Nockemann Lab https://www.nockemann-lab.org/ School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering at Queen's University Belfast Sat, 29 Dec 2018 16:03:57 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.nockemann-lab.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-NockemannLab-Logo-32x32.jpg Nockemann Lab https://www.nockemann-lab.org/ 32 32 Green Route to an Efficient Catalyst by Recycling of Aluminium Foil Waste https://www.nockemann-lab.org/green-route-to-an-efficient-catalyst-by-recycling-of-aluminium-foil-waste/ Fri, 04 Aug 2017 16:26:59 +0000 http://nockemann-lab.org/?p=313 Our collaborative work with Ahmed Osman and publication in Nature Scientific Reports on A Facile Green Synthetic Route for the Preparation of Highly Active γ-Al2O3 from Aluminum Foil Waste received huge media attention. We describe how dirty aluminium foil can be recycled efficiently into an active alumina catalyst that is more […]

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Efficient Recycling Route of Aluminium Waste to an active Catalyst

Our collaborative work with Ahmed Osman and publication in Nature Scientific Reports on A Facile Green Synthetic Route for the Preparation of Highly Active γ-Al2O3 from Aluminum Foil Waste received huge media attention. We describe how dirty aluminium foil can be recycled efficiently into an active alumina catalyst that is more active than the commercially available alumina. Recycling aluminium foil can reduce the amount of aluminium foil going to landfill and avoids the energy intensive production and mining of aluminium from the bauxite ore. Check here on Chemistry World, NewsLetter and Daily Mail or this video on youtube and on the RTÉ News.

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Ahmed I. Osman, Jehad K. Abu-Dahrieh, Mathew McLaren, Fathima Laffir, Peter Nockemann & David Rooney, Sci. Rep. 2017, 7, 3593 (DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03839-x)

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]]> The more you sweat, the better you smell https://www.nockemann-lab.org/the-more-you-sweat-the-better-you-smell/ Sun, 12 Mar 2017 21:52:43 +0000 http://nockemann-lab.org/?p=161 Pro-fragrant ionic liquids with stable hemiacetal motifs: water-triggered release of fragrances, H.Q. Nimal Gunaratne, P. Nockemann, K.R. Seddon, Chem. Commun. 2015,51, 4455-4457, DOI: 10.1039/C5CC00099H. The research on fragrance delivery has received huge media attention recently – the paper has been highlighted e.g. on the BBC main website, Chemistry World, The […]

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]]> Pro-fragrant ionic liquids with stable hemiacetal motifs: water-triggered release of fragrances, H.Q. Nimal Gunaratne, P. Nockemann, K.R. Seddon, Chem. Commun. 2015,51, 4455-4457, DOI: 10.1039/C5CC00099H. The research on fragrance delivery has received huge media attention recently – the paper has been highlighted e.g. on the BBC main website, Chemistry World, The Daily Mirror, The New York Times, Radio Ulster, Die Welt (Germany), De Standaard (Belgium), The Indian Times, Belfast Telegraph, U.TV and >350 web articles have been published about the research.

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]]> Mercury removal from natural gas using ionic liquids https://www.nockemann-lab.org/mercury-removal-from-natural-gas-using-ionic-liquids/ Sat, 11 Mar 2017 21:58:08 +0000 http://nockemann-lab.org/?p=166 An ionic liquid process for mercury removal from natural gas, Mahpuzah Abai, Martin P. Atkins, Amiruddin Hassan, John D. Holbrey, Yongcheun Kuah, Peter Nockemann, Alexander A. Oliferenko, Natalia V. Plechkova, Syamzari Rafeen, Adam A. Rahman, Rafin Ramli, Shahidah M. Shariff, Kenneth R. Seddon, Geetha Srinivasan and Yiran Zou, Dalton Trans., […]

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]]> An ionic liquid process for mercury removal from natural gas, Mahpuzah Abai, Martin P. Atkins, Amiruddin Hassan, John D. Holbrey, Yongcheun Kuah, Peter Nockemann, Alexander A. Oliferenko, Natalia V. Plechkova, Syamzari Rafeen, Adam A. Rahman, Rafin Ramli, Shahidah M. Shariff, Kenneth R. Seddon, Geetha Srinivasan and Yiran Zou, Dalton Trans., 2015, 44, 8617-8624, DOI: 10.1039/C4DT03273J was identified as HOT articles for March 2015, selected by RSC Editors and highly recommended by referees. This article was featured in the RSC magazine Chemistry World and in the RSC blog.

Mercury

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]]> Featured research on nanofluids https://www.nockemann-lab.org/ein-blog-artikel/ Mon, 06 Apr 2015 10:33:33 +0000 http://nockemann-lab.org/?p=46 Facile in situ synthesis of nanofluids based on ionic liquids and copper oxide clusters and nanoparticles, Małgorzata Swadźba-Kwaśny, Léa Chancelier, Shieling Ng, Haresh G. Manyar, Christopher Hardacre and Peter Nockemann, Dalton Trans., 2012, DOI: 10.1039/C1DT11578B, was identified as HOT article in Dalton Trans. in Nov 2011 and featured in the RSC blog.

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Facile in situ synthesis of nanofluids based on ionic liquids and copper oxide clusters and nanoparticles, Małgorzata Swadźba-Kwaśny, Léa Chancelier, Shieling Ng, Haresh G. Manyar, Christopher Hardacre and Peter Nockemann, Dalton Trans., 2012, DOI: 10.1039/C1DT11578B, was identified as HOT article in Dalton Trans. in Nov 2011 and featured in the RSC blog.

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