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Heteroatoms Increase the Selectivity in Oxidative Dehydrogenation Reactions on Nanocarbons
Author(s) -
Frank Benjamin,
Zhang Jian,
Blume Raoul,
Schlögl Robert,
Su Dang Sheng
Publication year - 2009
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.200901826
Subject(s) - dehydrogenation , heteroatom , selectivity , alkane , propane , propene , boron , oxide , oxidative phosphorylation , chemistry , materials science , photochemistry , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , hydrocarbon , catalysis , ring (chemistry) , biochemistry , engineering
Boron makes it selective : Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) modified by boron oxide catalyze the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propene with remarkable selectivity. Nanocarbon can be an attractive alternative to conventional metal oxides, as it enables a feasible investigation of the reaction mechanism and provides a sustainable technology for alkane conversion.