Pt/TiO2, Ce/TiO2 and binary system PtCe/TiO2 catalysts were prepared by impregnation method and the structural properties of these catalysts were investigated by means of XRD, CO-TPD and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. As investigated by XRD, the composition of the prepared samples anatase and rutile phases with higher amount of anatase phase and its particle size was in the range of 1...

The partial oxidation and CO2 reforming of methane were studied on Pt/Al2O3, Pt/ZrO2, and Pt/ Ce–ZrO2 catalysts. The reducibility and the oxygen transfer capacity were evaluated by oxygen storage capacity (OSC). The effect of the support on the cleaning mechanism of the catalyst surface was investigated by the sequence of CH4/O2 and CH4/CO2 pulses. The Pt/Ce–ZrO2 catalyst showed the highest sta...

A series of catalysts of manganese oxide, manganese–cerium and iron–manganese oxide supported on USY (ultra-stable Y zeolite) were studied for the low-temperature selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO with ammonia in the presence of excess oxygen. It was found that MnOx/USY have high activity and high selectivity to N2 in the temperature range 80–180 8C. The addition of iron and cerium oxid...

We designed a ceria-vanadia/silica (Ce-V/SiO2) heterogeneous catalyst and used it for the green and efficient synthesis of 2-amino-3-cyano-4H-pyran derivatives. The green reaction was a multicomponent one-pot condensation of 5,5-dimethylcyclohexane-1,3-dione, aromatic aldehyde, and malononitrile in an eco-compatible solvent (ethanol). The catalyst was synthesized and fully characterized by powd...

The nitrogen oxides (NOx) are prominent and harmful pollutants in the exhaust of diesel engines. The reduction of NOx to harmless products using catalysts is proved to be a remedy. The present study attempts to reduce NOx emissions in the exhaust of low heat rejection (LHR) diesel engine by catalytic reduction, using lanthanum ion exchanged zeolite (catalyst-A) and urea infused lanthanum ion ex...

The pyrochlore solid solution (Na(0.33)Ce(0.67))2(Ir(1-x)Ru(x))2O7 (0≤x≤1), containing B-site Ru(IV) and Ir(IV) is prepared by hydrothermal synthesis and used as a catalyst layer for electrochemical oxygen evolution from water at pH<7. The materials have atomically mixed Ru and Ir and their nanocrystalline form allows effective fabrication of electrode coatings with improved charge densities ov...

Aim: The present study attempted to reduce NOx emissions in the exhaust of low heat rejection (LHR) diesel engine, with an air gap insulated piston with superni (an alloy of nickel) crown, an air gap insulated liner with superni insert and ceramic coated cylinder head with crude pongamia oil (CPO, a non-edible vegetable oil) with varied injection pressure and injection timing using the principl...

A simplistic green and neat procedure was developed for the synthesis of arylmethyl and heteroaryl phosphonates or phosphinates by silica gel supported Lewis acid catalyst, CeCl3.7H2O-SiO2 through Michaelis-Arbuzov reaction under conventional as well as microwave irradiation methods. Herein, tetraalkyl 1,4phenylenebis(methylene)diphosphonates 5(a-d)/dimethyl 1,4-phenylenebis(methylene)bis (phen...