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Contents list for Energy & Environmental Science, issue 12, 2009
Front cover
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1221
DOI: 10.1039/b923647n
Contents and Highlights in Chemical Technology
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1223
DOI: 10.1039/b923648c
Review
Development of alternative photocatalysts to TiO2: Challenges and opportunities
María D. Hernández-Alonso, Fernando Fresno, Silvia Suárez and Juan M. Coronado,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1231
DOI: 10.1039/b907933e
Wavelength dependence of the potential for solar power accumulation as H2 by water splitting using TiO2 and some alternative photocatalysts.
Perspective
Catalytic production of biodiesel and diesel-like hydrocarbons from triglycerides
Jairton Dupont, Paulo A. Z. Suarez, Mario R. Meneghetti and Simoni M. P. Meneghetti,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1258
DOI: 10.1039/b910806h
Triglycerides are one of the most important raw materials for the generation of biofuels either by catalytic thermocracking or transesterification.
Minireview
Block copolymers for photovoltaics
Seth B. Darling,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1266
DOI: 10.1039/b912086f
Block copolymers, which self-assemble into a variety of periodic nanoscale morphologies, are being explored for application in photovoltaic solar energy conversion.
Communications
Cu2+-induced room temperature hydrogen release from ammonia borane
Suresh Babu Kalidindi, Jobisha Joseph and Balaji R. Jagirdar,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1274
DOI: 10.1039/b909448m
Cu2+ induces the release of hydrogen from ammonia borane in the solid state via the intermediate [NH4]+[BCl4]- under extremely mild conditions.
A versatile new method for synthesis and deposition of doped, visible light-activated TiO2 thin films
Su-il In, Alistair H. Kean, Alexander Orlov, Mintcho S. Tikhov and Richard M. Lambert,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1277
DOI: 10.1039/b915060a
A flexible and widely applicable method allows the deposition of carbon-doped visible light-activated photocatalytic TiO2 thin films on a variety of substrates.
Papers
Direct electrochemistry of bilirubin oxidase on three-dimensional gold nanoparticle electrodes and its application in a biofuel cell
Kenichi Murata, Kazuki Kajiya, Nobuhumi Nakamura and Hiroyuki Ohno,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1280
DOI: 10.1039/b912915d
A fructose/O2 biofuel cell based on direct electron transfer-type bioelectrocatalysis was constructed by using three-dimensional gold nanoparticle-modified electrodes.
Silica grafted imidazolium-based ionic liquids: efficient heterogeneous catalysts for chemical fixation of CO2 to a cyclic carbonate
Lina Han, Sang-Wook Park and Dae-Won Park,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1286
DOI: 10.1039/b910763k
Imidazolium-based ionic liquids grafted on commercial silica (IMIS) were synthesized and used as heterogeneous catalysts for cycloaddition of CO2 to allyl glycidyl ether.
Synthesis of perylene monoimide derivative and its use for quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells based on bare and modified nano-crystalline ZnO photoelectrodes
John A. Mikroyannidis, Minas M. Stylianakis, P. Suresh, M. S. Roy and G. D. Sharma,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1293
DOI: 10.1039/b915235k
Quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells using PCA as sensitizer and bare or modified ZnO nano-crystalline coated on fluorine doped tin oxide glass substrate and polymer gel electrolyte were designed and the power conversion efficiency is about 3.0%.
Surface properties of SnO2 nanowires for enhanced performance with dye-sensitized solar cells
Suresh Gubbala, Harry B. Russell, Hemant Shah, Biswapriya Deb, Jacek Jasinski, Heather Rypkema and Mahendra K. Sunkara,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1302
DOI: 10.1039/b910174h
Differences in the electronic and surface properties explain the higher photovoltages obtained using SnO2 nanowires compared to nanoparticles in DSSCs.
Simulation of an oxygen membrane-based combined cycle power plant: part-load operation with operational and material constraints
Konrad Eichhorn Colombo, Olav Bolland, Vladislav V. Kharton and Christoph Stiller,
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1310
DOI: 10.1039/b910124a
A detailed model of a membrane-based power plant with CO2 capture allows the evaluation of operational and material constraints for proper design and part-load operation.
Back matter
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1325
DOI: 10.1039/b923649j
Back cover
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1327
DOI: 10.1039/b923650n
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