Subnanometre platinum clusters as highly active and selective catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane

Nature Materials

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 213-216

  Vajda, Stefan ^a,b   Pellin, Michael J ^a   Greeley, Jeffrey P ^a   Marshall, Christopher L ^a   Curtiss, Larry A ^a   Ballentine, Gregory A ^a,c   Elam, Jeffrey W ^a   Catillon Mucherie, Stephanie ^a   Redfern, Paul C ^a   Mehmood, Faisal ^a   Zapol, Peter ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CATALYSTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PLATINUM; PROPANE; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SYNTHESIS; HIGH SURFACE AREA; OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION OF PROPANES; PETROCHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS; QUANTUM CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS; SELECTIVE CATALYSTS; VANADIA CATALYSTS;

DEHYDROGENATION;

EID: 60749116842     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat2384     Document Type: Article

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