The corrosion of zero-valent iron (Fe0(s)) by oxygen (O2) can lead to the oxidation of organic compounds. To gain insight into the reaction mechanism and to assess the nature of the oxidant, the oxidation of methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol, and benzoic acid by the reaction of nanoparticulate zero-valent iron (nZVI) or ferrous iron (Fe[II]) with O2 in the absence of ligands was studied. At pH valu...

Effects of water on the catalytic performances of MoVTeNbO catalyst in the oxidation of propane to acrylic acid have been investigated at different reaction temperatures and different steam contents. Obtained results show that both catalytic performances and catalyst structure are very sensitive to the presence of water vapor in the reaction feed. Presence of water induces some structural modif...

Heating of a ruthenium surface on which carbon monoxide and atomic oxygen are coadsorbed leads exclusively to desorption of carbon monoxide. In contrast, excitation with femtosecond infrared laser pulses enables also the formation of carbon dioxide. The desorption is caused by coupling of the adsorbate to the phonon bath of the ruthenium substrate, whereas the oxidation reaction is initiated by...

In this work we present a stoichiometric reaction mechanism for the photocatalytic ethanol oxidation on TiO2(110). The reaction products are analyzed either under reaction conditions or after irradiation at lower temperatures. Water is identified as a quantitative by-product, which resides in a defect site. These water molecules cause a blocking of the defect sites which results in poisoning of...

uv/tio2 photocatalysis of chelated copper in aqueous solutions has been performed starting from cu(ii)-tartaric acid, cu(ii)-citric acid, cu(ii)-edta and cu(ii)-dtpa,in the presence of oxygen and at acidic ph. the photocatalytic reaction obeys first-order kinetic equation. the influence of cu(ii) on photocatalytic oxidation of organic ligands and how the various organics will affect the treatmen...

The kinetics of oxidation of thiomalic acid by quinaldinium fluorochromate(QnFC) has been studied in non aqueous medium. The oxidation kinetics was followed photoelectric colorimetrically in the temperature range of 30°C–60°C. The reaction shows unit order dependence each with respect to substrate and oxidant. The reaction is catalyzed by hydrogen ions. The hydrogen ion dependence takes in the ...

In the present study, Mn - Cr spinel powder was synthesized through a solid state reaction. In the next step, the electrophoretic deposition (EPD) method was used to apply the MnCr2O4 spinel, as an oxidation-resistant layer, on SUS 430 stainless steel in a potential of 300 V/cm. The coated and uncoated samples were then pre-sintered in air at 900 °C for 3 h followed by cyclic oxidation at 800 °...