Hydrogenation of Styrene Oxide to 2-Phenylethanol over Nanocrystalline Ni Prepared by Ethylene Glycol Reduction Method

Nanocrystalline nickel prepared by glycol reduction method and characterized by XRD and magnetic measurements has been used as a catalyst for hydrogenation of styrene oxide to 2-phenylethanol. Effect of process variables such as particle size of the catalyst, temperature, and pressure have been optimized to achieve a maximum conversion of 98% of styrene oxide with 99% selectivity towards 2-phenylethanol. The structure of the transition state has been computed employing density functional theory and using Gaussian 09 suite. The enthalpy of reaction (ΔH) and activation energy (Ea) are calculated to be 85.3 kcal·mol−1 and 123.03 kcal·mol−1, respectively. A tentative mechanism for the reaction is proposed according to which atomized hydrogen and styrene oxide react together over the catalyst surface to produce 2-phenylethanol

Effect of deposition time on structural and magnetic properties of pulse laser deposited hard-soft composite films

International audienceHard-soft composite (BaFe12O19:Mg0.1Ni0.3Zn0.6Fe2O4 (2:1) films, were deposited by 'Pulsed Laser Deposition' (PLD) technique on Si (100) substrate using different deposition time - 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes. Influence of deposition time on structural and magnetic properties were studied via X-ray diffraction (XRD) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). XRD confirms the presence of soft and hard phases in all the prepared thin films. Small amount of secondary phase - Fe2O3 is also detected in all the thin films except for the deposition time - 90 mins. With deposition time average grain diameter of both hard (BaFe12O19) and soft (Mg0.1Ni0.3Zn0.6Fe2O4) phase increases. Increase in the distance between the magnetic ions (Ni2+ and Fe3+) at tetrahedral (A) and octahedral [B] site leads to increase in the hopping length at A and B site except for the the deposition time of 60 minutes. Magnetic measurements shows that the coercivity and magnetization of the prepared thin films respectively ranges between 112.07 - 213.03 Oe and 1.4 x 10-7 - 3.15 x 10-7 Am2

Effect of deposition time on structural and magnetic properties of pulse laser deposited hard-soft composite films

International audienceHard-soft composite (BaFe12O19:Mg0.1Ni0.3Zn0.6Fe2O4 (2:1) films, were deposited by 'Pulsed Laser Deposition' (PLD) technique on Si (100) substrate using different deposition time - 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes. Influence of deposition time on structural and magnetic properties were studied via X-ray diffraction (XRD) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). XRD confirms the presence of soft and hard phases in all the prepared thin films. Small amount of secondary phase - Fe2O3 is also detected in all the thin films except for the deposition time - 90 mins. With deposition time average grain diameter of both hard (BaFe12O19) and soft (Mg0.1Ni0.3Zn0.6Fe2O4) phase increases. Increase in the distance between the magnetic ions (Ni2+ and Fe3+) at tetrahedral (A) and octahedral [B] site leads to increase in the hopping length at A and B site except for the the deposition time of 60 minutes. Magnetic measurements shows that the coercivity and magnetization of the prepared thin films respectively ranges between 112.07 - 213.03 Oe and 1.4 x 10-7 - 3.15 x 10-7 Am2

Effect of 120 MeV 28Si9+ ion irradiation on structural and magnetic properties of NiFe2O4 and Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4

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