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Confined Iron Nanowires Enhance the Catalytic Activity of Carbon Nanotubes in the Aerobic Oxidation of Cyclohexane

  1. Xixian Yang,
  2. Dr. Hao Yu*,
  3. Prof. Feng Peng*,
  4. Dr. Hongjuan Wang

Article first published online: 4 APR 2012

DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201100807

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ChemSusChem

ChemSusChem

Volume 5, Issue 7, pages 1213–1217, July 2012

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Yang, X., Yu, H., Peng, F. and Wang, H. (2012), Confined Iron Nanowires Enhance the Catalytic Activity of Carbon Nanotubes in the Aerobic Oxidation of Cyclohexane. ChemSusChem, 5: 1213–1217. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201100807

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  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510640 (PR China), Fax: (+86) 020-87114916

*School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510640 (PR China), Fax: (+86) 020-87114916

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 3 JUL 2012
  2. Article first published online: 4 APR 2012
  3. Manuscript Revised: 30 JAN 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 10 DEC 2011

Funded by

  • National Science Foundation of China. Grant Numbers: 21133010, 20806027
  • Guangdong Provincial National Science Foundation. Grant Number: 9251064101000020

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Keywords:

  • carbon;
  • electron transfer;
  • iron;
  • nanotubes;
  • oxidation
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Inside job: New applications of carbon materials pave the way towards greener chemical syntheses. The encapsulation of metallic Fe within CNTs improves electron transfer between the metal and the CNTs. The resulting material offers a high catalytic activity and easy magnetic separation of catalyst in the heterogeneous selective oxidation of cyclohexane.

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