by hiden | Jan 29, 2015 | Research
We focused on steam reforming of biomass tar, which is an alternative to fossil fuels and includes toluene-like compounds in its structure. Generally, for Ni supported on metal oxide (Ni/metal oxide), aromatic hydrocarbons tend to form carbon covered active sites of...
by hiden | Jan 28, 2015 | Research
This research project concerns the abatement of H2S from a biogas stream by partial and selective oxidation to sulphur and water. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is one of the most toxic compounds usually present in fuels, oil and gas refinery processes. In particular,...
by hiden | Jan 26, 2015 | Research
Diesel engines are becoming ever more popular for automotive applications principally due to their higher fuel efficiency. However, the increasingly stringent emission legislation has created a need to develop improved after-treatment systems. HC-SCR technology offers...
by hiden | Jan 13, 2015 | Research
Batteries based on sodium superoxide and on potassium superoxide have recently been reported1, 2, 3. However, there have been no reports of a battery based on lithium superoxide (LiO2), despite much research4, 5, 6, 7, 8 into the lithium–oxygen (Li–O2) battery because...
by hiden | Jan 8, 2015 | Research
Partial hydrogenation of dienes and alkynes is a reaction of great industrial importance. Butadiene is an impurity in C4 alkenes produced by cracking and butane/butadiene mixtures have to be purified before butene transformations, such as polymerization or alkylation...
by hiden | Jan 6, 2015 | Research
The goal of the project is to carry out fundamental research focused on the development semiconductor, resistive gas sensors based on metal oxides with dopants for selective trace detection of the diabetes biomarkers present in the human breath. The exhaled breath is...
