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Multi-walled carbon nanotubes as novel promoter of catalysts for certain hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions

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From the chemical catalysis viewpoint, the excellent performance of CNTs in adsorption-activation of H2 and in promoting spillover of adsorbed H-species is very attractive, in addition to their nanosize channels, sp2-C constructed surfaces, and high thermal/electrical conductivity. This review examines some recent progresses of CNTs as a novel support or promoter of catalysts for certain hydrogenation or dehydrogenation reactions, e.g., hydrogenation-conversion of syngas to yield alcohols and decomposition or steam-reforming of methanol to generate H2, mainly based on recent work carried out in our laboratory.

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    Guodong Lin, Xuelian Liang, Zhiming Liu, Jianrong Xie, Binghui Chen & Hongbin Zhang

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Lin, G., Liang, X., Liu, Z. et al. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes as novel promoter of catalysts for certain hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions. Sci. China Chem. 58, 47–59 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-014-5267-8

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