Effect of cobalt loading on suppression of carbon formation in carbon dioxide reforming of methane over Co/MgO catalyst

Research on Chemical Intermediates - Carbon dioxide reforming of methane was studied over Co/MgO catalyst which was prepared by using the direct sol–gel method with different Co loadings. The...     

An efficient oxidation of benzylic and alicylic compounds with water-soluble copper catalysts in t-butyl hydroperoxide at room temperature

The water soluble catalytic system comprising of CuCl₂ and 2,2-biquinoline-4,4-dicarboxylic acid dipotassium salt（BQC） is highly efficient organic metallic catalysts for selective oxidation of benzyiic and alicyciic compounds to the corresponding ketones, ex:indan to indanone,ethyl benzene to acetophenone.     

Hypervalent iodine (III)-mediated oxidation of aryl sulfonylhydrazones: A facile synthesis of N-aroyl-N′-acyl arylsulfonylhydrazides

We have developed a novel and efficient method for the oxidation of aryl sulfonylhydrazones to N-aroyl-N′-acyl arylsulfonylhydrazides, using hypervalent iodine (III) reagent in good yields at room temperature.     

Residue level and dissipation pattern of lepimectin in shallots using high‐performance liquid chromatography coupled with photodiode array detection

Lepimectin, as an emulsifiable concentrate, was sprayed on shallots at the recommended dose rate (10 mL/20 L) to determine its residue levels, dissipation pattern, pre‐harvest residue limits (PHRLs), and health risk. Samples were randomly collected over 10 days, extracted with acetonitrile, purified using an amino solid‐phase extraction (NH₂‐SPE) cartridge and analyzed using a high‐performance liquid chromatography–photodiode array detection method. Field‐incurred samples were confirmed using ultra‐performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. The linearity was excellent, with a determination coefficient (R²) of ≥0.9991. The recoveries at two spiking levels (0.2 and 1.0 mg/kg) ranged from 84.49 to 87.64% with relative standard deviations of ≤7.04%. The developed method was applied to field samples grown in separate greenhouses, one located in Naju and one in Muan, in the Republic of Korea. The dissipation pattern was described by first‐order kinetics with half‐lives of 1.9 (Naju) and 1.7 days (Muan). The PHRL curves indicated that, if the lepimectin residues are <0.18 (Naju) and <0.13 mg/kg (Muan) 5 days before harvest, the residue levels will be lower than the maximum residue limit (0.05 mg/kg) upon harvesting. The risk assessment data indicated that lepimectin is safe for use in the cultivation of shallots, with no risk of detrimental effects to the consumer.     

High pressure studies on the electrical resistivity of Ge–Te–Tl glasses

The variation of electrical resistivity in the system of glasses Ge₁₇Te_83?xTl_x, with (1≤x≤13), has been studied as a function of high pressure for pressures up to 10 GPa. It is found that the normalized electrical resistivity decreases continuously with the increase in pressure and shows a sudden drop at a particular pressure (transition pressure), indicating the presence of a transition from semiconductor to near-metallic at these pressures which are in the range 3.0–5.0 GPa. This transition pressure is seen to decrease with the increase in the percentage content of thallium due to increasing metallicity of the thallium. The transition is reversible under application of pressure and X-ray diffraction of samples recovered after pressurization show that they remain amorphous after undergoing a pressurization decompression cycle.