Three-dimensional nanoarchitectures of Co3O4@multi-walled carbon nanotubes (Co3O4@MWNTs) were synthesized via a one-step process with hydrothermal growth of Co3O4 nanoparticles onto MWNTs. The structure and morphology of the Co3O4@MWNTs were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron...

It is shown that the operating temperature of pellistors for detection methane can be reduced to 300 °C by using Au–Pd nanoparticles on mesoporous cobalt oxide (Au–Pd@meso-Co3O4). The aim reduce possible catalyst poisoning occurs during high-temperature operation conventional Pd-based pellistors, which are usually operated at 450 or higher. individual role as well Co3O4 in terms their catalytic...

Heterostructured nanowires, such as core/shell nanowires and nanoparticle-decorated nanowires, are versatile building blocks for a wide range of applications because they integrate dissimilar materials at the nanometer scale to achieve unique functionalities. The sol-flame method is a new, rapid, low-cost, versatile, and scalable method for the synthesis of heterostructured nanowires, in which ...

Mesostructured Co3O4/C composites of high surface area have been synthesized via a one-step replica route by co-nanocasting cobalt and carbon precursors into mesoporous silica, in which the Co3O4 nanoparticles are homogeneously dispersed in the mesoporous structure of carbon substrates. The mesostructured composites showed relatively high catalytic activities for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR)...

In typical charge and discharge cycling, electrodes may exhibit metastable phases with unusual ordering to repeatedly host and extract lithium-ion and electrons. This is a clear consequence of not enough time and/or energy available for such metastable phases to relax and transform into their equilibrium counterparts (1). Such metastable structures may exist only for a short duration, which mak...

This study describes a facile and effective route to synthesize hybrid material consisting of Co3O4 nanoparticles anchored on nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide (Co3O4/N-rGO) as a high-performance tri-functional catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and H2O2 sensing. Electrocatalytic activity of Co3O4/N-rGO to hydrogen peroxide reduction was tested by ...

In the present research, synthesis of cobalt oxide Co3O4 was carried out using sol-gel technique with subsequent heat treatment at 225 and 235 °C. The final product obtained characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), showing a pure crystalline phase Co3O4, cell parameters a=b=c=8.071 Å, volume 525.7 Å3. particle size between 2.37 2.77 µm, which indicated that structural transformations from Co t...

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) is normally carried out with either a cobalt or iron-based catalyst depending on the ratio of H2/CO in the feed. As a step in gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology, cobalt catalysts are often preferred [1,2] due to the low intrinsic water-gas shift (WGS) activity of cobalt. While in many typical supported-metal catalysts, a low metal loading is preferable for obtaining...

In this paper, macrocyclic cobalt(II) complexes [CoL1](NO3)2.4H2O (1) and [CoL2](NO3)2.2H2O (2) have been synthesized from the reaction of dialdehydes 1,2-bis(2-formylphenyl)ethane and 1,3-bis(2-formylphenyl)propane, Co(NO3)2.6H2O and 1,2-cyclohexanediamine with molar ration 1:1:1 in methanole and characterized by elemental analyses and FT-IR spectroscopy. Then used as precursors for preparatio...

In this paper, macrocyclic cobalt(II) complexes [CoL1](NO3)2.4H2O (1) and [CoL2](NO3)2.2H2O (2) have been synthesized from the reaction of dialdehydes 1,2-bis(2-formylphenyl)ethane and 1,3-bis(2-formylphenyl)propane, Co(NO3)2.6H2O and 1,2-cyclohexanediamine with molar ration 1:1:1 in methanole and characterized by elemental analyses and FT-IR spectroscopy. Then used as precursors for preparatio...