National University of La Plata

About: National University of La Plata is a education organization based out in La Plata, Argentina. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Stars. The organization has 12993 authors who have published 30013 publications receiving 495118 citations. The organization is also known as: UNLP & Universidad Nacional de La Plata.

Recent trends in inequality and poverty in developing countries

Abstract: Fil: Gonzalez Alvaredo, Facundo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas; Argentina. University of Oxford; Reino Unido

Quantification of Active Sites for the Determination of Methanol Oxidation Turn-over Frequencies Using Methanol Chemisorption and in Situ Infrared Techniques. 1. Supported Metal Oxide Catalysts

Abstract: Methanol oxidation over metal oxide catalysts is industrially important for the production of formaldehyde, but knowledge about the intrinsic catalysis taking place is often obscured by a lack of knowledge as to the number of active sites present on the catalyst surface. In the present study, the number of surface sites active in methanol oxidation has been determined over a wide range of supported metal oxide catalysts using quantitative methanol chemisorption and in-situ infrared titration techniques performed at an experimentally optimized temperature of 110 °C. It was found that a steric limitation of about 0.3 methoxylated surface species (e.g., strongly Lewis-bound CH3OHads and dissociatively adsorbed −OCH3,ads, which are the reactive surface intermediates in methanol oxidation) exists per active deposited metal oxide metal atom across all supported metal oxides. Hence, the use of methanol chemisorption for counting active surface sites is more realistic than other site-counting methods for the kine...

Sliding Mode Strategy for PEM Fuel Cells Stacks Breathing Control Using a Super-Twisting Algorithm

Abstract: A second-order sliding mode strategy to control the breathing subsystem of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell stack for transportation applications is presented. The controller is developed from a design model of the plant derived from open literature, and well suited for the design of second-order sliding mode strategies. Stability issues are solved using a super twisting algorithm. The resulting approach exhibits good dynamic characteristics, being robust to uncertainties and disturbances. Simulations results are provided, showing the feasibility of the approach.