Oxidative dehydrogenation of light alkanes to olefins on metal-free catalysts

J Sheng, B Yan, WD Lu, B Qiu, XQ Gao… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal-free boron-and carbon-based catalysts have shown both great fundamental and
practical value in oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of light alkanes. In particular, boron …

Nanocarbons for the development of advanced catalysts

DS Su, S Perathoner, G Centi - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
Nanocarbon is a term increasingly used 1− 9 to indicate the broad range of carbon materials
having a tailored nanoscale dimension and functional properties that significantly depend …

The properties and applications of nanodiamonds

V Mochalin, O Shenderova, D Ho… - Nano-enabled medical …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Nanodiamonds have excellent mechanical and optical properties, high surface areas and
tunable surface structures. Hydrogen-terminated nanodiamonds with sizes under 1.5 nm are …

Microwaves and heterogeneous catalysis: A review on selected catalytic processes

V Palma, D Barba, M Cortese, M Martino, S Renda… - Catalysts, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since the late 1980s, the scientific community has been attracted to microwave energy as an
alternative method of heating, due to the advantages that this technology offers over …

Sulfur and nitrogen codoped cyanoethyl cellulose‐derived carbon with superior gravimetric and volumetric capacity for potassium ion storage

G Cheng, W Zhang, W Wang, H Wang, Y Wang… - Carbon …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We fabricated sulfur and nitrogen codoped cyanoethyl cellulose‐derived carbons (SNCCs)
with state‐of‐the‐art electrochemical performance for potassium ion battery (PIB) and …

A comprehensive review on the prospects of multi-functional carbon nano onions as an effective, high-performance energy storage material

V Dhand, M Yadav, SH Kim, KY Rhee - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
The present review offers readers with an update over current and novel developments of
carbon nano onions (CNOs) in recent years. Here we concisely detailed out the synthesis …

Carbon nano-onions: Unique carbon nanostructures with fascinating properties and their potential applications

O Mykhailiv, H Zubyk, ME Plonska-Brzezinska - Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2017 - Elsevier
This article presents a short review of the knowledge concerning carbon nano-onions, also
known as onion-like carbon or multi-layered fullerenes. Currently, these nanostructures are …

Metal-free carbon nanomaterials become more active than metal catalysts and last longer

D Yu, E Nagelli, F Du, L Dai - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Many reactions involve metals, especially noble metals or metal oxides as catalysts.
Although metal-based catalysts have been playing a major role in various industrial …

Carbocatalysis in liquid‐phase reactions

DS Su, G Wen, S Wu, F Peng… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
There is broad interest in metal‐free catalysis for sustainable chemistry. Carbocatalysis is a
“green” option for catalytic transformations in the gas phase as well as in the liquid phase …

Metal‐free heterogeneous catalysis for sustainable chemistry

DS Su, J Zhang, B Frank, A Thomas… - … Energy & Materials, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The current established catalytic processes used in chemical industries use metals, in many
cases precious metals, or metal oxides as catalysts. These are often energy‐consuming and …