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Tian T, Xu J, Xiong Y, Ramanan N, Ryan M, Xie F, Petit C. Cu-functionalised porous boron nitride derived from a metal-organic framework. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY. A 2022; 10:20580-20592. [PMID: 36324859 PMCID: PMC9531768 DOI: 10.1039/d2ta05515e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Porous boron nitride (BN) displays promising properties for interfacial and bulk processes, e.g. molecular separation and storage, or (photo)catalysis. To maximise porous BN's potential in such applications, tuning and controlling its chemical and structural features is key. Functionalisation of porous BN with metal nanoparticle represents one possible route, albeit a hardly explored one. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been widely used as precursors to synthesise metal functionalised porous carbon-based materials, yet MOF-derived metal functionalised inorganic porous materials remain unexplored. Here, we hypothesise that MOFs could also serve as a platform to produce metal-functionalised porous BN. We have used a Cu-containing MOF, i.e. Cu/ZIF-8, as a precursor and successfully obtained porous BN functionalised with Cu nanoparticles (i.e. Cu/BN). While we have shown control of the Cu content, we have not yet demonstrated it for the nanoparticle size. The functionalisation has led to improved light harvesting and enhanced electron-hole separation, which have had a direct positive impact on the CO2 photoreduction activity (production formation rate 1.5 times higher than pristine BN and 12.5 times higher than g-C3N4). In addition, we have found that the metal in the MOF precursor impacts porous BN's purity. Unlike Cu/ZIF-8, a Co-containing ZIF-8 precursor led to porous C-BN (i.e. BN with a large amount of C in the structure). Overall, given the diversity of metals in MOFs, one could envision our approach as a method to produce a library of different metal functionalised porous BN samples.
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- Tian Tian
- Barrer Centre, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus London SW7 2AZ UK
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus London SW7 2AZ UK
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- Barrer Centre, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus London SW7 2AZ UK
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco Madrid 28049 Spain
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd., Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Didcot OX11 0DE UK
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus London SW7 2AZ UK
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus London SW7 2AZ UK
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- Barrer Centre, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus London SW7 2AZ UK
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Pd nanoparticles anchored on porous boron nitride nanofibers as highly active and stable electrocatalysts for formic acid oxidation. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bi D, Chen X, Du Z, Guo Z, Liu Z, Lin J, Huang Y, Tang C, Chen G, Fang Y. Cobalt Supported on BN Catalyst with High B‐O Defects and Its Efficient Hydrodeoxygenation Performance of HMF to DMF**. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202104043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Dandan Bi
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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Boron compounds for catalytic applications. ADVANCES IN CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.acat.2022.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dong J, Gao L, Fu Q. Hexagonal Boron Nitride Meeting Metal: A New Opportunity and Territory in Heterogeneous Catalysis. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:9608-9619. [PMID: 34585925 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Two dimensional (2D) hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) has been ignored for a long time in catalysis research because of its chemical inertness. Recently there has been a significant advance highlighting the role of metal/h-BN interfaces in catalytic applications. In this Perspective, we summarize state-of-the-art progress regarding h-BN-involved metal catalysts. Vacancy- and defect-rich h-BN sheets are able to anchor and modify supported metals, in which the interfacial metal-support interaction effect helps to enhance catalytic performance. Oxidative etching of h-BN sheets causes encapsulation of metal catalysts via boron oxide (BOx) species, which work synergistically with neighboring metal sites in catalysis. Covering a metal surface with ultrathin h-BN shells creates a 2D nanoreactor featuring confinement effect, providing a novel way to modulate metal-catalyzed reactions. Given all those fascinating combinations of metal catalyst and h-BN, the emerging opportunity when h-BN meets metal in heterogeneous catalysis is clearly underlined. The outlook, especially the challenges in the field, are discussed as well.
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- Jinhu Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, the Chinese Academy of Science, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, the Chinese Academy of Science, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, the Chinese Academy of Science, Dalian 116023, China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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Li Z, Wei W, Li H, Li S, Leng L, Zhang M, Horton JH, Wang D, Sun W, Guo C, Wu W, Wang J. Low-Temperature Synthesis of Single Palladium Atoms Supported on Defective Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanosheet for Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Cinnamaldehyde. ACS NANO 2021; 15:10175-10184. [PMID: 34101427 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c02094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Metal-support interactions are of great importance in determining the support-activity in heterogeneous catalysis. Here we report a low-temperature synthetic strategy to create atomically dispersed palladium atoms anchored on defective hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanosheet. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations suggest that the nitrogen-containing B vacancy can provide stable anchoring sites for palladium atoms. The presence of single palladium atoms was confirmed by spherical aberration correction electron microscopy and extended X-ray absorption fine structure measurement. This catalyst showed exceptional efficiency in chemoselective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde, along with excellent recyclability, sintering-resistant ability, and scalability. We anticipate this synthetic approach for the synthesis of high-quality SACs based on h-BN support is amenable to large-scale production of bench-stable catalysts with maximum atom efficiency for industrial applications.
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- Zhijun Li
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Catalytic Materials & Surface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, PR China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Catalytic Materials & Surface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, PR China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Catalytic Materials & Surface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, PR China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallic Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, PR China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Catalytic Materials & Surface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, PR China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Catalytic Materials & Surface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, PR China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Catalytic Materials & Surface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, PR China
- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallic Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, PR China
- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, PR China
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- National Center for International Research on Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- National Center for International Research on Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Catalytic Materials & Surface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, PR China
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Sheng J, Yan B, Lu WD, Qiu B, Gao XQ, Wang D, Lu AH. Oxidative dehydrogenation of light alkanes to olefins on metal-free catalysts. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:1438-1468. [PMID: 33300532 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01174f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Metal-free boron- and carbon-based catalysts have shown both great fundamental and practical value in oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of light alkanes. In particular, boron-based catalysts show a superior selectivity toward olefins, excellent stability and atom-economy to valuable carbon-based products by minimizing CO2 emission, which are highly promising in future industrialization. The carbonaceous catalysts also exhibited impressive behavior in the ODH of light alkanes helped along by surface oxygen-containing functional groups. This review surveyed and compared the preparation methods of the boron- and carbon-based catalysts and their characterization, their performance in the ODH of light alkanes, and the mechanistic issues of the ODH including the identification of the possible active sites and the exploration of the underlying mechanisms. We discussed different boron-based materials and established versatile methodologies for the investigation of active sites and reaction mechanisms. We also elaborated on the similarities and differences in catalytic and kinetic behaviors, and reaction mechanisms between boron- and carbon-based metal-free materials. A perspective of the potential issues of metal-free ODH catalytic systems in terms of their rational design and their synergy with reactor engineering was sketched.
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- Jian Sheng
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Liaoning Key Laboratory for Catalytic Conversion of Carbon Resources, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China.
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Zhang X, You R, Wei Z, Jiang X, Yang J, Pan Y, Wu P, Jia Q, Bao Z, Bai L, Jin M, Sumpter B, Fung V, Huang W, Wu Z. Radical Chemistry and Reaction Mechanisms of Propane Oxidative Dehydrogenation over Hexagonal Boron Nitride Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202002440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Xuanyu Zhang
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes CAS key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics University of Science and Technology of China Heifei 230026 P. R. China
- Chemical Sciences Division and Center for Nanophase Materials Science Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes CAS key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics University of Science and Technology of China Heifei 230026 P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes CAS key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics University of Science and Technology of China Heifei 230026 P. R. China
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- Chemical Sciences Division and Center for Nanophase Materials Science Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Heifei 230026 P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Heifei 230026 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Jiang Su University Zhenjiang 212013 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Jiang Su University Zhenjiang 212013 P. R. China
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- Chemical Sciences Division and Center for Nanophase Materials Science Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division and Center for Nanophase Materials Science Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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- Institute of a Secure and Sustainable Environment The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Knoxville TN 37996 USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Science and Computational Sciences & Engineering Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Science and Computational Sciences & Engineering Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes CAS key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics University of Science and Technology of China Heifei 230026 P. R. China
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- Chemical Sciences Division and Center for Nanophase Materials Science Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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Zhang X, You R, Wei Z, Jiang X, Yang J, Pan Y, Wu P, Jia Q, Bao Z, Bai L, Jin M, Sumpter B, Fung V, Huang W, Wu Z. Radical Chemistry and Reaction Mechanisms of Propane Oxidative Dehydrogenation over Hexagonal Boron Nitride Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:8042-8046. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202002440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2020] [Revised: 03/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Xuanyu Zhang
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes CAS key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics University of Science and Technology of China Heifei 230026 P. R. China
- Chemical Sciences Division and Center for Nanophase Materials Science Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes CAS key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics University of Science and Technology of China Heifei 230026 P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes CAS key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics University of Science and Technology of China Heifei 230026 P. R. China
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- Chemical Sciences Division and Center for Nanophase Materials Science Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Heifei 230026 P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Heifei 230026 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Jiang Su University Zhenjiang 212013 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Jiang Su University Zhenjiang 212013 P. R. China
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- Chemical Sciences Division and Center for Nanophase Materials Science Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division and Center for Nanophase Materials Science Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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- Institute of a Secure and Sustainable Environment The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Knoxville TN 37996 USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Science and Computational Sciences & Engineering Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Science and Computational Sciences & Engineering Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes CAS key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Department of Chemical Physics University of Science and Technology of China Heifei 230026 P. R. China
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- Chemical Sciences Division and Center for Nanophase Materials Science Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
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Wang L, Wang Y, Zhang CW, Wen J, Weng X, Shi L. A boron nitride nanosheet-supported Pt/Cu cluster as a high-efficiency catalyst for propane dehydrogenation. Catal Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cy02313e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Here, we report a great promotion in platinum utilization efficiency and catalytic performance for the dehydrogenation of propane using a hexagonal boron nitride nanosheet-supported Pt/Cu cluster catalyst.
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- Lei Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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