A DFT study on the possibility of using boron nitride nanotubes as a dehydrogenation catalyst for methanol

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 314, Issue , 2014, Pages 90-96

  Esrafili, Mehdi D ^a   Nurazar, Roghaye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARAGHEH   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adsorption; BNNT; Decomposition; DFT; Methanol

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ADSORPTION; BORON NITRIDE; DECOMPOSITION; DEHYDROGENATION; ENERGY BARRIERS; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; METHANOL; NANOCATALYSTS; NANOTUBES; NITRIDES; YARN;

ADSORPTION ENERGIES; BNNT; BORON-NITRIDE NANOTUBES; DEHYDROGENATION CATALYSTS; DEHYDROGENATION REACTIONS; ENERGY BARRIER HEIGHT; RATE DETERMINING STEP; REACTION CHANNELS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84906654067     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.06.148     Document Type: Article

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