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Thermally Stable Silicate Nanotubes
Author(s) -
Wang Xun,
Zhuang Jing,
Chen Jun,
Zhou Kebin,
Li Yadong
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200353507
Subject(s) - silicate , adsorption , thermal stability , earth (classical element) , chemical engineering , materials science , catalysis , carbon nanotube , nanotechnology , chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , engineering , mathematical physics
Silicates , the most abundant minerals in the Earth's crust, have been successfully prepared as uniform nanotubes with high surface area and thermal stability (see picture). Preliminary studies suggest that such materials have great potential for use in gas adsorption and separation, as well as in catalytic processes.