The present invention relates to an oxygen reduction catalyst, an electrode, a membrane electrode assembly, and a fuel cell, and the oxygen reduction catalyst is an oxygen reduction catalyst containing substituted CoS.sub.2, in which the substituted CoS.sub.2 has a cubic crystal structure, the oxygen reduction catalyst contains the substituted CoS.sub.2 within 0.83 nm from the surface thereof, and the substituted CoS.sub.2 has at least one substitutional atom selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mo, Mn, Tc, Re, Rh, Cu, and Ag in some of Co atom sites.

Certain embodiments of the invention are directed to a water splitting photo electrochemical (PEC) thin film comprising metal nanostructures positioned between a Cd.sub.xZn.sub.1xS semiconductor and a ZnO semiconductor to form a Z-scheme for total water splitting.

A hydroprocessing catalyst or catalyst precursor has been developed. The catalyst is a transition metal molybdotungstate material or metal sulfides derived therefrom. The hydroprocessing using the transition metal molybdotungstate material may include hydrodenitrification, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodemetallation, hydrodesilication, hydrodearomatization, hydroisomerization, hydrotreating, hydrofining, and hydrocracking.

The present invention involves micron-scale cerium oxide particles having a multi-cores single-shell structure, comprising: a cerium oxide shell, the shell being composed of crystalline and/or amorphous nano-scale cerium oxide particles; and a plurality of nano-scale cerium oxide grain cores aggregates located in the interior of the shell. Also involved is a preparation method for the micron-scale cerium oxide particle having a multi-cores single-shell structure. A supported catalyst with the micron-scale cerium oxide particles according to the invention as the support have good hydrothermal stability and good sulfur resistance, and the active components of the supported catalyst are not easily embedded, and the supported catalyst has a great application prospect in the field of catalytic oxidation of exhaust emissions such as CO, NO or volatile organic compounds.

An emissions control system including a fluidized bed apparatus containing a reactive sorbent material is disclosed for gaseous and non-gaseous contaminated emissions. The reactive sorbent material may be CZTS, CZTS-Alloy, or a CZTS-Mixture sorbent material. The fluidized bed apparatus is configured with one or more closed loop sorbent recycling subsystems. The sorbent recycling subsystems include the capability to separate sorbents from each other, separate contaminates from sorbents for disposal and/or recycling, clean and/or rejuvenate sorbents for return to the fluidized bed apparatus, dispose of spent and exhausted sorbents, and replace the spent and exhausted sorbents with new sorbent to maintain consistent sorbent function in the fluidized bed apparatus. Monitoring sensors provide information useful in a method for establishing and maintaining consistent process parameter controls.

An emissions control system including a fluidized bed apparatus containing a reactive sorbent material is disclosed for gaseous and non-gaseous contaminated emissions. The reactive sorbent material may be CZTS, CZTS-Alloy, or a CZTS-Mixture sorbent material. The fluidized bed apparatus is configured with one or more closed loop sorbent recycling subsystems. The sorbent recycling subsystems include the capability to separate sorbents from each other, separate contaminates from sorbents for disposal and/or recycling, clean and/or rejuvenate sorbents for return to the fluidized bed apparatus, dispose of spent and exhausted sorbents, and replace the spent and exhausted sorbents with new sorbent to maintain consistent sorbent function in the fluidized bed apparatus. Monitoring sensors provide information useful in a method for establishing and maintaining consistent process parameter controls.

Embodiments of the invention are directed to Z-scheme photocatalyst for efficient hydrogen generation from water. The Z-scheme photocatalyst can include a hybrid metal that includes a semiconductor material/M1/Cd.sub.xM.sub.1xS material. M1 can be transition metal and M can Zn, Fe, Cu, Sn, Mo, Ag, Pb and Ni.

Embodiments of the invention are directed to Z-scheme photocatalyst for efficient hydrogen generation from water. The Z-scheme photocatalyst can include a hybrid metal that includes a semiconductor material/M1/Cd.sub.xM.sub.1xS material. M1 can be transition metal and M can Zn, Fe, Cu, Sn, Mo, Ag, Pb and Ni.

A composition for treating dye wastewater and method of synthesizing said composition, is disclosed. The composition is a catalyst composition used for ultrasound irradiation process. The composition comprises a copper sulfide and cobalt ferrite (Cu.sub.2S/CoFe.sub.2O.sub.4) nanocomposite material, and hydrogen peroxide (H.sub.2O.sub.2). Further, the present invention also discloses a method for treating dye wastewater using said nanocomposite catalyst composition. The composition according to the present invention, provides a novel, eco-friendly and economical method for the complete degradation of the organic dye pollutants from the industrial wastewater. Further, the sonocatalyst has enough stability, as its structure and degradation ability does not change even after multiple use. Further, the sonocatalyst could be easily separated and reused from a waste water, without any need for complex separation process.

A composition for treating dye wastewater and method of synthesizing said composition, is disclosed. The composition is a catalyst composition used for ultrasound irradiation process. The composition comprises a copper sulfide and cobalt ferrite (Cu.sub.2S/CoFe.sub.2O.sub.4) nanocomposite material, and hydrogen peroxide (H.sub.2O.sub.2). Further, the present invention also discloses a method for treating dye wastewater using said nanocomposite catalyst composition. The composition according to the present invention, provides a novel, eco-friendly and economical method for the complete degradation of the organic dye pollutants from the industrial wastewater. Further, the sonocatalyst has enough stability, as its structure and degradation ability does not change even after multiple use. Further, the sonocatalyst could be easily separated and reused from a waste water, without any need for complex separation process.