Utilization of carbon nanotubes as a support material in metal-based catalyst systems: Applications in catalysis

Recent Patents on Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-47

  Pahmy, Rohaya Husny ^a   Mohamed, Abdul Rahman ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Catalyst support; Chemical oxidation; Heterogeneous catalyst; Nanocomposites; Photocatalytic degradation; Surface functional groups

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTS); CATALYST SYSTEM; CHEMICAL OXIDATION; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; HIGH STABILITY; HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; LIGHT WEIGHT; MESOPOROUS STRUCTURES; METAL-BASED CATALYSTS; NANO SCALE; NANOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; REACTION PATHWAYS; REACTION SELECTIVITY; SUPPORT CATALYST; SUPPORT MATERIALS; SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

ASPECT RATIO; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSIS; CATALYST SUPPORTS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTODEGRADATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CATALYST SELECTIVITY;

EID: 84857751168     PISSN: 18722121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187221212799436709     Document Type: Review

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