121 datasets found

Organogelators are small molecules that self-associate into extensive network structures. Our interest lies in a homologous series of such gelators, the...

Pyrolysis is considered as a sustainable way to generate energy from bio-oil, however, biochar – a solid residue by-product– is inevitably produced in the production line. We...

Hydrogen Storage still remains the technology bottleneck for a more widespread use of hydrogen. Solid complex hydrides such as amides, alanates and borohydrides have been...

Copper (I) hydride, CuH, is unique amongst the binary metal hydrides in that it can be synthesised, at room temperature, in aqueous solution. In recent years CuH generated in...

We intend to perform an inelastic neutron scattering experiment on para-H2 adsorbed in L-Isoleucyl-L-valine (IV) microporous systems using the TOSCA spectrometer. IV is one of a...

A conformational analysis of usnic acid by Inelastic Neutron Scattering spectroscopy is envisaged, aiming at a better understanding of the equilibrium between inter- and...

Copper sulphate pentahydrate is one of the iconic substances of chemistry. The characteristic dark blue colour is the result of the water present: four molecules are coordinated...

The physisorptive capacity of graphite-based nanomaterials for hydrogen is strongly dependent on their internal surface areas and pore dimensions. We have made electrospun...

The innovative research field on glass forming systems having bioprotective action has been originated from a growing demand from many biotechnological industrial research...

Metal oxide nanoparticles are a form of pollution generated by a number of industrial procedures, and there is evidence that this class of nanoparticle can have a detrimental...

The piloting VESUVIO experiments RB820478, RB610497 on (NH4)2PdCl6 and (NH4)2TeCl6 and RB 10067 on (ND4)2PdCl6 have shown that: (i) the H/D dynamics in NH4+/ND4+ is largely...

We propose to investigate the vibrational dynamics of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) on TOSCA.The here proposed study complements theoretical works in hand for these novel...

We seek to explore extreme confinement on the vibrational density of states of polyethylene oxide (PEO) over a wide energy-transfer range (10-3000 cm-1). These experiments are...

We propose to measure inelastic incoherent neustron scattering spectra of p-H2 adsorbed in situ in the metal-organic frameworks CPO-27-Fe(II) and CPO-27-Fe(III). These are two...

The accurate description of van-der-Waals forces within density functional theory is currently one of the most active areas of research in computational physics and chemistry....

An unprecedented Ga[GaH3]4 clusterion, with the neopentane structure, has been found in the solid state hydrides Rb8Ga5H15 and Cs8Ga5H15. This is the first gallium-hydrido...

Crystal energy differences can be calculated but they cannot be directly measured because the enthalpy difference that is measured includes a contribution from differences in...

The inelastic neutron scattering spectrum of commercial samples of industrially important zeolites ZSM-5 (Si/Al ratios: 25, 30, 80,and 280), Beta (Si/Al ratios: 25, 38, and 300)...

Silk materials have been the focus of renewed attention because they exhibit extraordinary mechanical strength and toughness.Two main factors are critical for understanding...

Ammonia Borane (AB), NH3BH3, was first synthesised in the 1950s and has now become the focus of a world wide research program with regards to its potential as a hydrogen store....