Nanoscale intimacy in bifunctional catalysts for selective conversion of hydrocarbons

Nature

Volumn 528, Issue 7581, 2015, Pages 245-254

  Zecevic, Jovana ^a   Vanbutsele, Gina ^b   De Jong, Krijn P ^a   Martens, Johan A ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANEDIOL DERIVATIVE; ALUMINUM OXIDE; HYDROCARBON; PLATINUM; ZEOLITE;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CATALYST; CRACKING (CHEMISTRY); FOSSIL; HYDROCARBON; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; HYDROGENATION; ION EXCHANGE; ISOMERIZATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALGAE;

EID: 84949802215     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature16173     Document Type: Article

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