Comptes Rendus

Special Issue

Active site engineering in nanostructured materials for energy, health and environment

Guest editor: Ioana Fechete;  Doina Lutic

Table of contents

Foreword to “Active site engineering in nanostructured materials for energy, health and environment” dedicated to Professor Emil Dumitriu
p. 1-3
Zeolite-based catalysis for isobutene conversion into chemicals and fuel additives. A review
p. 5-26
Optimized diffusion–convection compromise for reversible CO 2 capture on hydroxylated organo-montmorillonite
p. 27-38
Advanced removal of crystal violet dye from aqueous solutions by photocatalysis using commercial products containing titanium dioxide
p. 39-50
Efficient degradation and mineralization of diclofenac in water on ZnMe (Me: Al; Co; Ga) layered double hydroxides and derived mixed oxides as novel photocatalysts
p. 51-67
Manufacturing of ultra-thin redox-active polymer films using the layer-by-layer method and co-polymerization of vinyl viologen units
p. 69-80
Cu–Ga 2 O 3 nanoparticles supported on ordered mesoporous silica for the catalytic hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde
p. 81-94
Versatile nanostructured SiO 2 /cross-linked polyelectrolyte composites for emerging pollutants removal from aqueous media
p. 95-108
Comparative kinetics study of the catalytic oxidation of benzene and its mono-halogenated derivatives over V 2 O 5 –WO 3 /TiO 2 catalyst
p. 109-117
Nickel oxide-based catalysts for ethane oxidative dehydrogenation: a review
p. 119-152
A bio-based carbon rich material for efficient remediation of environmental hazardous
p. 153-163
Nanomaterials in medicine: a concise review of nanomaterials intended to treat pathology, nanomaterials induced by pathology, and pathology provoked by nanomaterials
p. 165-188
Influence of fuel nature on sol–gel microwave-ignited combustion synthesis of nanosized cobalt and nickel spinel ferrites
p. 189-202
Excellent ambient oxidation and mineralization of an emerging water pollutant using Pd-doped TiO 2 photocatalyst and UV-A irradiation
p. 203-215
Synthesis of exopolysaccharide-based organo-montmorillonite with improved affinity towards carbon dioxide and hydrophilic character
p. 217-225
Spectroscopic investigation and chemical fingerprint of Datura innoxia dry biomass
p. 227-235
Nanostructured materials and heterogeneous catalysis: a succinct review regarding DeNox catalysis
p. 237-244
Innovative nanostructured magnetite/wool/polysiloxane composite as magnetic adsorbent for oil spill removal
p. 245-260
The photocatalytic degradation of a binary textile dyes mixture within a new configuration of loop reactor using ZnO thin film-phytotoxicity control
p. 261-279
Different routes of MgAl–LDH synthesis for tailoring the adsorption of Pb(II) pollutant from water
p. 281-292
Dealuminated heated clay as new fluoride adsorbent for treatment of contaminated drinking water
p. 293-309
Validation of Zn–Cu/ZSM-5 catalyst performance, at pilot scale, in the catalytic conversion of butane (nC 4 +i-C 4 ) technical fraction
p. 311-320