Complex nanomaterials in catalysis for chemically significant applications: from synthesis and hydrocarbon processing to renewable energy applications

U Chadha, SK Selvaraj, H Ashokan… - … in Materials Science …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The world is rapidly changing, the resources are getting depleted, and the demand for
newer technologies and products is increasing. To keep up with these new advances, highly …

Synergistic interaction between ruthenium catalysts and grafted niobium on SBA-15 for 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid production using 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

SK Perumal, S Lee, H Yu, J Heo, MJ Kang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
This study entailed the synthesis of Ru nanocatalyst decorated on Nb-grafted SBA-15. A Nb-
grafted SBA-15 support with varying Nb contents was utilized as a support for the Ru …

Macro and micro-scale material removal mechanisms during ECM/hybrid laser-ECM of a passivating multiphase NbC–Ni cermet

MH Arshad, KK Saxena, S Huang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrochemical machining (ECM) is a non-contact and athermal machining process where
the material removal is accomplished through controlled anodic dissolution of the workpiece …

Construction of 3D flowers-like O-doped g-C3N4-[N-doped Nb2O5/C] heterostructure with direct S-scheme charge transport and highly improved visible-light-driven …

FA Qaraah, SA Mahyoub, A Hezam, A Qaraah… - Chinese Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Constructing a suitable heterojunction photocatalytic system from two photocatalytic
materials is an efficient approach for designing extremely efficient photocatalysts for a …

Catalytic Activity and Electrochemical Stability of Ru1–xMxO2 (M = Zr, Nb, Ta): Computational and Experimental Study of the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

F Ospina-Acevedo, LA Albiter, KO Bailey… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We use computations and experiments to determine the effect of substituting zirconium,
niobium, and tantalum within rutile RuO2 on the structure, oxygen evolution reaction (OER) …

Deposition geometry effect on structural, morphological and optical properties of Nb2O5 nanostructure prepared by hydrothermal technique

ET Salim, RA Ismail, HT Halbos - Applied Physics A, 2020 - Springer
This work aims to explain the effect of substrate position and deposition angle on the
structural, optical, and morphological properties of niobium pentoxide (Nb 2 O 5) thin films …

Eliminating chemo-mechanical degradation of lithium solid-state battery cathodes during >4.5 V cycling using amorphous Nb2O5 coatings

MK Jangid, TH Cho, T Ma, DW Liao, H Kim… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Lithium solid-state batteries offer improved safety and energy density. However, the limited
stability of solid electrolytes (SEs), as well as irreversible structural and chemical changes in …

Niobium and carbon nanostructured coatings for corrosion protection of the 316L stainless steel

MOA Ferreira, FE Mariani, NB Leite, RV Gelamo… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work aims to investigate the influence of niobium and carbon nanostructured coatings
on the corrosion resistance of the 316L SS. The coated and uncoated specimens were …

Chemical valorisation of biomass derived furanics and carboxylic acids over niobium-based catalysts

MM Antunes, K Skrodczky, PS Cabanelas, N Pinna… - Green …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Furfural is an industrial renewable platform chemical, which can be converted to useful
furanics such as α-angelica lactone, carboxylic acids such as levulinic acid and valeric acid …

Thermal and optical properties of PMMA films reinforced with Nb2O5 nanoparticles

B Hajduk, H Bednarski, P Jarka, H Janeczek… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The article presents the thermal and physical properties of PMMA composite films with the
addition of Nb2O5 nanoparticles. The addition of nanoparticles to PMMA mainly influenced …