Medical University of South Carolina

Cun Wen

Jochen Lauterbach

Jason R Hattrick-Simpers

Methods for deriving a high-C hydrocarbon fuel from an organic source feedstock are provided. The method can include: contacting a mixture of the organic source feedstock and an aldehyde with a catalytic material to produce a product stream comprising a high-C hydrocarbon fuel, and separating the high-C hydrocarbon fuel in the product stream from any remaining organic source feedstock or aldehyde. The catalytic material comprises a metal and a zeolite.

One-step production of long-chain hydrocarbons from waste-biomass-derived chemicals

Methods of forming monodispersed core-shell nanoparticles are provided. A cobalt(II)-ligand component, a metal(II)-ligand component, an organic reducing agent, and a capping agent can be added to an organic solvent to form a reaction mixture. The reaction mixture is then heated to a dissolving temperature while under a gas (e.g., including methane) such that the reaction mixture becomes a reaction solution while stirring at the dissolving temperature. The reaction solution is then be heated to a reaction temperature (e.g., about 200&#xb0; C. or more) while under the gas to form the core-shell nanoparticles, and the core-shell nanoparticles can be collected from the reaction solution.

One-step synthesis of monodisperse transition metal core-shell nanoparticles with solid solution shells

A self-healing reaction process for a chemical reaction is provided by exposing a catalyst a reaction mixture that includes carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas such that hydrocarbons are produced. The catalyst includes CoOnanorods having both Coand Coexposed thereon. The CoOnanorods can have a spinel crystal structure such that the CoOnanorods define a {110} facet having both Coand Coexposed thereon. During reaction conditions, water can oxidize portions of the catalyst, while the exposed Cocan reduce any oxidized portions of the catalyst such that the catalyst is self-healing during reaction conditions, especially when the reaction mixture further comprises water.

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