A method and a system for producing a change in a medium disposed in an artificial container. The method places in a vicinity of the medium at least one of a plasmonics agent and an energy modulation agent. The method applies an initiation energy through the artificial container to the medium. The initiation energy interacts with the plasmonics agent or the energy modulation agent to directly or indirectly produce the change in the medium. The system includes an initiation energy source configured to apply an initiation energy to the medium to activate the plasmonics agent or the energy modulation agent.

This invention relates to a Cu-BTC MOF which is water stable. The Cu-BTC MOF has open coordination sites and has been post synthesis modified by partially occupying the open sites with a ligand such as acetonitrile (CH.sub.3CN). The resultant MOF retains at least 40% of its as synthesized surface area after exposure to liquid water at 60° C. for 6 hours. This is an unexpected result versus the MOF which has not been post treated with ligands such as acetonitrile. This MOF can be used to abate contaminants such as ammonia in gas streams and especially air streams.

The invention relates to a material in the form of a cellular solid monolith consisting of an inorganic oxide polymer. Said monolith comprises macropores which have an average size d.sub.A of 4 μm to 50 μm, mesopores that have an average size d.sub.E of 20 to 30 Å, and micropores which have an average size d.sub.1 of 5 à 10 Å, said pores being interconnected. The inorganic oxide polymer has organic groups R of formula —(CH.sub.2).sub.n—R.sup.1, wherein 0≤n≤5, and R.sup.1 is selected from among a thiol group, a pyrrole group, an amino group having one or more optional, optionally substituted alkyl, alkylamino, or aryl substituents, an alkyl group, or a phenyl group optionally having an alkyl-type substituent R.sup.2. The disclosed material can be used as a substrate for a metal catalyst and for decontaminating liquid or gaseous media.

A composition, comprising: trisilylamine and less than 5 ppmw of halogen. A method of making a silylamine comprising combining ammonia and a compound comprising aminosilane functionality, where the compound comprising aminosilane functionality is according to formula (I) R.sup.1 N(R.sup.2)a(SiH.sub.3).sub.2−a (I), where R.sup.1 is an organic polymer, a C-.sub.1-20 hydrocarbyl group or —SiR.sup.3.sub.3.sup.1, where R.sup.3 is C.sub.1-6 hydrocarbyl, R.sup.2 is a C-.sub.1-20 hydrocarbyl group, H, or —SiR.sup.3.sub.3.sup.1, where R.sup.3 is as defined above, subscript a is 0 or 1, provided that R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different except if R.sup.1 is phenyl, R.sup.2 is not phenyl, under sufficient conditions to cause a reaction to form a silylamine and a byproduct.

A method of synthesizing a doped carbonaceous material includes mixing a carbon precursor material with at least one dopant to form a homogeneous/heterogeneous mixture; and subjecting the mixture to pyrolysis in an inert atmosphere to obtain the doped carbonaceous material. A method of purifying water includes providing an amount of the doped carbonaceous material in the water as a photocatalyst; and illuminating the water containing the doped carbonaceous material with visible light such that under visible light illumination, the doped carbonaceous material generates excitons (electron-hole pairs) and has high electron affinity, which react with oxygen and water adsorbed on its surface forming reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as hydroxyl radicals and superoxide radicals, singlet oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, that, in turn, decompose pollutants and micropollutants.

Methods of preparing organosilica materials using a starting material mixture comprising at least one compound of Formula [(RO).sub.2SiCH.sub.2].sub.3 (Ia) and at least one compound of Formula [R′ROSiCH.sub.2].sub.3 (Ib), wherein each R′ independently represents an RO—, an R group, or an (RO).sub.3Si—CH.sub.2— group, at least one R′ being (RO).sub.3Si—CH.sub.2—; and R represents a C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl group, in the absence of a structure directing agent and/or porogen are provided herein. Processes of using the organosilica materials, e.g., for gas separation, etc., are also provided herein.

A green route for preparing a metal organic framework include mixing metal precursor with a ligand precursor to form a solvent-free mixture; adding droplets of water to the mixture; heating the mixture at a first temperature after adding the water; and isolating the metal organic framework material including the metal and the ligand.

Provided is a method of producing a film-coated cylindrical honeycomb structure formed with a coating liquid on an outer portion of a cylindrical honeycomb structure including partition walls and the outer portion, the partition walls forming a plurality of cells, the outer portion serving as a circumferential side. In the method, the cylindrical honeycomb structure is mounted between at least two rollers such that the circumferential side of the cylindrical honeycomb structure contacts with circumferential sides of the rollers, the coating liquid supplied from an application part is deposited on the cylindrical honeycomb structure while being rotated, and then the deposited coating liquid is dried or cured to form the film on the outer portion.

The present invention relates to a method for removing dyes from textile effluents and other organic substances using nanocomposites based on zinc hydroxides and carboxylic acids capable of adsorbing and degrading. More specifically, the present invention consists of a method to generate new zinc hydroxide-based materials, which allows removal and degradation of methylene blue and other organic compounds from wastewater from industrial effluents, particularly those from textile industry.

Wacker oxidation can be used as a signal transduction mechanism for the selective and sensitive detection of ethylene in air via chemiresistive sensing. Using this system, the senescence of lisianthus flowers and carnations can be monitored.