We report the results of a systematic investigation of the kinetics of propene oxidation to acrolein over Bi1−x/3V1−xMoxO4. BET isotherms were measured to determine catalyst surface area, and powder X-ray diffraction was used to characterize the bulk structure. Further characterization by X-ray ...

A systematic investigation of the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propene and 1- and 2-butene to 1,3-butadiene, and the selective oxidation of isobutene to methacrolein was carried out over Bi1−x/3V1−xMoxO4 (x = 0–1) with the aim of defining the effects of catalyst and reactant composit...

The photocatalytic ability of BiVO4 toward water oxidation is limited by the short charge diffusion path. Several strategies are proposed to increase the charge diffusion path and reduce the charge recombination of BiVO4. This work firstly applies a one-step solution method to synthesize the BiV...

Herein, we report the facile synthesis, characterization and solar-light driven photocatalytic degradation of ultra-thin bismuth molybdenum oxide (Bi2MoO6) nanosheets. The nanosheets were synthesized by hydrothermal process and characterized using several techniques such as powder X-ray diffract...

Boro-tellurite glasses have recently been attracting the attention of several researchers as a tremendous optical device and shielding material. In this work, boro-tellurite glasses with bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) have been synthesized by melt quenching technique. The structural and shielding propert...

A novel bismuth (III) nano coordination polymer, {[Bi (pcih)(NO3)2]⋅MeOH}n (1), (“pcih” is the abbreviations of 2-pyridinecarbaldehyde isonicotinoylhydrazoneate) were synthesized by a sonochemical method. The new nano-structure was characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scann...

Herein, we report an efficient electrochemical sensor strategy for determination of epinephrine based on Bi2O3 nanoparticle decorated reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite (Bi2O3@RGO). The Bi2O3@RGO was prepared by simple ultrasonic method and then it’s morphological and crystal structure aspect...

Radioactive waste generated from the nuclear industry and non-power applications should carefully be treated, conditioned and disposed according to the regulations set by the competent authority(ies). Bisphenol-a polycarbonate (BPA-PC), a very widely used polymer, might be considered as a potent...

In this study, silicone (polydimethylsiloxane) based 3-layered composite material containing hexagonal boron nitride, boron oxide and bismuth (III) oxide, respectively for each layer, was developed. Materials with boron content are effective in thermal neutron absorption so the composite of sili...

The standard Gibbs energy of formation of Bi2O3 has been measured using a solid-state cell incorporating yttria-stabilized zirconia as the electrolyte and pure oxygen as the reference electrode. An innovative cell design, with a buffer electrode to absorb the electrochemical flux of oxygen throu...

A new lithium copper bismuth oxide, LiCuBiO4 was prepared by hydrothermal reaction using NaBiO30.1*4H2O. The crystal structural model of this compound was refined by using synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction data. This bismuthate has the LiCuSbO4 related structure with the orthorhombic cell (Sp...

In this present communication, a polycrystalline lead-free system with composition Bi0.60Li0.40Fe0.60Nb0.40O3 (BLFNO termed further) is synthesized using a cheap conventional ceramic processing route. It featured with resistive, capacitive and dielectric properties of the synthesized composition...

A novel lithium complex was prepared from the reaction of 1,4-bis(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butyl-benzyl)imidazolidine H2[O2N2]BuBuIm (L1H2) with n-butyllithium to provide the corresponding tetralithium amine-bis(phenolate) complex {Li2[L1]}2·4THF, 1. Variable temperature 7Li NMR revealed that this...

A novel lithium complex was prepared from the reaction of 1,4-bis(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butyl-benzyl)imidazolidine H2[O2N2]BuBuIm (L1H2) with n-butyllithium to provide the corresponding tetralithium amine-bis(phenolate) complex {Li2[L1]}2·4THF, 1. Variable temperature 7Li NMR revealed that this...

The present work is aimed at incorporating the heavy metal oxide ‘bismuth oxide’ in lithium-borate glass system and studying its effect on the glass structure, durability, gamma-ray and neutron shielding ability. The density, XRD, Raman, FTIR, and UV–Visible spectroscopic techniques assisted ...

Among chalcogenide semiconductors for thermoelectric applications, alkali-metal bismuth compounds occur in many complex compositions favorable for high performance. Although LiBi3S5 had been announced in 1977, the potential 1D lithium-ion conductor has hitherto eluded selective synthesis and str...

The structure and conductivity of the new Li- and Mg-codoped bismuth niobates Bi1.5Mg1−xLixNb1.5O7−δ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.50) with the pyrochlore structure have been investigated. The samples were synthesized by the method of organic-inorganic precursors combustion. A structural characterization was pe...

Bismuth oxyfluoride impregnated CMK-3 nanocomposite is synthesized by a facile nanocasting approach. Mesoporous carbon CMK-3 can suppress the aggregation and growth of bismuth oxyfluoride particles and offer rapid electron and Li ion passageways. Bismuth oxyfluoride nanoparticles are embedded in...

The as-deposited and annealed radio frequency reactive magnetron sputtered tantalum oxide (Ta2O5) films were characterized by studying the chemical binding configuration, structural and electrical properties. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis of the films elucidate ...

Cerium-doped Ba5Ta4O15 crystals used to enhance the γ-ray attenuation performance were fabricated via a hydrothermal process. The contents of doped cerium were adjusted from 4 mol% to 16 mol%. The obtained products were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, HRTEM, and XPS. It proved that cerium ions ...