Carbon nanomaterials in catalysis: proton affinity, chemical and electronic properties, and their catalytic consequences

J Zhu, A Holmen, D Chen - ChemCatChem, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of the orientation of a graphene sheet, the edge structure of carbon nanofibers,
and different surface functional groups on proton affinity, interactions with metal …

Carbon nanostructures for separation, preconcentration and speciation of metal ions

K Pyrzynska - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2010 - Elsevier
Novel carbon-based nanomaterials with unique properties find increasing use in analytical
science. This article presents an up-to-date overview of recent applications of carbon …

Comparative study of graphene oxide, activated carbon and carbon nanotubes as adsorbents for copper decontamination

X Ren, J Li, X Tan, X Wang - Dalton Transactions, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper presents a comparative study of Cu (II) decontamination by three different
carbonaceous materials, ie, graphene oxide, multiwalled carbon nanotubes, and activated …

Carbon nanotube interaction with extracellular matrix proteins producing scaffolds for tissue engineering

FMP Tonelli, AK Santos, KN Gomes… - International journal …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, significant progress has been made in organ transplantation, surgical
reconstruction, and the use of artificial prostheses to treat the loss or failure of an organ or …

Advances and mechanistic insights in the catalytic semi-hydrogenation of acetylene over non-metallic catalysts

F Zhang, Q Zhang, Y Chen, L Xu, Z Li, Q Wang… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Acetylene semi-hydrogenation reaction is a critical transformation process for removing
trace levels of acetylene from industrial ethylene streams. Noble metal catalysts are …

Carbon nanotube composite hydrogels for vocal fold tissue engineering: biocompatibility, rheology, and porosity

H Ravanbakhsh, G Bao, N Latifi… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Porous composite hydrogels were prepared using glycol chitosan as the matrix, glyoxal as
the chemical crosslinker, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as the fibers. Both carboxylic and …

Carbon nanotubes reinforced with natural/synthetic polymers to mimic the extracellular matrices of bone–a review

S Arumugam, Y Ju - Materials Today Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The persistent failure of conventional materials used in manufacturing orthopedic implants
was due to the deficiency or poor integrations of implant materials to the juxtaposed bone …

Lightweight Hexagonal Boron Nitride Foam for CO2 Absorption

PS Owuor, OK Park, CF Woellner, AS Jalilov… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Weak van der Waals forces between inert hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanosheets make
it easy for them to slide over each other, resulting in an unstable structure in macroscopic …

Direct dehydrogenation of propane to propylene on surface-oxidized multiwall carbon nanotubes

ZP Hu, C Chen, JT Ren, ZY Yuan - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanocarbon is an important metal-free catalyst for various applications including oxidative
dehydrogenation and direct dehydrogenation reactions. The surface oxygen-containing …

Effect of pore morphology on the adsorption of methane/hydrogen mixtures on carbon micropores

KV Kumar, EA Müller… - The Journal of Physical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The effect of pore structure and geometry on the selectivity of carbon materials for the
adsorption of methane from a mixture of methane and hydrogen at 50 bar and 298 K was …