1. Catalytic Performance of Pt Metal Particles at the Tips of Carbon Nanotubes
- Author
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Masahiro Kishida, Hideki Matsune, Sakae Takenaka, Eishi Tanabe, and Toshiyuki Iguchi
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Ethylene ,Inorganic chemistry ,General Chemistry ,Carbon nanotube ,Decomposition ,Catalysis ,law.invention ,Metal ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,law ,visual_art ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Organometallic chemistry - Abstract
The catalytic performance of Pt metal at the tips of carbon nanotubes (CNT@Pt), which was prepared by ethylene decomposition over Pt/MgO, was compared with that of Pt metal on the outer surface of CNT (Pt/CNT). CNT@Pt showed excellent catalytic performance toward the hydrogenation of α, β-unsaturated aldehydes to unsaturated alcohols, which was similar to that of Pt/CNT and resulted from a strong interaction between Pt metal and the CNT. Pt metal particles at the tips of CNTs showed excellent activity for the selective hydrogenation of α, β-unsaturated aldehydes to unsaturated alcohols similarly to Pt metal particles supported on the outer surface of CNTs.
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- 2011