Structural Changes in Cartilage and Collagen Studied by High Temperature Raman Spectroscopy M. Fields, N. Spencer, J. Dudhia and P. F. McMillan, Biopolymers, 2017, 107, (6), e23017 LINK https://doi.org/10.1002/bip.23017 High temperature Raman spectra for freeze-dried cartilage samples which demonstrate a rise in laser-excited fluorescence interpreted as conformational changes corresponding...

This themed issue focuses on ‘Sustainable Industry’ from the perspective of research advances and technological solutions. Starting with a high level policy context, it is clear that the roles and responsibilities of industry are broader than technology and go way beyond what happens within industry. People have been thinking about the issues and options encompassed in the word...

EMISSIONS CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES Enhancing the Low Temperature Oxidation Performance over a Pt and a Pt-Pd Diesel Oxidation Catalyst J. M. Herreros, S. S. Gill, I. Lefort, A. Tsolakis, P. Millington and E. Moss, Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2014, 147, 835 LINK http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2013.10.013 Hydrogen has been reported to have a positive effect on the oxidation kinetics of CO, HC...

CATALYSIS – APPLIED AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS Catalytic Properties of Ru Nanoparticles Embedded on Ordered Mesoporous Carbon with Different Pore Size in Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis K. Xiong, Y. Zhang, J. Li and K. Liew, J. Energy Chem., 2013, 22, (4), 560–566 3 wt% Ru NPs embedded on ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC) catalysts with different pore sizes were obtained by autoreduction between Ru...

CATALYSIS – APPLIED AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst with Ruthenium Promoter Johnson Matthey PLC, World Appl. 2013/054,091 A procedure for preparing a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst precursor comprising 10–40 wt% Co3O4 crystallites and 0.05–0.5 wt% of a precious metal promoter selected from Pt, Pd, Ir, Ru, Re or Au, preferably Ru, dispersed over the surface of a porous transition...

This will be the last issue of Platinum Metals Review to be published under that name. From the next issue, in July 2014, the journal will become known as the Johnson Matthey Technology Review. Some of our readers will be aware of this change as information has been announced previously (1). Looking back Platinum Metals Review has covered many groundbreaking technology areas over the...

A Novel Integrated Biorefinery Process for Diesel Fuel Blendstock Production Using Lipids from the Methanotroph, Methylomicrobium buryatense T. Dong, Q. Fei, M. Genelot, H. Smith, L. M. L. Laurens, M. J. Watson and P. T. Pienkos, Energy Convers. Manage., 140, 62 LINK https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2017.02.075 A technically feasible biological gas-to-liquid fuel (bio-GTL) process is...

The Influence of Gas Composition on Pd-Based Catalyst Activity in Methane Oxidation – Inhibition and Promotion by NO N. Sadokhina, G. Smedler, U. Nylén, M. Olofsson and L. Olsson, Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2017, 200, 351 LINK http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.07.012 Methane oxidation on Pd and PtPd-based catalysts under lean conditions in the presence of either H2O or NO is studied....

EMISSION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES Magnetic Resonance Velocity Imaging of Gas Flow in a Diesel Particulate Filter N. P. Ramskill, A. P. E. York, A. J. Sederman and L. F. Gladden, Chem. Eng. Sci., 2017, 158, 490 LINK http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2016.10.017 The gas flow in a DPF with sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) being used as the magnetic resonance (MR)-active gas was studied by MR velocity...

EMISSION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES DOC Modeling Combining Kinetics and Mass Transfer using Inert Washcoat Layers B. Lundberg, J. Sjöblom, Å. Johansson, B. Westerberg and D. Creaser, Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2016, 191, 116 LINK http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.03.024 A kinetic and transport model for DOCs was developed. NO2 was found to react preferentially with CO rather than C3H6. This...

EMISSION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES Low Temperature NO Storage of Zeolite Supported Pd for Low Temperature Diesel Engine Emission Control H.-Y. Chen, J. E. Collier, D. Liu, L. Mantarosie, D. Durán-Martín, V. Novák, R. R. Rajaram and D. Thompsett, Catal. Lett., 2016, 146, (9), 1706 LINK http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10562-016-1794-6 A simulated diesel engine exhaust gas feed was used to demonstrate...

Johnson Matthey’s industry standard publication analysing supply and demand trends in the platinum group metal (pgm) markets, the “PGM Market Report” was published on 16th May 2016 by the company’s Precious Metals Management team. Its May release each year marks the start of Platinum Week in London, UK, celebrating the anniversary of the inauguration of the London Platinum Quotation (the...

EMISSION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES Understanding the Gas Transport in Porous Catalyst Layers by Using Digital Reconstruction Techniques V. Novák, M. Dudák, P. Kočí and M. Marek, Curr. Opinion Chem. Eng., 2015, 9, 16 LINK http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coche.2015.07.002 Internal transport limitations are studied in supported porous catalytic layers to understand their effect on the performance of a...

FINE CHEMICALS Stereoselective Synthesis of the Halaven C14-C26 Fragment from D-Quinic Acid: Crystallization-Induced Diastereoselective Transformation of an α-Methyl Nitrile F. Belanger, C. E. Chase, A. Endo, F. G. Fang, J. Li, S. R. Mathieu, A. Z. Wilcoxen and H. Zhang, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2015, 54, (17), 5108 LINK http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201501143 Total synthesis of the...

EMISSION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES A Comparative Study of N2O Formation During the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx with NH3 on Zeolite Supported Cu Catalysts H.-Y. Chen, Z. Wei. M. Kollar, F. Gao, Y. Wang, J. Szanyi and C. H. F. Peden, J. Catal., 2015, 329, 490 LINK http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2015.06.016 The decreased N2O formation on the small pore zeolite, Cu-CHA, in the SCR of NOx...

Understanding Methanol Synthesis from CO/H2 Feeds over Cu/CeO2 Catalysts L. G. A. van de Water, S. K. Wilkinson, R. A. P. Smith and M. J. Watson, J. Catal., 2018, 364, 57 LINK https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2018.04.026 Results of a methanol synthesis study over a Cu/CeO2 catalyst using CO/H2 feeds are presented, using catalyst characterisation data combined with catalyst performance data....

Hierarchical Three-Dimensional Fe3O4@Porous Carbon Matrix/Graphene Anodes for High Performance Lithium Ion Batteries S. Hao, B. Zhang, Y. Wang, C. Li, J. Feng, S. Ball, M. Srinivasan, J. Wu and Y. Huang, Electrochim. Acta, 2018, 260, 965 LINK https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2017.12.078 A facile annealing of Mil-53(Fe) templates was used to synthesise a hierarchical 3D Fe3O4@porous...

Cohesive Strength Measurement of Catalyst Layer: Uniform Drying and On-Line Monitoring J. Yang, E. M. Holt, K. Huang, P. Blanco-García A. Wagland, M. J. Hounslow and A. D. Salman, Chem. Eng. Res. Des., 2018, 132, 1117 LINK https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2018.01.052 Automotive catalyst coatings are generally deposited on the inside walls of a ceramic or metallic monolith. The strength of...

EMISSION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES Increased NO2 Concentration in the Diesel Engine Exhaust for Improved Ag/Al2O3 Catalyst NH3-SCR Activity W. Wang, J. M. Herreros, A. Tsolakis and A. P. E. York, Chem. Eng. J., 2015, 270, 582 LINK http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2015.02.067 The authors investigate the creation of higher NO2 concentration and its performance in the Ag/Al2O3 catalyst for the SCR...

EMISSION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES Is Reactor Light-Off Data Sufficiently Discriminating Between Kinetic Parameters to be Used for Developing Kinetic Models of Automotive Exhaust Aftertreatment Catalysts? The Effect of Hysteresis Induced by Strong Self Inhibition J. E. Etheridge and T. C. Watling, Chem. Eng. J., 2015, 264, 376 LINK http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2014.11.089 Kinetic parameters...