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1322. Insight into the interdependence of Ni and Al in bifunctional Ni/ZSM-5 catalysts at the nanoscaleHue-Tong Vu, Iztok Arčon, Danilo Oliveira de Souza, Simone Pollastri, Goran Dražić, Janez Volavšek, Gregor Mali, Nataša Zabukovec Logar, Nataša Novak Tušar, 2022, original scientific article Abstract: Catalyst design is crucial for improving catalytic activity and product selectivity. In a bifunctional Ni/ZSM-5
zeolite type catalyst, catalytic properties are usually tuned via varying Al and Ni contents. While changes in
acid properties associated with Al sites are usually closely investigated, Ni phases, however, receive
inadequate attention. Herein, we present a systematic structural study of Ni in the Ni/ZSM-5 materials by
using Ni K-edge XANES and EXAFS analyses, complemented by XRD and TEM, to resolve the changes in
the local environment of Ni species induced by the different Al contents of the parent ZSM-5 prepared
by a “green”, template free technique. Ni species in Ni/ZSM-5 exist as NiO crystals (3–50 nm) and as
charge compensating Ni2+ cations. The Ni K-edge XANES and EXAFS results enabled the quantification
of Ni-containing species. At a low Al to Si ratio (nAl/nSi # 0.04), the NiO nanoparticles predominate in
the samples and account for over 65% of Ni phases. However, NiO is outnumbered by Ni2+ cations
attached to the zeolite framework in ZSM-5 with a high Al to Si ratio (nAl/nSi ¼ 0.05) due to a higher
number of framework negative charges imparted by Al. The obtained results show that the number of
highly reducible and active NiO crystals is strongly correlated with the framework Al sites present in
ZSM-5 zeolites, which depend greatly on the synthesis conditions. Therefore, this kind of study is
beneficial for any further investigation of the catalytic activities of Ni/ZSM-5 and other metal-modified
bifunctional catalysts. Keywords: Ni/ZSM-5 catalysts, zeolite, Ni XANES, EXAFS Published in RUNG: 11.05.2022; Views: 1686; Downloads: 43 Full text (1,25 MB) This document has many files! More... |
1323. Iranmanesh, Mahdeyeh; Jafarpour, Morteza; Aghabozorgi, Hossien; Zhan, Jian Ming Classification of Krasner hyperfields of order 4. Acta Math. Sin. (Engl. Ser.) 36 (2020), no. 8, 889–902.Irina Elena Cristea, 2022, review, book review, critique Keywords: Krasner hyperfield, polygroup, order, Matlab Published in RUNG: 11.05.2022; Views: 1353; Downloads: 0 This document has many files! More... |
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1325. Siberian Arctic black carbon : gas flaring and wildfire impactOlga B. Popovicheva, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Vasilii O. Kobelev, Marina A. Chichaeva, Konstantinos Eleftheriadis, Asta Gregorič, Nikolay S. Kasimov, 2022, original scientific article Keywords: black carbon, Arctic, gas flaring, wildfire Published in RUNG: 09.05.2022; Views: 1646; Downloads: 0 This document has many files! More... |
1326. Multi-messenger studies with the Pierre Auger ObservatoryLukas Zehrer, Andrej Filipčič, Gašper Kukec Mezek, Jon Paul Lundquist, Samo Stanič, Marta Trini, Serguei Vorobiov, Marko Zavrtanik, Danilo Zavrtanik, 2021, published scientific conference contribution Abstract: Over the past decade the multi-messenger astrophysics has emerged as a distinct discipline,
providing unique insights into the properties of high-energy phenomena in the Universe. The
Pierre Auger Observatory, located in Malargüe, Argentina, is the world’s largest cosmic ray
detector sensitive to photons, neutrinos, and hadrons at ultra-high energies. Using its data, stringent
limits on photon and neutrino fluxes at EeV energies have been obtained. The collaboration uses
the excellent angular resolution and the neutrino identification capabilities of the Observatory
for follow-up studies of events detected in gravitational waves or other messengers, through
cooperation with global multi-messenger networks. We present a science motivation together
with an overview of the multi-messenger capabilities and results of the Pierre Auger Observatory. Keywords: high-energy cosmic phenomena, multi-messenger astrophysical studies, cosmic rays, gamma-rays, neutrinos, Pierre Auger Observatory Published in RUNG: 06.05.2022; Views: 1559; Downloads: 0 This document has many files! More... |
1327. The atypical pattern of irony comprehension in autistic childrenFrancesca Panzeri, Greta Mazzaggio, Beatrice Giustolisi, Silvia Silleresi, Luca Surian, 2022, original scientific article Abstract: Nonliteral language understanding has always been recognized as problematic in autistic individuals. We ran a study on 26 autistic children (mean age = 7.3 years) and 2 comparison groups of typically developing children, 1 matched for chronological age, and 1 of younger peers (mean age = 6.11 years) matched for linguistic abilities, aiming at assessing their understanding of ironic criticisms and compliments, and identifying the cognitive and linguistic factors that may underpin this ability. Autistic participants lagged behind the comparison groups in the comprehension of both types of irony, and their performance was related to mindreading and linguistic abilities. Significant correlations were found between first-order Theory of Mind (ToM) and both types of irony, between second-order ToM and ironic compliments, and between linguistic abilities and ironic criticisms. The autistic group displayed an interesting, and previously unattested in the literature, bimodal distribution: the great majority of them (n = 18) displayed a very poor performance in irony understanding, whereas some (n = 6) were at ceiling. We discuss these results in terms of two different profiles of autistic children. Keywords: irony, autism spectrum disorder, experimental pragmatics, theory of mind, irony comprehension Published in RUNG: 05.05.2022; Views: 1517; Downloads: 0 This document has many files! More... |
1328. Dark Matter science in the era of LSST : Astro2020 science white paperKeith Bechtol, Alex Drlica-Wagner, Kevork N. Abazajian, Muntazir Abidi, Susmita Adhikari, Yacine Ali-Haïmoud, James Annis, Behzad Ansarinejad, Christopher Eckner, Gabrijela Zaharijas, 2019, project documentation (preliminary design, working design) Keywords: cosmology, nongalactic astrophysics, high energy astrophysical phenomena, high energy physics, experiments Published in RUNG: 03.05.2022; Views: 1581; Downloads: 37 Link to full text This document has many files! More... |
1329. Probing the fundamental nature of Dark Matter with the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope : v1.1Alex Drlica-Wagner, Yao-Yuan Mao, Susmita Adhikari, Robert Armstrong, Arka Banerjee, Nilanjan Banik, Keith Bechtol, Simeon Bird, Christopher Eckner, Gabrijela Zaharijas, 2019, project documentation (preliminary design, working design) Keywords: dark matter, high energy physics, astrophysical observations, cosmological observations, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) Published in RUNG: 03.05.2022; Views: 1520; Downloads: 42 Link to full text This document has many files! More... |
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