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Khodadadia, S. (author), Sokolov, A.P. (author)We present an overview of protein dynamics based mostly on results of neutron scattering, dielectric relaxation spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations. We identify several major classes of protein motions on the time scale from faster than picoseconds to several microseconds, and discuss the coupling of these processes to solvent...journal article 2015
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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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Mashaghi, A. (author), Mashaghi, S. (author), Reviakine, I. (author), Heeren, R.M.A. (author), Sandoghdarf, V. (author), Bonn, M. (author)We review recent progress in the study of the structure and dynamics of phospholipid membranes and associated proteins, using novel label-free analytical tools. We describe these techniques and illustrate them with examples highlighting current capabilities and limitations. Recent advances in applying such techniques to biological and model...journal article 2013
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Han, L. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Smets, A.H.M. (author)This paper demonstrates that free-standing silicon nanocrystals (Si NCs) have significantly different thermal conductivity properties compared to Si NCs embedded in a host matrix. The temperatures of Si NCs under laser illumination have been determined by measuring the ratio of the Anti-Stokes to Stokes intensities of the first order Si–Si...journal article 2015
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Seoane, B. (author), Coronas, J. (author), Gascon, I. (author), Benavides, M.E. (author), Karvan, O. (author), Caro, J. (author), Kapteijn, F. (author), Gascon, J. (author)The field of metal–organic framework based mixed matrix membranes (M4s) is critically reviewed, with special emphasis on their application in CO2 capture during energy generation. After introducing the most relevant parameters affecting membrane performance, we define targets in terms of selectivity and productivity based on existing literature...journal article 2015
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Li, J. (author), Soares, H.S.M.P. (author), Moulijn, J.A. (author), Makkee, M. (author)The hydrolysis and hydrogenation of cellobiose (4-O-b-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucose) in ZnCl2_4H2O solvent was studied to optimize the conditions for conversion of lignocellulose (the most abundant renewable resource) into sorbitol (D-glucitol). Water at neutral pH does not allow hydrolysis of cellobiose under the conditions of the experiments (up...journal article 2013
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Vita, F. (author), Hegde, M. (author), Portale, G. (author), Bras, W. (author), Ferrero, C. (author), Samulski, E.T. (author), Francescangeli, O. (author), Dingemans, T. (author)We report the structural characterization of the nematic phase of 2,6-biphenyl naphthalene (PPNPP). This lath-like all-aromatic mesogen provides a valuable benchmark for classical theories of nematic order. PPNPP exhibits a very high temperature nematic phase (417–489 °C) above an enantiotropic smectic A phase. X-ray diffraction reveals a...journal article 2016
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Bormann, S. (author), Gomez Baraibar, A. (author), Ni, Y. (author), Holtmann, D. (author), Hollmann, F. (author)Peroxygenases enable H2O2-driven oxyfunctionalisation of organic compounds such as selective epoxidation, hydroxylation and heteroatom oxygenation. Therefore, peroxygenases are potentially very useful tools for the organic chemist. This contribution reviews the current state of the art in peroxygenases, their availability, engineering and...journal article 2015
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Trze?niewski, B.J. (author), Smith, W.A. (author)Bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) is a promising semiconductor material for the production of solar fuels via photoelectrochemical water splitting, however, it suffers from substantial recombination losses that limit its performance to well below its theoretical maximum. Here we demonstrate for the first time that the photoelectrochemical (PEC)...journal article 2015
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Seoane, B. (author), Dikhtiarenko, A. (author), Mayoral, A. (author), Tellez, C. (author), Coronas, J. (author), Kapteijn, F. (author), Gascon, J. (author)The effect of synthesis pH and H2O/EtOH molar ratio on the textural properties of different aluminium trimesate metal organic frameworks (MOFs) prepared in the presence of the well-known cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) at 120 °C was studied with the purpose of obtaining a MOF with hierarchical pore structure. Depending...journal article 2015
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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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Vasudevan, S.A. (author), Xu, Y. (author), Karwal, S. (author), Van Ostaay, H.G.M.E. (author), Meesters, G.M.H. (author), Talebi, M. (author), Sudhölter, E.J.R. (author), Van Ommen, J.R. (author)Molecular layer deposition (MLD) was used to coat micron-sized protein particles in a fluidized bed reactor. Our results show that the dissolution rate of particles coated via MLD rapidly decreases with the increase in number of coating cycles, while the uncoated particles dissolve instantaneously.journal article 2015
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De Lange, M.F. (author), Zeng, T. (author), Vlugt, T.J.H. (author), Gascon, J. (author), Kapteijn, F. (author)CAU-10-H displays a highly suitable step-wise water adsorption behaviour for application in adsorption driven heat pumps and chillers. For actual application, manufacturing of coatings of this material on thermally conductive surfaces is highly desired. Direct, single-step, crystallization of CAU-10-H on either metallic or anodized aluminium...journal article 2015
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Petrus, M.L. (author), Bein, T. (author), Dingemans, T.J. (author), Docampo, P. (author)Most hole transporting materials (HTMs) prepared for perovskite solar cell applications are synthesized via cross-coupling reactions that require expensive transition metal catalysts, inert reaction conditions and extensive product purification; making large-scale production cost-prohibitive. Here, we describe the synthesis of a simple...journal article 2015
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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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Juan-Alcaniz, J. (author), Gielisse, R. (author), Lago, A.B. (author), Ramos-Fernandez, E.V. (author), Serra-Crespo, P. (author), Devic, T. (author), Guillou, N. (author), Serre, C. (author), Kapteijn, F. (author), Gascon, J. (author)In this work, the inclusion of free sulfonic acid groups in highly stable MOFs is explored. The synthesized catalysts have been applied in a model esterification reaction. Two metal organic frameworks bearing sulfonic acid moieties are investigated: HSO3-MIL-101(Cr) synthesized following different approaches and a new structure based on HSO3-bdc...journal article 2013
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Tang, K. (author), Besseling, N.A.M. (author)This article presents a study of layer-by-layer (LbL) formation of poly-electrolyte multilayers (PEMs). Upon increasing ionic strength LbL growth patterns vary from linear for the lowest salt concentrations ([NaCl] = 0, 0.001, and 0.01 M) to exponential (for [NaCl] = 0.5 and 1 M). The slope of the linear growth at the lowest ionic strengths...journal article 2015
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Eelkema, R. (author), Esch, J.H. van (author)In this Perspective, we will discuss how the rate of formation of supramolecular materials can be drastically enhanced by catalytically controlling the rate of formation of their molecular building blocks, resulting in the formation of out-of-equilibrium soft materials with enhanced mechanical properties. Also, the use of surface confined,...journal article 2014
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Hanefeld, U. (author)Hydroxynitrile lyases are a versatile group of enzymes that are applied both in the laboratory and on an industrial scale. What makes them particularly interesting is that to date five structurally unrelated categories of hydroxynitrile lyases have been discovered. Given their great importance they have often been immobilised utilising many...journal article 2013
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Goulas, A. (author), Van Ommen, J.R. (author)We report the fabrication of platinum nanoclusters with a narrow size distribution on TiO2 nanoparticles using atomic layer deposition. With MeCpPtMe3 and ozone as reactants, the deposition can be carried out at a relatively low temperature of 250 degrees C. Our approach of working with suspended nanoparticles at atmospheric pressure gives...journal article 2013