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Santarelli, Massimo (2018-10-01)
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  Natural Gas Combined Cycle (NGCC) is presently the most efficient fossil fuel power plant but with no carbon capture. The efficiency penalty resulting from the integration of carbon capture and storage (CCS) is, however, ...
• Structural and chemical state of doped and impregnated mesoporous Ni/CeO2 catalysts for the water-gas shift 

  Vovchock, Dimitriy; Guild, Curtis J.; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Palomino, Robert M.; Waluyo, Iradwikanari; Rodriguez, Jose A.; Suib, Steven L.; Senanayake, Sanjaya D. (2018-10-25)
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  Mesoporous Ni/CeO2 catalysts of variable loadings were prepared using in-situ doping and impregnation synthesis techniques. The catalysts were found to exhibit activity for the water-gas shift (WGS) reaction, particularly ...
• Performance comparison of Ni/TiO2 and Au/TiO2 photocatalysts for H2 production in different alcohol-water mixtures 

  Chen, Wan-Ting; Chan, Andrew; Sun-Waterhouse, Dongxiao; Llorca Piqué, Jordi; Idriss, Hicham; Waterhouse, Geoffrey I.N. (2018-11-01)
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  This study systematically compares the performance of 0.5¿wt% Ni/P25 TiO2 and 2¿wt% Au/P25 TiO2 photocatalysts for H2 production in alcohol-water mixtures under UV excitation. HRTEM, XANES and EXAFS confirmed the presence ...
• Multifunctional coatings based on silicone matrix and propolis extract 

  Peres, Rafael S.; Zmozinski, Ariane V.; Brust, Flávia Roberta; Armelín Diggroc, Elaine Aparecida; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (2018-10-01)
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  The development of new green alternatives for anticorrosive and antifouling coatings is essential for the conservation of the environment. A coating with more than one functionality, for example both anticorrosion and ...
• Detailed description of the molecular organization behind AFM images of polymer coatings: a molecular modeling approach 

  Zanuy Gomara, David; Fabregat Jové, Georgina; Triguero Enguídanos, Jordi; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (2018-08-13)
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  The current experimental techniques of surface characterization provide structural information on a much larger scale than that in which atomistic details can be observed. In this work, this size gap gets reduced by ...
• Biomimetic engineering of conductive curli protein films 

  Dorval Courchesne, Noémie-Manuelle; DeBenedictis, Elizabeth P.; Tresback, Jason; Zanuy Gomara, David (2018-09-11)
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  Bioelectronic systems derived from peptides and proteins are of particular interest for fabricating novel flexible, biocompatible and bioactive devices. These synthetic or recombinant systems designed for mediating electron ...
• A successful experience with the flipped classroom in the transport phenomena course 

  Valero Pérez, Mario Miguel; Martínez Martínez, María del Rosario; Pozo Montero, Francesc; Planas Cuchi, Eulàlia (2018-08-24)
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  Transport Phenomena is a core subject in Chemical Engineering studies. Its fundamentals need significant effort to be understood. Furthermore, students must apply theory to solve practical engineering problems, and it is ...
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  Biological surfactants vs. polysorbates: Comparison of their emulsifier and surfactant properties 

  Rodríguez López, Lorena; Rincón Fontán, Myriam; Vecino Bello, Xanel; Cruz Freire, José Manuel; Moldes Menduíña, Ana Belén (2018-07-01)
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  In this work two biological surfactants, a cell-bound biosurfactant produced by Lactobacillus pentosus and a biosurfactant obtained from a fermented stream corn milling industry, were compared with two chemical surfactants ...
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  Radical scavenging and antioxidant activity of anthyllis vulneraria leaves and flowers 

  Ouerfelli, Manel; Ben Kâab, Leila Bettaieb; Almajano Pablos, María Pilar (2018-01-01)
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  The main targets of this work were to determine the phenolic content of Anthyllis vulneraria (A. vulneraria) leaves and flowers and to evaluate their antioxidant activity. Total polyphenols and flavonoid content (TPC and ...
• Ionic coupling of hyaluronic acid with ethyl N-lauroyl L-arginate (LAE): Structure, properties and biocide activity of complexes 

  Gamarra Montes, Ana; Missagia, Beatriz; Urpí Garriga, Lourdes; Morató Farreras, Jordi; Muñoz Guerra, Sebastián (2018-10-01)
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  Ethyl alpha-N-lauroyl L-arginate hydrochloride (LAE) was coupled with hyaluronic acid (HyA) 2 to form ionic complexes with LAE to HyA ratios of 1:1 and 1:2. The complexes were extensively 3 characterized by FTIR and NMR ...

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