Ni-promoted synthesis of graphitic carbon nanotubes from in situ produced graphitic carbon for dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Wang, Jing; Wei, Zhongzhe; Gong, Yutong; Wang, Shiping; Su, Diefeng; Han, Chuanlong; Li, Haoran; Wang, Yong
- Source
- Chemical Communications. 8/18/2015, Vol. 51 Issue 64, p12859-12862. 4p.
- Subject
- *CARBON nanotubes
*NANOTUBES
*DEHYDROGENATION
*ETHYLBENZENE
*CHEMICAL research
- Language
- ISSN
- 1359-7345
Graphitic carbon nanotubes (GCNTs) were fabricated from in situ produced graphitic carbon by calcining biomass/melamine/Ni(NO3)2·6H2O. Ni-based hybrids (NiOx@GCNTs) displayed superior catalytic capacity in direct dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene. The specific reaction rate can reach up to 8.1 μmol m−2 h−1, and unprecedented stability was obtained over 165 h without any activation process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]