Superhydrophobic Materials as Efficient Catalysts for Hydrocarbon Selective Oxidation

Author

Chen Chen
Jie Xu
Qiaohong Zhang
Yinfa Ma, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Lipeng Zhou
Min Wang

Abstract

A new type of superhydrophobic material, FP-Co-SiO₂ was prepared with organic groups immobilized on the surface of the SiO₂-based nanocomposite. This material showed much higher catalytic activity for selective oxidation of hydrocarbons than an equivalent hydrophilic catalyst.

Recommended Citation

C. Chen et al., "Superhydrophobic Materials as Efficient Catalysts for Hydrocarbon Selective Oxidation," Chemical Communications, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 1336 - 1338, Royal Society of Chemistry, Jan 2011.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1039/c0cc03926h

Department(s)

Chemistry

Sponsor(s)

Liaoning Province (China). Doctor Startup Foundation
National Natural Science Foundation (China)

Keywords and Phrases

Cobalt; Hydrocarbon; Nanocomposite; Nanosphere; Silicon Dioxide; Catalysis; Catalyst; Hydrophobicity; Oxidation; Transmission Electron Microscopy

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1359-7345

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2011 Royal Society of Chemistry, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2011