In the environment, chemical reactions at the mineral/water interface occur over a range of temporal scales, ranging from microseconds to years. Many important mineral surface processes (e.g., adsorption, oxidation-reduction, precipitation) are characterized by a rapid initial reaction on time-scales of milliseconds to minutes, and are often limited by the formation of secondary mineral phases....

Combined X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) were applied to investigate the interaction between reaction atmosphere, adsorbates and Pt oxidation state of Pt/Al2O3 model diesel oxidation catalysts under CO/NO oxidation conditions. The Pt oxidation state was correlated to the adsorbates on the catalyst’s surface. Even at lo...

e.g. uricase and d-amino-acid oxidase and their respective substrates, in other words systems which react directly with molecular 02 and reduce it to H202. The increased 02 uptake was shown to be due to the secondary oxidation of ethanol to acetaldehyde by H202 formed in the primary oxidation reaction. It was a matter for some surprise to find that this secondary oxidation of ethanol took place...

The present study was first aimed at a complete steady-state kinetic analysis of the reaction between guaiacol (2-methoxyphenol) and the myeloperoxidase (MPO)/H2O2 system, including a description of the isolation and purification of MPO from human polymorphonuclear neutrophil cells. Secondly, the overall reaction of the oxidation of NADPH, mediated by the reactive intermediates formed from the ...

The oxidation of arsenite (As(III)) via Mn-oxides is an important process for natural arsenic (As) cycling and for developing in situ strategies for remediation of As-contaminated waters. In this study, the influence of goethite (alpha-FeOOH), phosphate, and bacteria/biopolymer coatings on the initial As(III) oxidation kinetics by a hydrous Mn-oxide (delta-MnO(2)) is examined via both batch exp...

NADH oxidation by manganese peroxidase (MnP) was done in a reaction mixture including either alpha-hydroxy acid or acetate. The oxidation in the former reaction mixture was inhibited by a catalase and was accelerated by exogenous H2O2, while the oxidation in the latter reaction mixture was inhibited by a superoxide dismutase and was not accelerated by the exogenous H2O2. These results indicated...

I t has been shown that the oxidation of mesitylene to aromatic acids with oxygen in acetic acid at 90°C catalyzed by Co(II) and bromine salts is manifested on the absorption curves of oxygen by an inflection due to a rapid oxidation of 3,5-dimethylbenzaldehyde, the content of which in the mixture is approximately 26 mole %. Under these reaction conditions the oxidation of 3,5-dimethylbenzaldeh...

The oxidation of SO2 to sulfate is a key reaction in determining the role of sulfate in the environment through its effect on aerosol size distribution and composition. Sulfur isotope analysis has been used to investigate sources and chemical processes of sulfur dioxide and sulfate in the atmosphere, however interpretation of measured sulfur isotope ratios is challenging due to a lack of reliab...

The aerobic oxidation of alcohols was efficiently completed in high conversion and selectivity using Cu3/2[PMo12O40]/SiO2 as catalyst under mild reaction condition. This reaction provides a new environmentally friendly rout to the conversion of alcoholic function to carbonyl groups.