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Chem Commun (Camb)
; 53(15): 2351-2354, 2017 Feb 16.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28164180
RESUMO
In situ IR spectroscopy is used to monitor electrolyte composition and acid protonation state at the interface of graphene nanoflake electrodes. Deprotonation of both electrode-immobilised and solution acids is driven by a local increase in cation activity at the electrode surface on application of a negative electrode potential.
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Chem Commun (Camb)
; 51(35): 7501-4, 2015 May 01.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25835242
RESUMO
The mineral greigite presents similar surface structures to the active sites found in many modern-day enzymes. We show that particles of greigite can reduce CO2 under ambient conditions into chemicals such as methanol, formic, acetic and pyruvic acid. Our results also lend support to the Origin of Life theory on alkaline hydrothermal vents.