Introduction The integration of fuel processors, the catalytic units that can convert fossil fuels to hydrogen-rich streams, with hydrogen fuel cells is considered as a promising solution to the problems related to the availability, distribution and storage of hydrogen. Recent computer-based studies have demonstrated the possibility of efficient hydrogen production on-board the vehicles through...

The small radiant heaters that burn hydrocarbon fuels propane, butane, methane/natural gas and liquid hydrocarbon fuels are used widely because of their simple design, their portability, and the ready availability of fuels. The open flame heater presents obvious disadvantages as follows. An upset heater is a grave fire risk where the surroundings are flammable and this restricts usage in, for e...

Herein, graphene oxide is produced by electrochemical oxidation method from graphite rod to examine its hydrogen peroxide sensing ability. The electrochemically produced graphene oxide is characterized by SEM and XRD. A few layers of Graphene Oxide(GO) sheets and corrugations in graphene sheets appeared intensely crumpled and folded into a typical wrinkled structure after electrochemical oxidat...

As the power of scientific computing continues to grow, detailed models for complex chemical-transport phenomena play a more significant role in the design process of advanced energy conversion devices (Hwang et al. 2008). As a result, there have been substantial research efforts devoted to the construction and further development of detailed chemical models for conventional and alternative fue...

The search for active catalysts that efficiently oxidize methane under ambient conditions remains a challenging task for both C1 utilization and atmospheric cleansing. Here, we show that when the particle size of zinc oxide is reduced down to the nanoscale, it exhibits high activity for methane oxidation under simulated sunlight illumination, and nano silver decoration further enhances the phot...

Multiscale modelling, involving thermodynamic assessment and molecular dynamics based on density functional theory, was employed to unravel oxidation mechanisms pertinent half-Heusler TiNiSn (space group F-43 m), in particular counterintuitive Ni inertness. O2 molecules dissociate chemisorb onto TiNiSn(0 0 1) TiNiSn(1 1 0), which is followed by ingress of O. Both Ti Sn egress, while less mobile...

The oxidation of hypersensitive radical probes by chloroperoxidase from Caldariomyces fumago (CPO) was studied in an attempt to "time" a putative radical intermediate. Oxidation of (trans-2-phenylcyclopropyl)methane, previously studied by Zaks and Dodds [Zaks, A., and Dodds, D. R. (1995) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 115, 10419-10424] was reinvestigated. Unrearranged oxidation products were found as previo...

The performance characteristics of anode-supported, thin-film, single chamber fuel cells (SCFCs) have been investigated. Cells, in which Ni+Sm0.15Ce0.85O2 (Samaria doped ceria, SDC) served as the anode and SDC as the electrolyte, were fabricated by dry pressing. High quality, bilayer structures with electrolyte thicknesses as small as 10 Am were prepared with excellent reproducibility. The cath...

This study describes the textural, structural, redox properties, oxygen reactivity of two Pr-rich cerium-zirconium-praseodymium (CZP) oxides (Ce0.45Zr0.10Pr0.45O2−x and Ce0.475Zr0.05Pr0.475O2−x) their catalytic activity for propane CO oxidation in both stoichiometric lean conditions, important reactions automotive exhaust emission control. The concentration vacancies can be tuned by quantity Pr...