Chemistry with Computers STEP 103 4/22/2014 Tuesday Yingbin Ge Department of Chemistry Central Washington University

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Photoluminescence of Si nanoclusters 3 Bulk Silicon Tiny Silicon Nanoparticles Cellular Imaging

Platinum nanoparticle catalyzed dehydrogenation of propane 4 C 3 H 8  C 3 H 6 + H 2 Pt n Pt 8 C3H8C3H8 Al 2 O 3 surface

C 3 H 8  C 3 H 6 + H 2 Pt n 5 Propane (C 3 H 8 ) is useful.

Propene (C 3 H 6 ) is more useful. C 3 H 8  C 3 H 6 + H 2 Pt n Acetone Acrylonitrile Isopropanol Epoxypropane Polypropylene 6

7 From cow manure to diamond CH 4  CH 2 + H 2  C (diamond) + 2H 2   chemical vapor deposition

Weird (di)carbon tetroxide 8 Organic Dye  Excited Dye  De-excited Dye + LIGHT CO 2 + CO 2  C 2 O 4 CnO4CnO4

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