Serp P. – TechConnect Briefs

Adsorption of paracetamol onto carbon nanomaterials and degradation by ultrasonic and gamma radiation

Hernández-Martínez A., Valdés-Callado M., González-Labrada Katia, Rapado-Paneque M., Chávez-Ardanza A., Arias M., Serp P., Bacsa R.R., Jáuregui-Haza U.J., University of Artemisa, CU

The processes integration does the treatment of wastewater polluted with pharmaceuticals a more efficient process. The adsorption of pollutants on different material, like carbon based or silica is one of the technologies more studied for [...]

Controlled synthesis of metal@fullerene nanoarchitectures for catalysis

Leng F.Q., Axet M.R., Serp P., Universite de Toulouse UPS-INP-LCC, FR

Nanomaterials and nanostructures play a very important role for applications of nanoscience and nanotechnology in the field of fabrication, such as information and techniques, energy sources, environments, health and medical treatments. It is extremely challenging [...]

Chemoselective Hydrogenolysis of Glycerol Catalyzed by Platinum on Carbonaceous Supports

Oberhauser W., Evangelisti C., Psaro R., Vizza F., Bevilacqua M., Filippi J., Lavacchi A., Marchionni A., Miller H.A., Machado B.F., Serp P., CNR-ICCOM, IT

Glycerol has been selectively converted into 1,2-propandiol in the presence of dihydrogen and heterogeneous Pt-based catalysts. These latter catalysts consist of small-size Pt-nanoparticles (NPs) (i.e. 1.0-1.5 nm,) obtained by a metal vapor synthesis, supported on [...]

Understanding Ru/CNT interactions: A rational design of Ru nanocatalysts

Machado B.F., Oubenali M., Axet M.R., Nguyen T.T., Tunckol M., Girleanu M., Ersen O., Gerber I.C., Serp P., Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, FR

We report a detailed study on the nature of the ruthenium–carbon nanotube (Ru/CNT) interface in catalysts prepared from neutral Ru(0) organometallic precursors. Experimental data combined with density functional theory calculations allowed to conclude that both [...]

Structure-Property Correlations in ZnO Tetrapods and Spheres prepared by Chemical Vapour Synthesis

Bacsa R., Bacsa W., Verelst M., Dexpert J., Bacsa R., Bacsa W., Serp P., CEMES CNRS Univ Toulouse, FR

ZnO is a direct band gap semiconductor that finds applications in varistors and arrestors. Efficient luminescence in the UV of high purity nanocrystalline ZnO nanoparticles (20-50nm) is used in medicine and in the cosmetic industry [...]