A new non-precious metal oxygen reduction catalyst was developed via heat treatment of in situ polymerized polyaniline onto TiO(2) particles in the presence of Fe species. The TiO(2) provides for improved performance relative to a carbon black-based catalyst and, at a high catalyst loading, allows for reducing the performance gap between non-precious-metal catalyst and Pt/C to ca. 20 mV in RDE ...

The solvent extraction of Fe from aqueous chloride solution by bis-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl) monothiophosphinic acid (Cyanex 302, H2A2) dissolved in kerosene has been investigated over a wide range of aqueous acidity as a function of phase contact time, concentrations of Fe, H and Cl in the aqueous phase, Cyanex 302 concentration in the organic phase and temperature. The equilibration time is 50 ...

INTRODUCTION: Despite the many investigations of ligament function, the exact role of specific ligaments in maintaining joint stability, the cause and effect of injuries, and the efficacy of various reconstructive procedures remain unclear or unknown. This is partially due to inherent measurement limitations of experimental studies. The finite element (FE) method can predict spatial and tempora...

The accuracy of an empirically derived density-modulus equation for bone depends upon the loading conditions and anatomic site of bone specimens used for experimentation. A recent study used FE modeling to compare the ability of three density-modulus relationships to predict strain during bending in neutral forearm rotation in the distal ulna; however, due to the inhomogeneous nature of these F...

Axonal injury represents a critical target area for the prevention and treatment of traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries. Finite element (FE) models of the head and/or brain are often used to predict brain injury caused by external mechanical loadings, such as explosive waves and direct impact. The accuracy of these numerical models depends on correctly determining the material properties a...

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) filled with iron sulfide nanoparticles (NPs) are prepared by inserting sulfur and ferrocene into the hollow core of CNTs followed by heat treatment. It is found that pyrrhotite-11T iron sulfide (Fe-S) NPs with an average size of ≈15 nm are encapsulated in the tubular cavity of the CNTs (Fe-S@CNTs), and each particle is a single crystal. When used as the anode material of...

Reported herein is a study on the catalytic properties of palladium for hydrodechlorination using nanoscale zero-valent iron particles. Temperature-dependent experiments and X-ray diffraction (XRD) are conducted to characterize reactions of chlorinated ethylenes with nanoscale Fe and Pd/Fe particles. XRD results suggest bimetallic structures are created as a result of Pd(II) reduction by zero-v...

Human ferritins sequester and store iron as a stable FeOOH((s)) mineral core within a protein shell assembled from 24 subunits of two types, H and L. Core mineralization in recombinant H- and L-subunit homopolymer and heteropolymer ferritins and several site-directed H-subunit variants was investigated to determine the iron oxidation/hydrolysis chemistry as a function of iron flux into the prot...

methanol steam reforming plays a pivotal role to produce hydrogen for fuel cell systems in a low temperature range. to accomplish higher methanol conversion and lower co production, the reaction was catalyzed by cuznfe mixed oxides. various ratios of fe and cu/zn were coprecipitated in differential method to optimize the cuznfe structure. the sample containing 45cu50zn5fe (wt. %) revealed its m...