Module 4 : New Development

Lecture 39 : Carbon nanotubes

6. Other applications

CNT is also being investigated as support for biocatalysts. CNTs have been used for enzyme immobilization which increases enzyme stability, control of pore size, multiple active sites and reduced mass transfer limitations.

CNTs have also been used as direct catalyst for some specific reactions such as methanation to produce CO and CO2 free hydrogen, oxidative dehydrogenation of ethyl benzene to styrene and oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propene, selective oxidation of H2S, oxidation of aniline, esterification and hydroxylations.

 

Book Reference

•  B. Zoung, S. Han, R. Raja, G.A. Somorjai (Eds.) Nanotechnology in catalysis, Vol 3, Springer Science 2007

•  Yuri Gogotsi (Eds.) Nanotubes and nanofibres, Taylor & Francis, 2006

•  M. H. Rümmeli, A. Bachmatiuk , F. Börrnert, F. Schäffel, I.Ibrahim, K. Cendrowski, G. Simha-Martynkova, D.Plachá , E.Borowiak-Palen, G. Cuniberti and Bernd Büchner

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