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Carbon nanotubes and nanofibers in catalysis
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In this article, the use of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and nanofibers as catalysts and catalysts supports has been analyzed from the early 1990s until the beginning of 2003.Abstract:
This review analyses the literature from the early 1990s until the beginning of 2003 and covers the use of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and nanofibers as catalysts and catalysts supports. The article is composed of three sections, the first one explains why these materials can be suitable for these applications, the second describes the different preparation methods for supporting metallic catalysts on these supports, and the last one details the catalytic results obtained with nanotubes or nanofibers based catalysts. When possible, the results were compared to those obtained on classical carbonaceous supports and explanations are proposed to clarify the different behaviors observed.read more
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Scientific aspects of polymer electrolyte fuel cell durability and degradation.
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Metal-free catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction.
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A review of anode catalysis in the direct methanol fuel cell
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Broad family of carbon nanoallotropes: classification, chemistry, and applications of fullerenes, carbon dots, nanotubes, graphene, nanodiamonds, and combined superstructures.
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TL;DR: X-ray absorption spectroscopy revealed that cobalt was metallic, even for small particle sizes, after the in situ reduction treatment, which is a prerequisite for catalytic operation and is difficult to achieve using traditional oxidic supports.
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