The Cover Feature shows that straightforward dissolution of noble metals such as gold and copper is important to their recycling. A combination a chlorophosphorane hydrogen peroxide in acetonitrile rapidly dissolves gold, copper, palladium produce chloridometalate complexes. This method was applied the electronic waste, facilitating separation these valuable metals. More information can be foun...

Nano-twinned copper exhibits an unusual combination of ultrahigh strength and high ductility, along with increased strain-rate sensitivity. We develop a mechanistic framework for predicting the rate sensitivity and elucidating the origin of ductility in terms of the interactions of dislocations with interfaces. Using atomistic reaction pathway calculations, we show that slip transfer reactions ...

A parallel reactor setup in combination with a spatially resolving Fourier transform infrared focal plane array detector (FTIR-FPA) system in rapid scan mode has been developed which is capable of analyzing simultaneously the specific surface area of 15 copper catalysts. The system allows the reliable determination of copper surface areas with an error of about +/-1 m(2)/g. Problems are encount...

The copper-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition (ACA) of nucleophiles onto polyenic Michael acceptors represents an attractive and powerful methodology for the synthesis of relevant chiral molecules, as it enables in a straightforward manner the sequential generation of two or more stereogenic centers. In the last decade, various chiral copper-based catalysts were evaluated in combination wi...

While asymmetric transition-metal catalysis has become a powerful method for constructing chiral products, a challenge in this field is the identification of the correct ligand for high selectivity. We report here a simple approach to chiral catalyst formation: coupling of an available pool of Brønsted acids, namely, amino acid derivatives, with tunable ligands on copper catalysts. This system ...

In this paper, we conduct a systematic analysis of the uncertainty related with estimating the total load of pollution (copper) from a separate stormwater drainage system, conditioned on a specific combination of input data, a pollutant accumulationwashout model and measurements (runoff volumes and pollutant masses). We use the generalized likelihood uncertainty estimation (GLUE) methodology an...

A combinatorial in situ three-component chiral oxazoline-Schiff base copper(II) complex catalyst formation method was developed. This simple combinatorial chiral catalyst approach provided a modular library of chiral oxazoline-Schiff base copper(II) complex catalysts. The catalytic activity of these in situ generated catalysts can be rapidly and conveniently evaluated in the asymmetric Henry re...

Occupational asthma from nickel sensitivity was confirmed in a male worker (SB) by allergy skin tests and inhalational challenge. In an ammonium sulphate coprecipitation test 63Ni was selectively precipitated from SB plasma indicating antibody with nickel related specificity. Preincubation of 63Ni with human serum albumin (HSA) increased the specificity of the coprecipitation test. Blocking exp...

This document reviews the environmental fate of diuron. The chemical (IUPAC) name for diuron is N-(3, 4-dichlorophenyl)-N, N-dimethylurea (C9H10Cl2N2O). In California, registered products containing the active ingredient diuron include Direx, Karmex, and Krovar (in combination with bromacil), among others. Diuron is often used in combination with other herbicides such as bromacil, hexazinone, p...

The mechanisms leading to the deposition of colloidal particles in a copper-gold galvanic microreactor are investigated. Using in situ current density measurements and particle velocimetry, we establish correlations between the spatial arrangement and the geometry of the electrodes, current density distribution, and particle aggregation behavior. Ionic transport phenomena are responsible for th...