Tag Archives: carbon
Camphor biodegradation by Pseudomonas putida plays a key role in carbon cycling in the biosphere
The key role of microorganisms in promoting carbon cycling in the biosphere is well illustrated by the biodegradation of the natural plant terpenoid camphor by Pseudomonas putida ATCC 17453. Research has established that several different monooxygenases (cytochromeP450
A novel electrochemical sensor based on molecularly imprinted polymer modified MOF derived exfoliated porous carbon
In this work, we report a novel hybrid electrochemical sensor coupling exfoliated porous carbon (EPC) with molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) for detection of lidocaine (LID). LID is a local anesthetic and antiarrhythmic drug. It is also the
Chemical reactions speed up with hollow fluorescent carbon and gold nanoparticles
Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) constitute one of the most interesting model systems in the area of heterogeneous catalysis. Au NP hybrids with hollow nanocages, alloyed nanoparticles and core-shell structure play important roles in harvesting light energy and
Diamond growth using microwave-activated methane/hydrogen plasmas
Diamond is renowned for its many superlative material properties. It defines the top of the Mohs hardness scale, has the highest bulk thermal conductivity at room temperature, and has a very low coefficient of thermal expansion. The
Atomic wires of carbon: present status and perspectives
Carbon is all around us in different forms ranging from molecules to solids, minerals and nanostructures. Organic chemistry classifies alkanes, alkenes and alkynes hydrocarbons according to the different hybridization state of carbon atoms (sp3, sp2 and sp1,
Making the smallest possible fullerene molecules
It was in 1985 when the soccer ball appeared in chemistry. Spherical carbon cages were discovered, now known as the fullerenes and consisting of 60 carbon atoms in the shape of a soccer ball. Their discoverers have
Confirming Aluminum Homocatenation
The capacity of atoms to form bonds with themselves producing chain-like structures, so called atomic homocatenation, plays an important role in the life formation. Carbon is capable of forming very long chain in the CnHn+2 alkanes. Other
