Biodiesel has attracted significant attention as a potential renewable and environmentally
friendly substitute for petroleum-derived diesel fuel. Conventionally, commercial biodiesel is …

Selected aldohexoses (d‐glucose, d‐mannose, and d‐galactose) and aldopentoses (d‐
xylose, l‐arabinose, and d‐ribose) are readily available components of biopolymers …

Construction jobs are more labor-intensive compared to other industries. As such,
construction workers are often required to exceed their natural physical capability to cope …

The surface chemical properties and the electronic properties of vapor grown carbon
nanofibers (VGCNFs) have been modified by treatment of the oxidized CNFs with NH3. The …

Layered materials, with their structure consisting of stacked sheets, represent an interesting
opportunity for develo** new materials with a tailored nano-design, controlled …

Basic catalysis! The basic properties of hydrotalcites (see picture) make them attractive for
numerous catalytic applications. Probing the basicity of the catalysts is crucial to understand …

Layered double hydroxides (LDH) consist of positively-charged metal hydroxide layers and
negatively-charged anions and water in the interstitial layers. Due to the unique properties of …

Surface reactive oxygen species play a fundamental role in selective oxidation and
combustion reactions catalyzed by metal oxides. Unravelling the nature of these transient …

The synthesis of biodiesel from poultry fats provides a way to convert the by-product of a
renewable resource to a very important value-added biofuel. In this work, the use of …

A series of transition metal doped hydrotalcites (HT-M) were prepared by using the “memory
effect” of hydrotalcites (HT). Further calcination yields mixed oxides with more open structure …