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Compact string reactor for authotermal hydrogen production

Albert Renken, Lioubov Kiwi, Chrystèle Horny

This study addresses the development of a compact reactor for oxidative steam-reforming of methanol (OSRM) to produce hydrogen in autothermal mode for fuel cells. The string reactor uses catalytically active brass wires with a diameter of 500 mu m placed i ...

2007

Catalytic non-thermal plasma reactor for abatement of toluene

Albert Renken, Lioubov Kiwi

A non-thermal plasma rector with a catalytic electrode made of sintered metal fibres (SMFs) was tested for the oxidative decomposition of a model VOC toluene. The input energy was varied in the range 160-295 J/I by varying the applied voltage between 12.5 ...

Elsevier2012

N2O Decomposition over Fe-ZSM-5: A Systematic Study in the Generation of Active Sites

Lioubov Kiwi, Bryan Bromley

We have carried out a systematic investigation of the critical activation parameters (i.e., final temperature (673-1273 K), atmosphere (He vs. O-2/He), and final isothermal hold (1 min-15 h) on the generation of "alpha-sites", responsible for the direct N2 ...

2020

Catalytic abatement of volatile organic compounds assisted by non-thermal plasma - Part II. Optimized catalytic electrode and operating conditions

Albert Renken, Lioubov Kiwi

Catalytic purification of air containing 250 ppm of toluene assisted by non-thermal plasma was carried out with a novel dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor with an inner electrode made of sintered metal fibers (SMF). The optimization of the reactor ...

2006

Au Core-Pd Shell Bimetallic Nanoparticles Immobilized within Hyper-Cross-Linked Polystyrene for Mechanistic Study of Suzuki Cross-Coupling: Homogeneous or Heterogeneous Catalysis?

Lioubov Kiwi, Thomas La Grange

The synthesis of catalytically active bimetallic Au-Pd nanoparticles stabilized in hyper-cross-linked polystyrene (HPS) for Suzuki cross-coupling of 4-bromoanisole (4-BrAn) and phenylboronic acid is presented. The core-shell structure with a thin (less tha ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2018

Partial Hydrogenation of 2-Methyl-3-butyn-2-ol over Pd/ZnO: Effect of Reduction Temperature on Alloy Formation and Catalytic Response

Lioubov Kiwi

We have investigated the catalytic effect of the beta-phase PdZn alloy on selective gas-phase hydrogenation of 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol over Pd/ZnO using Pd/Al2O3 as a benchmark. Activation (in H-2) of Pd/ZnO to 973 K generated a beta-phase PdZn alloy (from X ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2020

Highly dispersed PTFE/Co3O4 flexible films as photocatalyst showing fast kinetic performance for the discoloration of azo-dyes under solar irradiation

Albert Renken, Juan Kiwi, Lioubov Kiwi, Michaël Bensimon, Danièle Laub

Small nanosized clusters of Co3O4 coated on PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) flexible film is reported as a novel supported photocatalyst effective in the fast discoloration of the azo-dye Orange II under simulated solar radiation in the presence of oxone (2 ...

2007

An examination of catalyst deactivation in p-chloronitrobenzene hydrogenation over supported gold

Lioubov Kiwi, Daniel André Samuel Lamey

The stability of Au/Al2O3 in the continuous gas phase (423 K) hydrogenation of p-chloronitrobenzene (p-CNB) to p-chloroaniline (p-CAN) has been investigated over an inlet H-2/p-CNB = 4-390, i.e. from close to stoichiometry to H2 far in excess. The catalyst ...

Elsevier2014

Pt-Zn nanoparticles supported on porous polymeric matrix for selective 3-nitrostyrene hydrogenation

Lioubov Kiwi, Charline Berguerand, Artur Elterovich Yarulin

We report the promoting effect of Zn on performance of Pt-based catalyst in liquid-phase hydrogenation of 3-nitrostyrene (3-NS) to 3-vinylaniline (3-VA). Bimetallic Pt-Zn nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared within the hypercross-linked polystyrene (HPS) supp ...

Elsevier2015

Structure sensitivity of selective acetylene hydrogenation over the catalysts with shape-controlled palladium nanoparticles

Lioubov Kiwi, Rocio Micaela Crespo Quesada, Artur Elterovich Yarulin

The structure sensitivity of acetylene hydrogenation on catalysts with controlled shape of palladium nanoparticles was studied. Palladium particles of cubic (Pd-cub), cuboctahedral (Pd-co) and octahedral (Pd-oct) shapes were obtained by a colloidal method. ...

SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica, Springer2012

Carbon supported gold and silver: Application in the gas phase hydrogenation of m-dinitrobenzene

Lioubov Kiwi

We have studied the gas phase continuous hydrogenation of m-dinitrobenzene (m-DNB) over acid treated activated carbon (AC) supported Au and Ag prepared by deposition-precipitation. Temperature programmed reduction of a 1%wt. metal loading generated a broad ...

Elsevier Science Bv2015

Solvent-Free Selective Hydrogenation of 2-Butyne-1,4-diol over Structured Palladium Catalyst

Albert Renken, Lioubov Kiwi, Eric Joannet

Hydrogenation of 2-butyne-1,4-diol catalyzed by Pd nanoparticles on activated carbon fibers (ACFs) was studied. The ACF support in the form of woven fabrics provides the basis for structured catalytic fixed beds. In the present study, this catalyst was int ...

2005

Monodispersed Pd Nanoparticles for Acetylene Selective Hydrogenation: Particle Size and Support Effects

Lioubov Kiwi, Marina Ruta

Monodispersed Pd nanoparticles (8, 11, and 13 nm in iameter) as confirmed by high resolution transmission electron microscopy were prepared via the reverse microemulsion method and deposited on structured supports consisting of carbon nanofibers (CNF) grow ...

2008

Acetylene Oligomerization over Pd Nanoparticles with Controlled Shape: A Parahydrogen-Induced Polarization Study

Lioubov Kiwi, Rocio Micaela Crespo Quesada

Substantial signal enhancements achieved by using parahydrogen in catalytic hydrogenations are powerful tools for mechanistic studies of chemical reactions involving molecular H-2. Potentially, this technique can be extended to other reaction classes, prov ...

American Chemical Society2016

Non-thermal plasma catalytic reactor for hydrogen production by direct decomposition of H2S

Albert Renken, Lioubov Kiwi

Hydrogen production by non-thermal plasma (NTP) assisted direct decomposition of hydrogen sulfide was carried out in a novel dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor with the inner electrode made of sintered metal fibers (SMF) also functioning as catalys ...

2008

Structure-reactivity relations for DC-magnetron sputtered Cu-layers during E. coli inactivation in the dark and under light

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Lioubov Kiwi, Rosendo Sanjines

This study addresses unreported features for Cu DC-magnetron sputtering on cotton mediating inactivation of Escherichia coil K12 (from now on E. coil). In-depth profile for the different Cu-species inside the cotton fibers was determined by 5 key Ar+ etchi ...

2010

Multi-injection microstructured reactor for intensification of fast exothermic reactions: proof of concept

Albert Renken, Lioubov Kiwi, Thomas Maeder, Bo Jiang, Julien Haber

Quasi-instantaneous exothermic reactions lead to the formation of unwanted hot spots even when carried out in conventional microstructured reactors (MSR) with tube diameter of 100 − 1000 μm. For this reason, alternative MSR designs are warranted to enable ...

Walter de Gruyter2013

Increasing Pt selectivity to vinylaniline by alloying with Zn via reactive metal-support interaction

Lioubov Kiwi, Charline Berguerand, Artur Elterovich Yarulin

The promoting effect of Zn on Pt-based catalyst was studied for the liquid-phase hydrogenation of 3-nitrostyrene (3-NS). The monodispersed Pt nanoparticles (ca. 2.3 nm) supported on ZnO catalyzed the target 3-vinylaniline (3-VA) formation (S3-VA = 97% at X ...

Elsevier2015

Role of adsorbed NO in N2O decomposition over iron containing ZSM-5 catalysts at low temperatures

Albert Renken, Lioubov Kiwi

Transient response and temperature-programmed desorption/reaction (TPD/TPR) methods were used to study the formation of adsorbed NOx from N2O and its effect during N2O decomposition to O2 and N2 over FeZSM-5 catalysts at temperatures below 653 K. The react ...

2006

Chemoselective three-phase hydrogenation of an Ombrabulin nitro-stilbene intermediate in a continuous-flow mobile platform

Lioubov Kiwi, Charline Berguerand

The chemoselective three-phase hydrogenation of an Ombrabulinintermediate based on a nitro-stilbene framework was used as a case study for the formation of the primary amine without affecting the double bond. Two catalysts were tested: Pt nanoparticles sup ...

Elsevier Science Sa2017