The present invention relates to a new chiral zeolite material of composition a SiO.sub.2:b GeO.sub.2:c X.sub.2O.sub.3:d YO.sub.2, with an ITV structure, prepared with a specific chiral organic structure-directing agent, (1S,2S)—N-ethyl-N-methyl-pseudoephedrine or its enantiomer, (1R,2R)—N-ethyl-N-methyl-pseudoephedrine, which means that the material is rich in one of the crystalline forms; a method whereby said material is obtained, and the use thereof in adsorption and catalysis processes.

The nitride semiconductor photocatalytic thin film of the present embodiment is a nitride semiconductor photocatalytic thin film that exhibits a catalytic function to cause a redox reaction by light irradiation. The nitride semiconductor photocatalytic thin film includes: a conductive substrate; a semiconductor thin film disposed on a surface of the conductive substrate; a first catalyst layer that forms an ohmic junction on a portion of a surface of the semiconductor thin film; a second catalyst layer that forms a Schottky junction on a portion of the surface of the semiconductor thin film, and a protective layer disposed to cover a back surface of the conductive substrate and side surfaces of the conductive substrate and the semiconductor thin film. The substrate and the semiconductor thin film include a same element and have a same crystal structure.

Provided is a method forming a catalytic nanocoating on a surface of a metal plate, wherein the method comprises pretreating the surface of the metal plate by means of heat treatment at 500-800° C., forming a metaloxide support by washcoating on the surface of the metal plate, and coating the surface of the metal plate by depositing catalytically active metals and/or metaloxides on the metaloxide support by means of an atomic layer deposition (ALD) method in order to form a thin and conformal catalyst layer on the metal plate. Further, the invention relates to a catalyst and a use.

A method of forming a carbon nanotube array substrate is disclosed. One embodiment comprises depositing a composite catalyst layer on the substrate, oxidizing the composite catalyst layer, reducing the oxidized composite catalyst layer, and growing the array on the composite catalyst layer. The composite catalyst layer may comprise a group VIII element and a non-catalytic element deposited onto the substrate from an alloy. In another embodiment, the composite catalyst layer comprises alternating layers of iron and a lanthanide, preferably gadolinium or lanthanum. The composite catalyst layer may be reused to grow multiple carbon nanotube arrays without additional processing of the substrate. The method may comprise bulk synthesis by forming carbon nanotubes on a plurality of particulate substrates having a composite catalyst layer comprising the group VIII element and the non-catalytic element. In another embodiment, the composite catalyst layer is deposited on both sides of the substrate.

Provided is a method for forming catalytic nanocoating on a metal surface. The method comprises pretreating the metal surface by means of heat treatment at 500-800° C., forming a metaloxide support, and depositing catalytic nanosized metal and/or metaloxide particles on the metaloxide support and coating the metal surface with catalytic nanosized metal and/or metaloxide particles. Further, the invention relates to a catalyst and a use.

The present invention provides a method for producing ammonia by means of energy irradiation, the method comprises contacting a nanostructure catalyst with at least one nitrogen-containing source and at least one hydrogen-containing source, and irradiating the nanostructure catalyst, the nitrogen-containing source and the hydrogen-containing source with energy, to produce ammonia.

According to various aspects and exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, ultra-small catalyst particles having extremely high reactivity may be synthesized in single-atom or single-molecule state. When the ultra-small-sized single-atom or single-molecule catalyst is used, the use of metal raw materials can be minimized and, at the same time, catalytic activity may be maximized through maximized reactivity of the single-atom or single-molecule catalyst.

A photoexcitation material includes: a wurtzite type solid solution crystal containing gallium, zinc, nitrogen and oxygen, wherein a peak (A) of an existence ratio of nitrogen or oxygen which is a first adjacent atom of the gallium or zinc and a peak (B) of an existence ratio of gallium or zinc which is a second adjacent atom of the gallium or zinc satisfy a relational expression of A>B in a relationship between a distance and the existence ratio of the adjacent atom of the gallium or zinc, the relationship being obtained from an extended X-ray absorption fine structure analysis.

A method of upcycling polymers to useful hydrocarbon materials. A catalyst with nanoparticles on a substrate selectively docks and cleaves longer hydrocarbon chains over shorter hydrocarbon chains. The nanoparticles exhibit an edge to facet ratio to provide for more interactions with the facets.

A method is disclosed for the preparation of a metal exchanged microporous materials, e.g. metal exchanged silicoaluminophosphates or metal exchanged zeolites, or mixtures of metal exchanged microporous materials, comprising the steps of providing a dry mixture of a) one or more microporous materials that exhibit ion exchange capacity and b) one or more metal compounds; heating the mixture in a gaseous atmosphere containing ammonia and one or more oxides of nitrogen to a temperature and for a time sufficient to initiate and perform a solid state ion exchange of ions of the metal compound and ions of the microporous material; and obtaining the metal-exchanged microporous material.