Modification of ices by cosmic rays and solar wind

H Rothard, A Domaracka, P Boduch… - Journal of Physics B …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Astrophysical ices are exposed to different radiation fields including photons, electrons and
ions. The latter stem from interstellar cosmic rays (CR), the solar and stellar winds, shock …

Direct hydrogenation of CO2 to formic acid using Ru supported Co3O4 oxide as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst

BD Bankar, DR Naikwadi, RJ Tayade, AV Biradar - Molecular Catalysis, 2023 - Elsevier
The concentration of CO 2 in the atmosphere is rapidly increasing, posing serious
environmental concerns. It is preferable to use CO 2 as a feedstock for fine chemicals and …

Silica Nanopowder Supported Frustrated Lewis Pairs for CO2 Capture and Conversion to Formic Acid

K Mentoor, L Twigge, JWH Niemantsverdriet… - Inorganic …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Treatment of hydroxylated silica nanopowders S1 and allyl-functionalized silica
nanopowders S2 with 3-(diphenylborano)-or 3-bis (pentafluorophenylborano) …

Ethanolamine ices: Experiments in simulated space conditions

S Biancalani, MA Corazzi, VM Rivilla… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. Laboratory experiments on the interactions between complex organic molecules,
interstellar dust, and ultraviolet (UV) radiation are crucial to understanding the …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of copper and silver modification of NH2-MIL-125 (Ti) on the photoreduction of carbon dioxide to formic acid over this framework under visible-light …

MA Baluk, A Pieczyńska, P Mazierski… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cu and Ag enhance the photocatalytic activities of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) toward
CO 2 conversion because of their CO 2 adsorption capacities and effects on the lowest …

Determination of optical constants n and k of thin films from absorbance data using Kramers–Kronig relationship

WRM Rocha, S Pilling - Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and …, 2014 - Elsevier
We present a code, called NKABS, to determine optical constants (complex refractive index)
of thin films directly from the absorbance data in the infrared. The code is written in the …

Radiolysis of amino acids by heavy and energetic cosmic ray analogues in simulated space environments: α-glycine zwitterion form

W Portugal, S Pilling, P Boduch… - Monthly Notices of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
In this work, we studied the stability of the glycine molecule in the crystalline zwitterion form,
known as α-glycine (+ NH3CH2COO−), under the action of heavy cosmic ray analogues …

A new technique for determining the refractive index of ices at cryogenic temperatures

JW Stubbing, MRS McCoustra… - Physical Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
A reflection–absorption optical (RAO) spectrometer, operating across the ultra-violet/visible
(UV/visible) wavelength region, has been developed that allows simultaneous …

Extension of the HCOOH and CO2 solid-state reaction network during the CO freeze-out stage: inclusion of H2CO

D Qasim, T Lamberts, J He, KJ Chuang… - Astronomy & …, 2019 - aanda.org
Context. Formic acid (HCOOH) and carbon dioxide (CO 2) are simple species that have
been detected in the interstellar medium. The solid-state formation pathways of these …

Radiation effects in astrophysical ices

P Boduch, E Dartois, ALF de Barros… - Journal of Physics …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The interaction of heavy ions with astrophysical ices was studied at different beamlines of
GANIL by infrared absorption spectroscopy. This allowed simulating in the laboratory the …