Presented is a selective hydrogenation catalyst and a method of making the catalyst. The catalyst comprises a carrier containing bi-metallic nanoparticles. The nanoparticles comprise a silver component and a palladium component. The catalyst is made by incorporating an aqueous dispersion of the bi-metallic nanoparticles onto a catalyst carrier followed by drying and calcining the carrier having incorporated therein the dispersion. The catalyst is used in the selective hydrogenation of highly unsaturated hydrocarbons contained olefin product streams.

Presented is a selective hydrogenation catalyst and a method of making the catalyst. The catalyst comprises a carrier containing bi-metallic nanoparticles. The nanoparticles comprise a silver component and a palladium component. The catalyst is made by incorporating an aqueous dispersion of the bi-metallic nanoparticles onto a catalyst carrier followed by drying and calcining the carrier having incorporated therein the dispersion. The catalyst is used in the selective hydrogenation of highly unsaturated hydrocarbons contained olefin product streams.

The disclosure relates to a method for making a photocatalytic structure, the method comprising: providing a carbon nanotube structure comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes intersected with each other; a plurality of openings being defined by the plurality of carbon nanotubes; forming a photocatalytic active layer on the surface of the carbon nanotube structure; applying a metal layer pre-form on the surface of the photocatalytic active layer; and annealing the metal layer pre-form.

The disclosure relates to a method for making a photocatalytic structure, the method comprising: providing a carbon nanotube structure comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes intersected with each other; a plurality of openings being defined by the plurality of carbon nanotubes; forming a photocatalytic active layer on the surface of the carbon nanotube structure; applying a metal layer pre-form on the surface of the photocatalytic active layer; and annealing the metal layer pre-form.

A device includes a flexible substrate having a length and width greater than a depth of the substrate. A photocatalytic titanium dioxide or silver photocatalytic titanium dioxide coating is supported by the substrate on a first surface defined by the length and width of the substrate. An adhesive is disposed on a second surface of the substrate opposite the first surface of the substrate.

A device includes a flexible substrate having a length and width greater than a depth of the substrate. A photocatalytic titanium dioxide or silver photocatalytic titanium dioxide coating is supported by the substrate on a first surface defined by the length and width of the substrate. An adhesive is disposed on a second surface of the substrate opposite the first surface of the substrate.

This application relates to silver-titanium oxide complex particles. In one aspect, the silver-titanium oxide complex particles include a plurality of titanium oxide nanoparticles aggregated with each other. The silver-titanium oxide complex particles may also include a silver component bonded on the surface of the titanium oxide nanoparticles, and have an energy band gap of 3.1 eV or less. According to various embodiments, the silver-titanium oxide complex particles show excellent optical characteristics.

The invention relates to a photocatalyst that is active under irradiation with UV light, visible light and sunlight, comprising a powder or a ready-to-use nanometric suspension of nitrogen-doped TiO.sub.2, wherein the brookite crystalline phase is also present and whose doping nitrogen content (% by weight) is sufficient to ensure photocatalytic activity in the visible region. The photocatalyst can be easily applied to substrates of varying nature.

A composition for exhaust gas purification containing Y—Mn—O and Al.sub.2O.sub.3 and having a specific surface area (SSA) retention satisfying inequality (1) SSA retention (%) >−61.54×(Y—Mn—O ratio)+75.55 and inequality (2) SSA retention (%) >45 (2), where SSA retention is represented by (SSA after aging)/(initial SSA)×100 (%). The SSA after aging and the initial SSA are as defined in the description. The Y—Mn—O ratio is a mass ratio of Y—Mn—O to the sum of Y—Mn—O and Al.sub.2O.sub.3 in the composition for exhaust gas purification, being represented by Y—Mn—O/(Y—Mn—O+Al.sub.2O.sub.3).

A composition for exhaust gas purification containing Y—Mn—O and Al.sub.2O.sub.3 and having a specific surface area (SSA) retention satisfying inequality (1) SSA retention (%) >−61.54×(Y—Mn—O ratio)+75.55 and inequality (2) SSA retention (%) >45 (2), where SSA retention is represented by (SSA after aging)/(initial SSA)×100 (%). The SSA after aging and the initial SSA are as defined in the description. The Y—Mn—O ratio is a mass ratio of Y—Mn—O to the sum of Y—Mn—O and Al.sub.2O.sub.3 in the composition for exhaust gas purification, being represented by Y—Mn—O/(Y—Mn—O+Al.sub.2O.sub.3).