Confinement Effects in Nanosupports

Nanomaterials in Catalysis: First Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 415-441

  Pan, Xiulian ^a   Bao, Xinhe ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Catalysis; Confinement effects; Mesoporous silicas; Metallic nanoparticles; Nanomaterials; Nanosupports

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885493412     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527656875.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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