Biomass-based energy fulfills the future need of sustainable humanity. The utilization of
lignin which is a primary constituent of biomass still remains the world most difficult problem …

Nitrides of molybdenum, tungsten and vanadium supported on γ-Al2O3 were prepared by
temperature-programmed reaction with NH3 and tested as catalysts for hydrodeoxygenation …

Development of cost-effective and high-efficiency electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution
reaction (HER) is still of great significance for industrial clean hydrogen fuel production …

The generation, characterization and catalytic properties of MgO active sites were studied.
MgO samples stabilized at different temperatures were used to control the distribution of …

Despite the enormous interest raised in a few industrially important reactions (ammonia
synthesis and decomposition, hydrodenitrogenation, hydrodesulphurization, hydrogenation …

Electrochemical reduction of nitrogen to ammonia can potentially replace the existing
centralized fossil fuel-based Haber–Bosch process with small, decentralized units relying on …

Highly efficient and facile routes are still needed to meet the increasing demand on nitrides
in a variety of applications although so far some preparative routes already exist. We have …

Transition metal (oxy) nitrides are attractive materials due to their notable catalytic and
electronic properties. Vanadium (oxy) nitrides, in particular, have generated high interest …

We use density-functional ab initio molecular dynamics to investigate the kinetics of N/VN
(001) surface reactions at temperatures ranging from 1600 to 2300 K. N adatoms (Nad) on …

Vanadium nitride (VN) has been prepared by mechanosynthesis from vanadium metal
under a pressurized nitrogen atmosphere in a short milling time. The characterization of the …