Interstitial modification of palladium nanoparticles with boron atoms as a green catalyst for selective hydrogenation Chun Wong Aaron Chan, Abdul Hanif Mahadi, Molly Meng-Jung Li, Elena Cristina Corbos, Chiu Tang, Glenn Jones, Winson Chun Hsin Kuo, James Cookson, Christopher Michael Brown, Peter Trenton Bishop, Shik Chi Edman Tsang
Nature Communications, 5 Dec 2014 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6787 Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS I11-High Resolution Powder Diffraction open access Using synchrotron radiation to determine the oxidation state of uranium in magmas Helen Halse
Dec 2014 Thesis B18-Core EXAFS I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Metastable (Bi, M)2(Fe, Mn, Bi)2O6+x (M = Na or K) pyrochlores from hydrothermal synthesis Luke Daniels, Helen Playford, Jean-Marc Grenèche, Alex Hannon, Richard Walton
Inorganic Chemistry, 53 (24) Dec 2014 DOI: 10.1021/ic502411z Structural origin of light emission in germanium quantum dots W. Little, A. Karatutlu, D. Bolmatov, K. Trachenko, A. V. Sapelkin, G. Cibin, R. Taylor, F. Mosselmans, A. J. Dent, G. Mountjoy
Scientific Reports, 4 Dec 2014 DOI: 10.1038/srep07372 Biogenic nano-magnetite and nano-zero valent iron treatment of alkaline Cr(VI) leachate and chromite ore processing residue Mathew P Watts, Victoria S. Coker, Stephen Parry, Richard.a.d. Pattrick, Russell Thomas, Robert Kalin, Jonathan R. Lloyd
Applied Geochemistry, Dec 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2014.12.001 Development and characterization of thermally stable supported V–W–TiO2 catalysts for mobile NH3–SCR applications Andrew M. Beale, Ines Lezcano-Gonzalez, Teuvo Maunula, Robert G. Palgrave
Catalysis, Structure & Reactivity, Dec 2014 DOI: 10.1179/2055075814Y.0000000005 Microbial reduction of uranium(VI) in sediments of different lithologies collected from Sellafield Laura Newsome, Katherine Morris, Divyesh Trivedi, Nick Atherton, Jonathan R. Lloyd
Applied Geochemistry, 51 Dec 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2014.09.008 Mixed-metal MIL-100(Sc,M) (M=Al, Cr, Fe) for Lewis acid catalysis and tandem C-C bond formation and alcohol oxidation Laura Mitchell, Patrick Williamson, Barbora Ehrlichová, Amanda E. Anderson, Valerie R. Seymour, Sharon E. Ashbrook, Nadia Acerbi, Luke Daniels, Richard Walton, Matthew L. Clarke, Paul Wright
Chemistry - A European Journal, 20 (51) Dec 2014 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201404377 Microbial reduction of U(VI) under alkaline conditions: implications for radioactive waste geodisposal Adam Williamson, Katherine Morris, Gareth Law, Athanasios Rizoulis, John Charnock, Jonathan R. Lloyd
Environmental Science & Technology, 48 (22) Nov 2014 DOI: 10.1021/es5017125 Study of Na-M-(O,F) phases: synthesis, crystal chemistry and electrochemical performance in sodium-based batteries Jessica Maria Nava Avendano
Nov 2014 Thesis B18-Core EXAFS
Solid state platinum speciation from X-ray absorption spectroscopic studies of fresh and road aged three way and diesel vehicle emission control catalysts Tim Hyde, Gopinathan Sankar
Nov 2014 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-44559-4_19 Rock alteration in alkaline cement waters over 15 years and its relevance to the geological disposal of nuclear waste Elizabeth Moyce, Christopher Rochelle, Katherine Morris, Antoni Milodowski, Xiaohui Chen, Steve Thornton, Joe S. Small, Samuel Shaw
Applied Geochemistry, 50 Nov 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2014.08.003 Nucleation and growth of todorokite from birnessite: Implications for trace-metal cycling in marine sediments Amy Atkins, Sam Shaw, Caroline Peacock
Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 144 Nov 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.08.014 Uranium and technetium interactions with wüstite [Fe1–xO] and portlandite [Ca(OH)2] surfaces under geological disposal facility conditions A. Van Veelen, O. Preedy, J. Qi, G. T. W. Law, K. Morris, J. F. W. Mosselmans, M. P. Ryan, N. D. M. Evans, R. A. Wogelius
Mineralogical Magazine, 78 (5) Nov 2014 DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2014.078.5.02 Chemical imaging of single catalyst particles with scanning μ-XANES-CT and μ-XRF-CT S. W. T. Price, K. Ignatyev, K. Geraki, M. Basham, J. Filik, N. T. Vo, P. T. Witte, A. M. Beale, J. F. W. Mosselmans
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Nov 2014 DOI: 10.1039/C4CP04488F Water-splitting electrocatalysis in acid conditions using ruthenate-iridate pyrochlores Kripasindhu Sardar, Enrico Petrucco, Craig Hiley, Jonathan D. B. Sharman, Peter Wells, Andrea Russell, Reza J. Kashtiban, Jeremy Sloan, Richard Walton
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 53 (41) Oct 2014 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201406668 Activation of [CrCl3{R-SN(H)S-R}] catalysts for selective trimerization of ethene: a freeze-quench Cr K-edge XAFS study Stuart Bartlett, Jerome Moulin, Moniek Tromp, Gill Reid, Andrew J. Dent, Giannantonio Cibin, David S. Mcguinness, John Evans
Acs Catalysis, 4 (11) Oct 2014 DOI: 10.1021/cs501017g U(VI) behaviour in hyperalkaline calcite systems Kurt F. Smith, Nicholas D. Bryan, Adam N. Swinburne, Pieter Bots, Sam Shaw, Louise S. Natrajan, J. Frederick W. Mosselmans, Francis R. Livens, Katherine Morris
Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, Oct 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.09.043 Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS I22-Small angle scattering & Diffraction open access Mixed ionic and electronic conducting materials for the oxidative coupling of methane Marie Rochoux
Oct 2014 Thesis B18-Core EXAFS I11-High Resolution Powder Diffraction
Local structure of sodium- and iron-deintercalated NaFeAs Simon J. Cassidy, Silvia Ramos, Simon J. Clarke
Zeitschrift Fur Anorganische Und Allgemeine Chemie, Oct 2014 DOI: 10.1002/zaac.201400343 The nature of the molybdenum surface in iron molybdate. The active phase in selective methanol oxidation Catherine Brookes, Peter P. Wells, Nikolaos Dimitratos, Wilm Jones, Emma Gibson, David John Morgan, Giannantonio Cibin, Chris Nicklin, David Mora-Fonz, David O. Scanlon, C. Richard A. Catlow, Michael Bowker
The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C, 118 (45) Oct 2014 DOI: 10.1021/jp5081753 Magnetic Cr doping of Bi2Se3: Evidence for divalent Cr from x-ray spectroscopy A. I. Figueroa-Garcia, G. Van Der Laan, L. J. Collins-Mcintyre, S.-L. Zhang, A. A. Baker, S. E. Harrison, P. Schönherr, G. Cibin, T. Hesjedal
Physical Review B, 90 (13) Oct 2014 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.90.134402 Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS I10-Beamline for Advanced Dichroism - scattering Optimised photocatalytic hydrogen production using core–shell AuPd promoters with controlled shell thickness Wilm Jones, Ren Su, Peter Wells, Yanbin Shen, Nikolaos Dimitratos, Michael Bowker, David Morgan, Bo Brummerstedt Iversen, Arunabhiram Chutia, Flemming Besenbacher, Graham Hutchings
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Oct 2014 DOI: 10.1039/C4CP04693E Formation of stable uranium(VI) colloidal nanoparticles in conditions relevant to radioactive waste disposal Pieter Bots, Katherine Morris, Rosemary Hibberd, Gareth Law, Fred Mosselmans, Andy Brown, James Doutch, Andy Smith, Sam Shaw
Langmuir, 30 (48) Oct 2014 DOI: 10.1021/la502832j Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS I22-Small angle scattering & Diffraction open access Incorporation and retention of 99-Tc(IV) in magnetite under high pH conditions Tim A. Marshall, Katherine Morris, Gareth T. W. Law, J. Frederick W. Mosselmans, Pieter Bots, Stephen A. Parry, Samuel Shaw
Environmental Science & Technology, 48 (20) Sept 2014 DOI: 10.1021/es503438e Spectroscopic study and electronic structure of prototypical iron porphyrins and their micro-oxo-dimer derivatives with different functional configurations Wei Xu, Katarzyna Dziedzic-Kocurek, Meijuan Yu, Ziyu Wu, Augusto Marcelli
Rsc Advances, 4 (87) Sept 2014 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA04685D PdFe nanoparticles as selective catalysts for C-C cleavage in hydrogenolysis of vicinal diol units in biomass-derived chemicals Fenglin Liao, Tsz Woon Benedict Lo, Douglas Sexton, Jin Qu, Cheng-Tar Wu, Edman Tsang
Catalysis Science & Technology, Sept 2014 DOI: 10.1039/C4CY01159G Solid-phase phosphorus speciation in Saharan Bodélé Depression dusts and source sediments Karen Hudson-Edwards, Charles Bristow, Giannantonio Cibin, Gary Mason, Caroline Peacock
Chemical Geology, 384 Sept 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.06.014 Crystallisation and characterisation of Bimetallic- and Lanthanide- organic frameworks Matthew I Breeze
Sept 2014 Thesis B18-Core EXAFS I11-High Resolution Powder Diffraction
Control of the superconducting properties of Sr2−xCaxVO3FeAs through isovalent substitution Alex Corkett, David Free, Simon Cassidy, Silvia Ramos, Simon J. Clarke
Journal Of Solid State Chemistry, 216 Aug 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2014.02.024 The local environment of Dy3+ in selenium-rich chalcogenide glasses Emma Barney, Zhuoqi Tang, Angela Seddon, David Furniss, Slawomir Sujecki, Trevor Benson, Nigel Neate, Diego Gianolio
Rsc Advances, 4 (80) Aug 2014 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA07192A Solution processing route to multifunctional titania thin films: highly conductive and photcatalytically active Nb:TiO2 Davinder S. Bhachu, Sanjay Sathasivam, Gopinathan Sankar, David O. Scanlon, Giannantonio Cibin, Claire J. Carmalt, Ivan Parkin, Graeme W. Watson, Salem M. Bawaked, Abdullah Y. Obaid, Shaeel Al-Thabaiti, Sulaiman N. Basahel
Advanced Functional Materials, 24 (32) Aug 2014 DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201400338 Geochemical control on uranium(IV) mobility in a mining-impacted wetland Yuheng Wang, Alexandre Bagnoud, Elena Suvorova, Eric Mcgivney, Lydie Chesaux, Vannapha Phrommavanh, Michael Descostes, Rizlan Bernier-Latmani
Environmental Science & Technology, 48 (17) Jul 2014 DOI: 10.1021/es501556d Light alkane oxidation using catalysts prepared by chemical vapour impregnation: tuning alcohol selectivity through catalyst pre-treatment Michael Forde, Robert D. Armstrong, Rebecca Mcvicker, Peter Wells, Nikolaos Dimitratos, Qian He, Li Lu, Robert L. Jenkins, Ceri Hammond, Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez, Christopher J. Kiely, Graham J. Hutchings
Chemical Science, 5 (9) June 2014 DOI: 10.1039/C4SC00545G Investigation of some new hydro(solvo)thermal synthesis routes to nanostructured mixed-metal oxides David L. Burnett, Mohammad H. Harunsani, Reza J. Kashtiban, Helen Y. Playford, Jeremy Sloan, Alex C. Hannon, Richard I. Walton
Journal Of Solid State Chemistry, 214 June 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2013.10.050 EXAFS study into the speciation of metal salts dissolved in ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents Jennifer Hartley, Chung-Man Ip, Gregory Forrest, Kuldip Singh, Steve Gurman, Karl S. Ryder, Andrew P. Abbott, Gero Frisch
Inorganic Chemistry, 53 (12) June 2014 DOI: 10.1021/ic500824r Enhanced photocatalytic activity in low-temperature processed titania mesoporous films Davide Carboni, Daniela Marongiu, Pietro Rassu, Alessandra Pinna, Heinz Amenitsch, Maria Casula, Augusto Marcelli, Giannantonio Cibin, Paolo Falcaro, Luca Malfatti, Plinio Innocenzi
The Journal Of Physical Chemistry C, 118 (22) June 2014 DOI: 10.1021/jp501653x Sodium distribution and reaction mechanisms of a Na3V2O2(PO4)2F electrode during use in a sodium-ion battery Neeraj Sharma, Paula Serras, Veronica Palomares, Helen E. A. Brand, Javier Alonso, Pierre Kubiak, M. Luisa Fdez-Gubieda, Teófilo Rojo
Chemistry Of Materials, 26 (11) June 2014 DOI: 10.1021/cm5005104 Preparation and characterisation of some nano-structured catalytic materials for low-temperature oxidation of carbon monoxide Khaled Mohammed Hassan Mohammed
June 2014 Thesis B18-Core EXAFS
High pressure polymorphism of Beta-TaON K. Woodhead, S. Pascarelli, A. L. Hector, R. Briggs, N. Alderman, P. F. Mcmillan
Dalton Transactions, 43 (25) May 2014 DOI: 10.1039/c4dt00805g Reversible inactivation of CO dehydrogenase with thiol compounds Oliver Kreß, Manuel Gnida, Astrid M. Pelzmann, Christian Marx, Wolfram Meyer-Klaucke, Ortwin Meyer
Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications, 447 (3) May 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.03.147 Mineral formation and sorption mechanisms in marine ferromanganese-rich sediments Amy Leanne Atkins
May 2014 Thesis B18-Core EXAFS open access
Ruthenium(V) oxides from low-temperature hydrothermal synthesis Craig I. Hiley, Martin R. Lees, Janet M. Fisher, David Thompsett, Stefano Agrestini, Ronald I. Smith, Richard Walton
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 53 (17) Apr 2014 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201310110 Journal Paper B18-Core EXAFS I11-High Resolution Powder Diffraction Local structure and speciation of platinum in fresh and road-aged North American sourced vehicle emissions catalysts: An X-ray absorption spectroscopic study Peter W. Ash, David A. Boyd, Timothy I. Hyde, Jonathan L. Keating, Gabriele Randlshofer, Klaus Rothenbacher, Gopinathan Sankar, James J. Schauer, Martin M. Shafer, Brandy M. Toner
Environmental Science & Technology, 48 (7) Mar 2014 DOI: 10.1021/es404974e Incorporation of uranium into hematite during crystallization from ferrihydrite Timothy A. Marshall, Katherine Morris, Gareth T. W. Law, Francis R. Livens, J. Frederick W. Mosselmans, Pieter Bots, Samuel Shaw
Environmental Science & Technology, 48 (7) Mar 2014 DOI: 10.1021/es500212a A comparative spectroscopic study of graphene-coated vs pristine Li(Mn,Ni,Co) oxide materials for lithium-ion battery cathodes Taehoon Kim, Bohang Song, Giannantonio Cibin, Andrew Dent, Lu Li, Alexander Korsunsky
Mar 2014 Conference Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Analytical model of single-X-ray photon counting pixel-array detectors J. Marchal, J. Mcgrath, K. Medjoubi
Journal Of Instrumentation, 9 Mar 2014 DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/9/03/C03006 Hematite can lock the door on uranium contamination Diamond Light Source
Mar 2014 Science Highlight B18-Core EXAFS
Sequestration of arsenic in ombrotrophic peatlands James Rothwell, Karen Hudson-Edwards, Kevin Taylor, David Polya, Martin Evans, Tim Allott
Feb 2014 Conference Paper B18-Core EXAFS
Alumina-grafted SBA-15 as a high performance support for Pd-catalysed cinnamyl alcohol selective oxidation Christopher M. A. Parlett, Lee J. Durndell, Andreia Machado, Giannantonio Cibin, Duncan W. Bruce, Nicole S. Hondow, Karen Wilson, Adam F. Lee
Catalysis Today, Jan 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2013.11.056 Bactericidal mechanisms of nanoparticles and microbial defence strategies Nimisha Joshi
Jan 2014 Thesis B18-Core EXAFS
Ionic strength and pH dependent multi-site sorption of Cs onto a micaceous aquifer sediment Adam J. Fuller, Sam Shaw, Caroline L. Peacock, Divyesh Trivedi, Joe S. Small, Liam G. Abrahamsen, Ian T. Burke
Applied Geochemistry, 40 Jan 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.10.017