Evolution detection of phenol by pristine BN nanocone: chemical quantum study

Structural Chemistry - In order to evaluate the electrical response of boron nitride nanocones (BNNCs) to phenol gas, density functional theory (DFT) calculations are employed. The sensitivity and...     

Theoretical Study of a Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Heteropolyoxometalate Compound

Crystallography Reports - Large study of theoretical calculations for the hybrid organic-inorganic heteropolyoxometalate (C6H8N)5[HAs2Mo6O26(H2O)]⋅3H2O (1) is reported. The results of...     

Packing properties of cubic square-free monomial ideals

Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics - The symbolic powers, in general, are not equal to the ordinary powers. Therefore, one interesting question here is for what classes of ideals ordinary and...     

Nanofluids thermal performance in the horizontal annular passages: a recent comprehensive review

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Nanofluids are prepared to enrich thermo-physical and convective heat transfer properties by suspending nanometer particles in a base fluid. For...     

Thermal and energy management prospects of γ-AlOOH hybrid nanofluids for the application of sustainable heat exchanger systems

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - This study focuses on double-tube heat exchanger (DTHE) to numerically examine their thermal performance by considering two types of hybrid nanofluids:...     

Utilization of biodiesel/Al2O3 nanoparticles for combustion behavior enhancement of a diesel engine operated on dual fuel mode

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Various nanofluids (NFs) have been prepared using nanoparticles (NPs) for dual fuel engine application in this present work. In the initial segment of...     

Copper-based metal–organic framework decorated by CuO hair-like nanostructures: Electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction

We report a Cu-based metal–organic framework (MOF) decorated by CuO nanostructures as an efficient catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). MIL-53(Cu) was synthesized by a hydrothermal approach using 1,4-bezenedicarboxylic acid as organic precursor and further annealed at 300°C to form CuO nanostructures on its surface. The produced electrocatalyst, CuO@MIL-53(Cu), was characterized using various techniques. Under alkaline conditions, the developed electrocatalyst exhibited an overpotential of 801 and 336 mV versus RHE at 10 and 1 mA cm⁻², respectively. The reproducibility of the catalytic performance was validated using several electrodes. It was confirmed that the CuO hair-like nanostructures grown on MIL-53(Cu) using thermal treatment exhibit high OER activity, good kinetics and durability. CuO@MIL-53(Cu) is an economic noble-metal-free OER electrocatalyst. It has potential for application as anode material for sustainable energy technologies like batteries, fuel cells and water electrolysis.     

Biological Applications of Macrocyclic Schiff Base Ligands and Their Metal Complexes: A Survey of the Literature (2005–2019)

This article aims to provide a survey of biological applications of Schiff base macrocycles and their metal complexes, with emphasis given to the synthesis of the compounds and to their uses as antibacterial and antifungal agents. The literature on the subject, published during the 2005–2019 period, is shortly reviewed. This is an informed report collecting information on the addressed topic in a concise systematic way, and can be expected to be useful as a fast literature catalogue for researchers working on this and related domains.