Novel metal nanomaterials and their catalytic applications

Molecules

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 17070-17092

  Wang, Jiaqing ^a   Gu, Hongwei ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electro catalysis; Green chemistry; Heterogeneous catalyst; Nanomaterial; Organic reaction

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CUPRIC OXIDE; NANOWIRE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PLATINUM; SILVER;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GREEN CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

CATALYSIS; COPPER; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GREEN CHEMISTRY TECHNOLOGY; NANOWIRES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PLATINUM; SILVER; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84942775439     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules200917070     Document Type: Review

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