Inorganic Chemistry Commons^™

Developing Iron Complexes For Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Generation, Benjamin Travis

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Artificial photosynthesis systems convert solar energy into chemical fuels such as hydrogen gas. Photocatalytic hydrogen generation systems have previously been developed, but reliance on expensive metal catalysts limits the viability of these systems. In order for artificial photosynthesis to be used as a large-scale clean energy solution, it is crucial to discover more active and cost-efficient catalysts.

To this end, several novel iron polypyridyl complexes were synthesized using relatively inexpensive reactants. Electrochemical testing revealed that these complexes are active electrocatalysts for the reduction of protons to generate hydrogen gas. Furthermore, a naphthalene-terminated iron polypyridyl complex was found to be an …

Iron Polypyridyl Catalysts Assembled On Metal Oxide Semiconductors For Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation, Nicholas Race

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

Artificial Photosynthesis (AP) provides a promising method for the conversion of solar energy to chemical fuel in the form of H2 and O2. Development of heterogeneous systems in which H2 evolution catalysts are immobilized on metal oxide semiconductors is imperative for the large-scale implementation of AP systems. This research focuses on the immobilization of an active H2 evolution catalyst on large band gap semiconductors for the development and optimization of a highly active photocatalytic H2 generation system.

Noble Metal Free Catalysts For Hydrogen Generation From Aqueous Solutions, Dan Liu

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The current energy crisis is becoming more and more serious due to the industrial development and increasing population. Mimicking photosynthesis in plants provides a new way to solve this crisis. The goal is to harness solar energy and convert it into energy stored in chemical bonds such as methanol or hydrogen gas. Currently, most catalysts for proton reduction contain precious metals, such as palladium, platinum and ruthenium. The main goal of our research is to develop catalysts made of earth abundant metals. By incorporating organic ligands in our complexes, we can make catalysts that have similar catalytic activity as those …

The Effects Of Medium On The Uv-Induced Photodegradation Of Rhodamine B Dye, Carolyn Louise Carta

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Amine- And Sulfide-Sensing Copper(I) Iodide Films And The Structure, Dynamics, And Photophysics In The Copper(I) Iodide-Tetrahydrothiophene System, Kylie Marie Henline

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Synthesis And Fluorescence Studies Of Ph-Responsive Rhodamine B Derivatives, William Lawrence Czaplyski

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Investigation Of Hg(Ii) Solution Speciation By Esi-Ms And Proton Nmr, Madeline R. Nestor

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Organotitanium-Aluminum Promoted Carbometalations Of Alkynols: Substituent Effects, Nikola A. Nikolic

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Bi(Iii) Initiated Cyclization Reactions And Iodonium Fragmentation Kinetics, Yajing Lian

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Silica Supported Copper Complexes And Their Biomimetic Activities, Jun Wang

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The Synthesis And Characterization Of Cu(I) Networks With Heterocyclic Bridging Ligands, Jonathan Timothy Maeyer

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Platinized Tin Oxide: A Low-Temperature Oxidation Catalyst, Erik Joshua Kielin

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Some combinations of noble metal and reducible metal oxide possess a synergistic level of activity for the catalytic oxidation of CO at lower temperatures and partial pressures of O2 than can be obtained by either component alone. The most promising candidates, Au on MnO2 and Pt on SnO 2, were investigated for the effects on activity of noble metal loading, of reductive pretreatment at elevated temperature, and of reaction gas mixture composition. Optimum activity was obtained at a noble metal loading of 28% Au/MnO2 and 17% Pt/SnO2. Both catalysts benefitted from reductive CO pretreatment at 125??C. Both catalysts showed enhanced …

Continuous Electron Stimulated Oxygen Atom Emission From Ag Permeation Membranes, Gilda Ann Newton Miner

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Synthesis, Characterization, And Reactivity Of Some Novel Peroxo Heteroligand Complexes Of Vanadium(V) And Molybdenum(Vi), Bruce Conrad Puryear

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Peroxo Complexes Of Vanadium(V) And Molybdenum(Vi) With Nicotine And Aspartic Acids, Sandra Jean Sheffield

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Peroxo Complexes Of Molybdenum (Vi) And Vanadium (V) With Imidazole And Histidine, Jennifer Lisa Gundersen

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Preparation Of Methyl-Substituted Dienols By The Hydromethylation Of Ene-Yn-Ol Substrates With Titanium Tetrachloride And Trimethylaluminum, Terry James Zitzelberger

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Electrochemical Studies On Peroxo Heteroligand Vanadates (V) In Aqueous Solution, David J. Mayonado

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Zirconium Complexes With The 3-Cyanoacetylacetonate Anion: A Potential Trifunctional Ligand, George Arbuthnot Lock

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The Production Of 45ca From The Isotopes Of Titanium At 350 Mev, Dennis Paul Swauger

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Potential Five-Coordinate Titanium-Diketonate Complexes, Pamela Bowen Barrett

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Studies On The Thiocyanato Complexes Of Niobium, Richard Paul Barrett

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