Metal-free carbon nanomaterials become more active than metal catalysts and last longer

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2165-2173

  Yu, Dingshan ^a   Nagelli, Enoch ^a   Du, Feng ^a   Dai, Liming ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOMATERIALS; CARBON-BASED; CATALYTIC PROCESS; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; FREE CARBON; HIGH COSTS; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; METAL CATALYST; METAL OXIDES; METAL-BASED CATALYSTS; NOBLE METALS; RECENT PROGRESS;

CATALYST POISONING; CORROSION RESISTANCE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PRECIOUS METALS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

METALS;

EID: 77954731236     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz100533t     Document Type: Article

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