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Tunable gold catalysts for selective hydrocarbon oxidation under mild conditions

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  • Mathew D. Hughes

    (Cardiff University)

  • Yi-Jun Xu

    (Cardiff University)

  • Patrick Jenkins

    (Cardiff University)

  • Paul McMorn

    (Cardiff University)

  • Philip Landon

    (Cardiff University)

  • Dan I. Enache

    (Cardiff University)

  • Albert F. Carley

    (Cardiff University)

  • Gary A. Attard

    (Cardiff University)

  • Graham J. Hutchings

    (Cardiff University)

  • Frank King

    (Johnson Matthey Catalysts)

  • E. Hugh Stitt

    (Johnson Matthey Catalysts)

  • Peter Johnston

    (Johnson Matthey Catalysts)

  • Ken Griffin

    (Johnson Matthey Catalysts)

  • Christopher J. Kiely

    (Lehigh University)

Abstract

Good as gold Under normal circumstances gold is far too noble to act as an effective catalyst, but that changes when it is present as finely divided nanoparticles. Gold in that form is finding particular favour as a ‘green’ catalyst that might help replace peroxide-based oxidation processes that produce noxious waste products. A new catalyst, made of gold nanocrystals supported on carbon, has been found to be highly effective for the selective oxidation of alkenes to more valuable chemical compounds, using only oxygen present in air and minute amounts of an initiator.

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  • Mathew D. Hughes & Yi-Jun Xu & Patrick Jenkins & Paul McMorn & Philip Landon & Dan I. Enache & Albert F. Carley & Gary A. Attard & Graham J. Hutchings & Frank King & E. Hugh Stitt & Peter Johnston & K, 2005. "Tunable gold catalysts for selective hydrocarbon oxidation under mild conditions," Nature, Nature, vol. 437(7062), pages 1132-1135, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:437:y:2005:i:7062:d:10.1038_nature04190
    DOI: 10.1038/nature04190
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    2. Hongxia Liu & Zizhong Liu, 2018. "Kinetics Study The Catalyze Mode Of The Formamide Degradation Reaction By Aux Cluster (X=0, 1, 2, 3): Point, Line Or Surface?," Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, Biomedical Research Network+, LLC, vol. 10(5), pages 8152-8158, November.

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