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- Vanadium complexes: recent progress in oxidation catalysisPublication . Sutradhar, Manas; Martins, Luisa; Guedes Da Silva, M. Fátima C.; Pombeiro, ArmandoOxidovanadium complexes and, to a less extent, some non-oxido ones, are widely used as catalysts or catalyst precursors for various oxidative catalytic reactions by H2O2, (BuOOH)-Bu-t or O-2 under mild conditions. Oxidation reactions (oxidation of alkanes and alcohols, epoxidation of alkenes and allylic alcohols, oxidative bromination, sulfoxidation and oxidative Strecker reactions) of organic compounds are the most relevant ones and are reviewed considering the recent advances in the last five years (2010-2014). The main types of both homogeneous and supported vanadium catalysts and the most efficient catalytic systems in the different reactions are presented and compared. The proposed mechanisms of various catalytic oxidation processes are also outlined. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
- Presentations for monoids of finite partial isometriesPublication . Quinteiro, Teresa; Fernandes, Vítor H.In this paper we give presentations for the monoid DPn of all partial isometries on {1,..., n} and for its submonoid ODPn of all order-preserving partial isometries.
- Fabrication of electrochemically reduced graphene oxide/cobalt oxide composite for charge storage electrodesPublication . García-Gómez, A.; Duarte, R. G.; Eugénio, Sónia; Silva, Maria Teresa Oliveira de Moura e; Carmezim, M. J.; Montemor, Maria de FátimaElectrochemically-reduced graphene oxide (Er-GO) and cobalt oxides (CoOx) were co-electrodeposited by cyclic voltammetry, from an electrolyte containing graphene oxide and cobalt nitrate, directly onto a stainless steel substrate to produce composite electrodes presenting high charge storage capacity. The electrochemical response of the composite films was optimized by studying the parameters applied during the electrodeposition process, namely the number of cycles, scan rate and ratio between GO/Co(NO3)(2) concentrations in the electrolyte. It is shown that, if the appropriate conditions are selected, it is possible to produced binder-free composite electrodes with improved electrochemical properties using a low-cost, facile and scalable technique. The optimized Er-GO/CoOx developed in this work exhibits a specific capacitance of 608 F g(-1) at a current density of 1 A g(-1) and increased reversibility when compared to single CoOx. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
- Study of the rheology of self-compacting concrete with fine recycled concrete aggregatesPublication . Carro-López, Diego; Gonzalez-Fonteboa, Bela; De Brito, Jorge; Martínez-Abella, Fernando; González-Taboada, Iris; Raposeiro Da Silva, PedroThis work studies the effect of incorporating fine recycled aggregates on the rheology of self-compacting concrete over time (at 15,45 and 90 min). The fine fraction of the natural aggregates was replaced at 0%, 20%, 50% and 100% with recycled sand. The fresh-state properties were studied by empirical tests (slump-flow, J-Ring, L-Box) and fundamental ones in an ICAR rheometer. The mixes with 50% and 100% recycled sand lost their SCC characteristics at 90 min. Contrarily the mix with 20% replacement maintained suitable passing and filling ability. The causes of this trend were an initial increase of plastic viscosity and afterwards an increase of yield stress. The compressive strength of the 50% and 100% replacement mixes decreased significantly and that of the 20% replacement mix less than 10%. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
- Experimental study of the mechanical properties and durability of self-compacting mortars with nano materials (SiO2 and TiO2)Publication . Rao, S.; Raposeiro Da Silva, Pedro; De Brito, JorgeResumo: Cement, as well as the remaining constituents of self-compacting mortars, must be carefully selected, in order to obtain an adequate composition with a granular mix as compact as possible and a good performance in the fresh state (self-compacting effect) and the hardened state (mechanical and durability-related behavior). Therefore in this work the possibility of incorporating nano particles in self-compacting mortars was studied. Nano materials are very reactive due mostly to their high specific surface and show a great potential to improve the properties of these mortars, both in mechanical and durability terms. In this work two nano materials were used, nano silica (nano SiO2) in colloidal state and nano titanium (nano TiO2) in amorphous state, in two types of self-compacting mortars (ratio binder:sand of 1:1 and 1:2). The self-compacting mortar mixes have the same water/cement ratio and 30% of replacement of cement with fly ashes. The influence of nano materials nano-SiO2 and nano-TiO2 on the fresh and hardened state properties of these self-compacting mortars was studied. The results show that the use of nano materials in repair and rehabilitation mortars has significant potential but still needs to be optimized. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.