Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical

Nanosized ruthenium particles decorated carbon nanofibers as active catalysts for the oxidation of p-cymene by molecular oxygen

PR Makgwane, SS Ray

Index: Makgwane, Peter R.; Ray, Suprakas Sinha Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2013 , vol. 373, p. 1 - 11

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Abstract

Highly dispersed, nanosized ruthenium (Ru) particles anchored on carbon nanofibers (CNFs) with varying Ru loadings (1–7wt.%) showed effective catalytic activity in the aerobic oxidation of p-cymene using molecular oxygen. The activity of the Ru catalysts was influenced by the structural properties that resulted from the different metal loadings and by various reaction variables, such as the temperature, the amount of catalyst and the type of ...