This study was an attempt to provide a simple solution processed synthesis route for Lead Selenide (PbSe) nanostructure thin films using the chemical bath deposition (CBD) method which is commercially available in inexpensive precursors. In the CBD method, the preparation parameters play a considerable role and determine the nature of the final product formed. Known as two main factors, the eff...

The Effects of Silanation of External Acid Sites on the Structure and Catalytic Behavior of Mo/H–ZSM5 Weiping Ding,∗,1 George D. Meitzner,† and Enrique Iglesia∗,2 ∗Materials Sciences Division, E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720; and †Edge Analytical Inc., 2126 Allen Blvd #3, Middleto...

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs), a type of synthetic clay with assorted potential applications, are deliberated upon in view their specific properties, such as adsorbent-specific behavior, biocompatibility, fire-retardant capacity, and catalytic anion exchange among others. LDHs materials two-dimensional morphology, high porosity, exceptionally tunable exchangeable anionic particles sensible i...

The Tetrahymena group I ribozyme requires a hierarchical folding process to form its correct three-dimensional structure. Ribozyme activity depends on the catalytic core consisting of two domains, P4-P6 and P3-P7, connected by a triple-helical scaffold. The folding proceeds in the following order: (i) fast folding of the P4-P6 domain, (ii) slow folding of the P3-P7 domain, and (iii) structure r...

The hammerhead ribozyme is a small catalytic RNA motif capable of endonucleolytic (self-) cleavage. It is composed of a catalytic core of conserved nucleotides flanked by three helices, two of which form essential tertiary interactions for fast self-scission under physiological conditions. Originally discovered in subviral plant pathogens, its presence in several eukaryotic genomes has been rep...

paraloid-mg(oh)2 nanocomposites were synthesized via sonochemical method. nanostructures were characterized by xrd and sem. thermal stability behavior of paraloid filled with magnesium hydroxide was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (tga). the influence of mg(oh)2 nanostructures on the flame retardancy of the paraloid matrix was studied using ul-94 analysis. our results show that the m...

this research evaluates the efficiency of nanosized zno in the catalytic ozonation of 4-chloro-2-nitrophenol and determines the effect of ph on heterogeneous catalytic ozonation. the combined use of ozone and zno catalyst leads to conversion of 98% 4-chloro-2-nitrophenol during 5 min. in addition, it was found that in zno catalytic ozonation, the degradation efficiency of 4-chloro-2-nitrophenol...

The discovery of naturally occurring catalytic RNA (RNA enzymes, or ribozymes) in the 1980s immediately revised the view of RNA as a passive messenger that solely carries information from DNA to proteins. Because DNA and RNA differ only by the absence or presence of a 2'-hydroxyl group on each ribose ring of the polymer, the question of 'catalytic DNA?' arises. Although no natural DNA catalysts...

This study was conducted to investigate the use of cubic LaMnO3 nano-perovskite as a green catalyst for the degradation of an aqueous solution of methyl orange under different conditions. Nanoscale cubic lanthanum manganite with the particle size of ~20 nm was successfully synthesized via citrate sol-gel method. The sample was characterized using the FT-IR and UV-Vis spectroscopy, XRD, SEM, and...