[EN] Increasing nutrient use efficiency of fertilizers is one of the major challenges to improve crop yields and minimize environmental impacts. This work compared the efficacy of a new ecological
polymer-coated urea ...
[EN] This work investigates, for the first time, the hydrogen permeation of BaCe0.65Zr0.20Y0.15O3-delta-Ce0.8Gd0.2O2-delta (BCZY-GDC) asymmetric membranes for 100 h, using wet 15% CO2 in Ar as sweep gas. In the same frame, ...
[EN] Electrochemical cells based on acid salts (CsH2PO4) have attracted great interest for intermediate temperature, due to the outstanding proton conductivity of acid salts. In this work, electrodes and electrolyte were ...
[EN] Ester hydrogenolysis is industrially performed over Adkins catalysts. Their use is being restricted as they contain environmentally unfriendly Cr2O3. As a potential replacement, five co-precipitated CuZnAl catalysts ...
[EN] The chemistry between layered MWW zeolite and carbon black pearls (BP 2000) as an inexpensive hard template was investigated to develop a rational one-pot synthesis of MCM-22 microspheres. The characterization results ...
Gil-Ortiz, Ricardo; Naranjo, Miguel Ángel; Ruiz-Navarro, Antonio; Atares, Sergio; García, Carlos; Zotarelli, Lincoln; San Bautista Primo, Alberto; Vicente, Oscar(MDPI, 2020-09)
[EN] Fertilizer-use efficiency is one of the most critical concerns in rice cultivation to reduce N losses, increase yields, and improve crop management. The e ects of a new polymeric-coated controlled-release fertilizer ...
[EN] Climate change and river regulation are negatively impacting riparian vegetation. To evaluate these impacts, process-based models are preferred over data-driven approaches. However, they require extensive knowledge ...
Carrillo-Del Teso, Alfonso Juan; Serra Alfaro, José Manuel(MDPI AG, 2021-06)
[EN] Exsolution is emerging as a promising route for the creation of nanoparticles that remain anchored to the oxide support, imparting remarkable stability in high temperature chemical processes such as dry reforming of ...
[EN] The application of double perovskite cobaltites BaLnCo(2)O(6-delta) (Ln = lanthanide element) in electrochemical devices for energy conversion requires control of their properties at operating conditions. This work ...
Serra Alfaro, José Manuel; Borras-Morell, J. F.; García-Baños, Beatriz; Balaguer Ramirez, Maria; Plaza González, Pedro José; Santos-Blasco, J.; Catalán-Martínez, David; Navarrete Algaba, Laura; Catalá Civera, José Manuel(Nature Publishing Group, 2020-11)
[EN] Hydrogen is a promising vector in the decarbonization of energy systems, but more efficient and scalable synthesis is required to enable its widespread deployment. Towards that aim, Serra et al. present a microwave-based ...
[EN] Catalytic CO2 methanation technology can be improved by process intensification, i.e. enabling higher energy efficiency and process sustainability. Here, thin-film composite membranes (TFCM) were developed for in-situ ...
[EN] Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are regulatory molecules involved in the modulation of gene expression. Although originally assumed as non-coding RNAs, recent studies have evidenced that animal circRNAs can act as translatable ...
Rodríguez Muñiz, Gemma María; Miranda Alonso, Miguel Ángel; Lhiaubet, Virginie Lyria(Blackwell Publishing, 2022-01-17)
[EN] Photorepair mechanism of (6-4) photoproducts (6-4PP) by photolyase has been the subject of active debate over the years. The initial rationalization based on electron transfer to an oxetane or azetidine intermediate ...
Rodas-Méndez, Ana Lucia; Roque Mesa, Edelin Marta; Hamza, Rim; Gómez Mena, María Concepción; Minguet, E.G.; Wen, Jiangqi; Mysore, Kirankumar S.; BELTRAN PORTER, JOSE PIO; Cañas Clemente, Luís Antonio(Wiley, 2021-02)
[EN] Legumes have unique features, such as compound inflorescences and a complex floral ontogeny. Thus, the study of regulatory genes in these species during inflorescence and floral development is essential to understand ...
[EN] Norharmane is a secondary metabolite that appears in different species of land plants. In this paper, we investigated for the first time the specificity of norharmane through germination and growth tests on some crops ...
Verdeguer Sancho, Mercedes María; Sánchez-Moreiras, Adela M.; Araniti, Fabrizio(MDPI, 2020-11)
[EN] Weeds are one of the major constraints in crop production affecting both yield and quality. The excessive and exclusive use of synthetic herbicides for their management is increasing the development of herbicide-resistant ...
Toldrá-Reig, Fidel; Serra Alfaro, José Manuel(MDPI AG, 2021-10)
[EN] This work presents a solid-state ionic-based device to selectively detect C2H4 in car exhaust gases. The sensor consists of 8YSZ as the electrolyte and two electrodes: Fe0.7Cr1.3O3/8YSZ and LSM/8YSZ. The main aim of ...
LEON RAMOS, JOSE; Costa-Broseta, Álvaro(Blackwell Publishing, 2020-01)
[EN] After 30 years of intensive work, nitric oxide (NO) has just started to be characterized as a relevant regulatory molecule on plant development and responses to stress. Its reactivity as a free radical determines its ...
Solis Díaz, Cecilia; Balaguer Ramirez, Maria; García-Fayos, Julio; Palafox, Elena; Serra Alfaro, José Manuel(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020-07-01)
[EN] Ce0.8Gd0.2O2-delta(CGO) thin films were deposited by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering and deposition temperature was changed in order to optimize the microstructure and transport properties of the obtained ...
[EN] Electrochemical reactors based on proton-conducting ceramic electrolytes show a great potential in the conversion of hydrocarbons by enabling the intensification via the in-situ extraction of the H-2 produced. However, ...