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Negro, E. (author), Dieci, M. (author), Sordi, D. (author), Kowlgi, K. (author), Makkee, M. (author), Koper, G.J.M. (author)We report on the production of Carbon Nano Networks (CNNs) from dense microemulsions in which catalyst nanoparticles have been synthesized. CNNs are 3D carbon networks, consisting of branches and junctions, and are mesoporous, graphitic, and conductive being suitable as electrode materials.journal article 2014
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Ullien, D. (author), Thüne, P.C. (author), Jager, W.F. (author), Sudhölter, E.J.R. (author), De Smet, L.C.P.M. (author)4-Nitrobenzenediazonium (4-NBD) and 4-bromobenzenediazonium (4-BBD) salts were grafted electrochemically onto H-terminated, p-doped silicon (Si) surfaces. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and ellipsometry experiments clearly showed layer thicknesses of 2–7 nm, which indicate multilayer formation. Decreasing the diazonium salt concentration and the...journal article 2014
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De Lange, M.F. (author), Ottevanger, C.P. (author), Wiegman, M. (author), Vlugt, T.J.H. (author), Gascon, J. (author), Kapteijn, F. (author)Several Al-based MOFs of the CAU family have been investigated for application in the adsorption driven allocation of heat and cold. The special water adsorption behaviour of CAU-10-H makes it ideal for application in adsorption driven heat pumps and chillers. For increased performance, CAU-10-H crystals have been grown directly on both ?...journal article 2014
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Nederlof, C. (author), Vijfhuizen, P. (author), Zarubina, V. (author), Melián-Cabrera, I. (author), Kapteijn, F. (author), Makkee, M. (author)A packed bed microbalance reactor setup (TEOM-GC) is used to investigate the formation of coke as a function of time-on-stream on ?-Al2O3 and 3P/SiO2 catalyst samples under different conditions for the ODH reaction of ethylbenzene to styrene. All samples show a linear correlation of the styrene selectivity and yield with the initial coverage of...journal article 2014
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García-Pérez, E. (author), Serra-Crespo, P. (author), Hamad, S. (author), Kapteijn, F. (author), Gascon, J. (author)Simulation of gas adsorption in flexible porous materials is still limited by the slow progress in the development of flexible force fields. Moreover, the high computational cost of such flexible force fields may be a drawback even when they are fully developed. In this work, molecular simulations of gas adsorption and diffusion of carbon...journal article 2014
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Holtmann, D. (author), Fraaije, M.W. (author), Arends, I.W.C.E. (author), Oppermand, D.J. (author), Hollmann, F. (author)The scope and limitations of oxygenases as catalysts for preparative organic synthesis is discussed.journal article 2014
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Petrus, M.L. (author), Bouwer, R.K.M. (author), Lafont, U. (author), Athanasopoulos, S. (author), Greenham, N.C. (author), Dingemans, T.J. (author)Conjugated small-molecule azomethines for photovoltaic applications were prepared via Schiff base condensation chemistry. Bulk heterojunction (BHJ) devices exhibit efficiencies of 1.2% with MoOx as the hole-transporting layer. The versatility and simplicity of the chemistry is illustrated by preparing a photovoltaic device directly from the...journal article 2014
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Nasalevich, M.A. (author), Van der Veen, M. (author), Kapteijn, F. (author), Gascon, J. (author)The use of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) as heterogeneous photocatalysts is critically reviewed. First we revisit the general assumption of MOFs behaving truly as semiconductors, demonstrating that such semiconducting behaviour only occurs in a very limited subset of materials. Further, the main approaches for efficient light harvesting and...journal article 2014
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Yang, J. (author), Lutz, M. (author), Grzech, A. (author), Mulder, F.M. (author), Dingemans, T.J. (author)Self-assembled Cu-based coordination polymers derived from thiophene-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (Cu-TDC) and furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (Cu-FDC) were synthesized via a solvothermal method and their H2 adsorption behaviour was investigated and contrasted with isophthalic acid (Cu-m-BDC) and terephthalic acid (Cu-BDC) derivatives. Both heterocyclic...journal article 2014
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Günba?, D.D. (author), Xue, C. (author), Patwardhan, S. (author), Fravventura, M.C. (author), Zhang, H. (author), Jager, W.F. (author), Sudhölter, E.J.R. (author), Laurens, D.A. (author), Siebbeles, L.D.A. (author), Savenije, T.J. (author), Jin, S. (author), Grozema, F.C. (author)In this communication we report on the synthesis and charge mobility of highly soluble perylenebisimid derivatives.We show that introduction of alkylester side chains results in compounds combining a high solubility with charge mobilities up to 0.22 cm2 V_1 s_1. These materials are therefore interesting as an electron acceptor for solution...journal article 2014
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Serra-Crespo, P. (author), Dikhtiarenko, A. (author), Stavitski, E. (author), Juan-Alcañiz, J. (author), Kapteijn, F. (author), Coudert, F.X. (author), Gascon, J. (author)We report a series of powder X-ray diffraction experiments performed on the soft porous crystals MIL-53(Al) and NH2-MIL-53(Al) in a diamond anvil cell under different pressurization media. Systematic refinements of the obtained powder patterns demonstrate that these materials expand along a specific direction while undergoing total volume...journal article 2014
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Voliotis, A. (author), Bezantakos, S. (author), Giamarelou, M. (author), Valenti, M. (author), Kumar, P. (author), Biskos, G. (author)Traditional pottery manufacturing involves firing of the ceramics in kilns, a process that leads to high concentrations of airborne particles that are harmful to human health. In order to assess the associated exposure levels and the involved risks, here, for the first time, we investigate the size, the concentration and the elemental...journal article 2014
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Gorczak, N. (author), Swart, M. (author), Grozema, F.C. (author)We calculated the energy landscape of charged molecules that is determined by electrostatic and induction interaction using the fully polarizable force field DRF90 in the bulk and at interfaces of the electron accepting material C60, and two exemplary electron donating materials pentacene and phthalocyanine. In particular, we compared the energy...journal article 2014
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Deckers, S. (author), Vandendriessche, S. (author), Cornelis, D. (author), Monnaie, F. (author), Koeckelberghs, G. (author), Asselberghs, I. (author), Verbiest, T. (author), Van der Veen, M.A. (author)Regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene)s with chain lengths varying from 5 to 100 monomers are synthesized. Poly(3-hexylthiophene)s show in solution an unexpectedly significant second-order nonlinear optical response. The increase in transition dipole moment upon oligomerisation causes the significant second-order nonlinear optical response.journal article 2014
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Sartipi, S. (author), Makkee, M. (author), Kapteijn, F. (author), Gascon, J. (author)The combination of acidic zeolites and Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) catalysts for one-step production of liquid fuels from syngas is critically reviewed. Bifunctional systems are classified by the proximity between FTS and acid functionalities on three levels: reactor, catalyst particle, and active phase. A thorough analysis of the published...journal article 2014
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Dobrowolska, M.E. (author), Koper, G.J.M. (author)Surfactant-free emulsion polymerization involving a nonionic, and hence uncharged initiator presents a new approach towards environmentally friendly procedures to synthesize latex particles. Under optimal solvent conditions, notably pH and ionic strength, the latex particles are stabilized by the natural development of ionic charge at the...journal article 2013
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Danon, B. (author), Marcotullio, G. (author), De Jong, W. (author)In this paper both the mechanistic and kinetic aspects of furfural formation from pentoses in aqueous acidic media have been reviewed. Based on the reviewed literature, a comprehensive reaction mechanism has been proposed consisting of more than one route, all starting from acyclic xylose, and involving alternately 1,2-enolization, ?-elimination...journal article 2013
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Malladi, S. (author), Shen, C. (author), Xu, Q. (author), De Kruijff, T. (author), Yücelen, E. (author), Tichelaar, F. (author), Zandbergen, H. (author)An approach to carry out chemical reactions using aggressive gases in situ in a transmission electron microscope (TEM), at ambient pressures of 1.5 bar using a windowed environmental cell, called a nanoreactor, is presented here. The nanoreactor coupled with a specially developed holder with platinum tubing permits the usage of aggressive...journal article 2013
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Nasalevich, M.A. (author), Goesten, M.G. (author), Savenije, T.J. (author), Kapteijn, F. (author), Gascon, J. (author)NH2-MIL-125(Ti) has been post-synthetically functionalized with dye-like molecular fragments. The new material (methyl red-MIL- 125(Ti)) exhibits improved light absorption over a wide range of the visible spectrum, and shows enhanced photocatalytic oxidation activity under visible light illumination. The consequences of functionalization and the...journal article 2013
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Goesten, M.G. (author), Kapteijn, F. (author), Gascon, J. (author)Reticular design is a highly attractive concept, but coordination chemistry around the tectonic units of metal– organic frameworks (MOFs) and additional interplay with anionic and solvent species provide for dazzling complexity that effectively rules out structure prediction. We can however study the chemistry around pre-existing clusters, and...journal article 2013