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William Maza

Albert Epshteyn

Tatyana I Feygelson

Jeffrey C Owrutsky

Bradford B Pate

Paul A Desario

Vanessa Breslin

James August Ridenour

Zachary J Huba

Carlos M Hangarter

Hannah Marie Ashberry

Olga Baturina

Carlos Hangarter

Disclosed is a method of irradiating a composition having water and hydrogen-terminated nanodiamonds with light that generates water-solvated electrons from the nanodiamonds. The method can be used to degrade fluoroalkyl compounds such as perfluorooctane sulfonate.

Nanodiamond reduction photochemistry

Deposition of Pt nanoparticles on UiO metal organic frameworks via solvothermal reduction is achieved by reducing Pt acetylacetonate (Pt(acac)) in a UiO-66 and N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) mixture at, for example, 130° C. for 18 hrs. Modification of reaction temperature and time can control the size of the Pt nanoparticles.

Platinum nanoparticle deposition on a series of UiO metal-organic frameworks

A transition metal amino borohydride material includes a first row transition metal in conjunction with an amine ligand and borohydride, in a condition of having been thermally treated to a temperature of at least 70&#xb0; C. and up to but not including 800&#xb0; C. An exemplary such material, Fe(DETA)(BH)having been heat treated at 300&#xb0; C., had good hydrogen storage characteristics.

First row transition metal amino borohydrides

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