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Mount‐Etna‐Lava‐Supported Nanocarbons for Oxidative Dehydrogenation Reactions
Author(s) -
Su Dang Sheng,
Chen Xiaowei,
Liu Xi,
Delgado Juan Jose,
Schlögl Robert,
Gajović Andreja
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200800323
Subject(s) - materials science , catalysis , dehydrogenation , lava , chemical engineering , carbon nanofiber , nanofiber , environmentally friendly , nanotechnology , carbon nanotube , basalt , styrene , oxide , polymer , volcano , composite material , metallurgy , organic chemistry , geochemistry , chemistry , biology , geology , ecology , engineering , copolymer
Catalysis rocks! Basalt lava erupted from Mount Etna containing iron oxide particles can be used as catalysts and supports to synthesize and immobilize carbon nanotubes and nanofibers. The obtained composites are highly active and stable catalysts for butadiene and styrene production. The whole process is energy‐saving, environmentally friendly, technically feasible, and with great potential for industrialization: no wet‐chemical pretreatment of the lava or catalyst activation is needed.