The present disclosure relates to tungsten oxide composition. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to mesoporous tungsten oxide composition that is active for multiple reactions, including aromatic alkylation, alkene coupling, alkene cyclization, alkyne oxidation, alcohol dehydrogenation reactions.

Porous metal oxide microspheres are prepared via a process comprising forming a liquid dispersion of polymer nanoparticles and a metal oxide; forming liquid droplets of the dispersion; drying the droplets to provide polymer template microspheres comprising polymer nanospheres; and removing the polymer nanospheres from the template microspheres to provide the porous metal oxide microspheres. The porous microspheres exhibit saturated colors and are suitable as colorants for a variety of end-uses.

A method for preparing a nanoporous silica sol-gel matrix containing at least one amine reactant selected from hydroxylamine, methylhydroxylamine, tertbutylhydroxylamine, methoxyamine, tetraethylenepentamine, dicarboxylic acid dihydrazides, particularly adipic acid dihydrazide, and the salts thereof, said method including the following steps: a) synthesising a gel from tetramethoxysilane or from a mixture of tetramethoxysilane and another organosilicon precursor selected from among phenyltrimethoxysilane, phenyltriethoxysilane, a fluoroalkyltrimethoxysilane, a fluoroalkyltriethoxysilane, a chloroalkylmethoxysilane, a chloroalkylethoxysilane, an alkyltrimethoxysilane, an alkyltriethoxysilane, an aminopropyltriethoxysilane and the mixtures thereof, the synthesis being performed in an aqueous medium at a temperature ranging from 10 to 70° C. in the presence of at least one amine reactant selected from among hydroxylamine, methylhydroxylamine, tertbutylhydroxylamine, methoxyamine, dicarboxylic acid dihydrazides, particularly adipic acid dihydrazide, and the salts thereof; b) drying the gel obtained during step a) so as to obtain a sol-gel matrix containing at least one amine reactant.

Provided is an iron oxide powder for a brake friction material which can be suitably used in a brake friction material that is less likely to cause problems regarding brake squealing and that provides superior braking performance. The iron oxide powder for a brake friction material according to a first embodiment of the present invention is characterized by having a sulfur content of 150 ppm or less as measured by combustion ion chromatography, and a saturation magnetization of 20 emu/g or less. The iron oxide powder for a brake friction material according to a second embodiment of the present invention is characterized by having an average particle size of 1.0 μm or more, a chlorine content of 150 ppm or less as measured by combustion ion chromatography, and a saturation magnetization of 20 emu/g or less.

A honeycomb-structured catalyst for decomposing an organic substance, which includes a catalyst particle. The catalyst particle contains a perovskite-type composite oxide represented by A.sub.xB.sub.yM.sub.zO.sub.w, where the A contains at least of Ba and Sr, the B contains Zr, the M is at least one of Mn, Co, Ni, and Fe, y+z=1, 1.001≤x≤1.05, 0.05≤z≤0.2, and w is a positive value that satisfies electrical neutrality. The toluene decomposition rate is greater than 90% when toluene is decomposed using the honeycomb-structured catalyst subjected to a heat treatment at 1200° C. for 48 hours and a gas that contains 50 ppm toluene, 80% nitrogen, and 20% oxygen as a volume concentration as a target at a space velocity of 30,000/h and a catalyst temperature of 400° C.

The present invention concerns a material with a non-stoichiometric spinel-type crystalline structure based on cobalt oxide doped with alkaline elements, its production process for obtaining it by precipitation with controlled washing, and its particular use as a highly active catalyst in the N.sub.2O decomposition reaction. Therefore, we understand that the present invention is in the area of green industry aimed at reducing N.sub.2O emissions into the atmosphere.

A negative electrode active material of the present disclosure includes: a graphite particle having a void inside; and a first solid electrolyte. The void has a void size of 1 nm or more and 300 nm or less. The first solid electrolyte is present in the void. The graphite particle has, for example, a plurality of voids inside. The graphite particle has an average void size, determined by a mercury intrusion method, of, for example, 1 nm or more and 300 nm or less.

Provided are a positive electrode active material for a rechargeable lithium battery, a method of preparing the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same, the positive electrode active material for a rechargeable lithium battery including a secondary particle in which a plurality of primary particles including a lithium nickel-based composite oxide are aggregated, wherein at least a portion of the primary particles are arranged radially, a boron coating layer on the surface of the secondary particles and containing lithium borate, and a boron-doped layer inside the primary particle exposed to the surface of the secondary particle.

Porous metal oxide microspheres are prepared via a process comprising forming a liquid solution or dispersion of polydisperse polymer nanoparticles and a metal oxide; forming liquid droplets from the solution or dispersion; drying the liquid droplets to provide polymer template microspheres comprising polymer nanospheres and metal oxide; and removing the polymer nanospheres from the template microspheres to provide the porous metal oxide microspheres. The porous microspheres exhibit saturated colors and are suitable as colorants for a variety of end-uses.

The application provides a porous carbon block material having high elasticity and high sealing, and provides a method for preparing the same. Particularly, the present application provides a porous carbon block material, wherein the porous carbon block material has a pore size in the range of from 3 nm to 100 nm, a porosity of from 50% to 87%, and the pores in the material are closed pores. In addition, the application provides a method for preparing the porous carbon block material according to the present application. The porous carbon block material according to the present application has small pore size, high porosity, and closed pores, and thus has high strength combined with high elasticity, high sealing property, and low density. Hence, the porous carbon block material according to the present application may be used as a sealing material.