Multiple roles of graphene in heterogeneous catalysis

Scientific interest in graphene as a catalyst and as a catalyst support in heterogeneous catalytic reactions has grown dramatically over the past several years. The present critical review summarizes the multiple roles of graphene in heterogeneous catalysis and highlights the influence of defects, h...

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Published inChemical Society reviews Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 323 - 335
Main Authors Fan, Xiaobin, Zhang, Guoliang, Zhang, Fengbao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 21.05.2015
Subjects
Catalysis
Catalysts
Catalytic activity
Chemical Engineering - methods
Graphene
Graphite
Mass transfer
Nanoparticles
Origins
Phases
Two dimensional
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Summary:Scientific interest in graphene as a catalyst and as a catalyst support in heterogeneous catalytic reactions has grown dramatically over the past several years. The present critical review summarizes the multiple roles of graphene in heterogeneous catalysis and highlights the influence of defects, heteroatom-containing functionalities, and graphene's two-dimensional structure on catalytic performance. We first discuss the role and advantages of graphene as a catalyst support, with emphasis on its interactions with the catalytic phases and the influence of mass transfer processes. We then clarify the origin of the intrinsic catalytic activity of graphene in heterogeneous catalytic reactions. Finally we suggest challenges and potential practical applications for graphene in industrial processes. This review provides a brief but comprehensive understanding of the different roles of graphene in heterogeneous catalysis, i.e. , its use as a catalyst support and its intrinsic catalytic properties originating from the defects and heteroatom-containing functionalities.
Bibliography:Guoliang Zhang is currently a professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, China. He received his BSc and MSc from Tianjin University in 1982 and 1988, respectively, majoring in chemical engineering. His research interests include new nanomaterials and green chemistry.
Fengbao Zhang is currently a professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, China. He received his BSc, MSc and PhD from Tianjin University in 1984, 1987 and 1991, respectively, majoring in chemical engineering. His research interests include new nanomaterials and green chemistry.
Xiaobin Fan is currently a professor at Tianjin University, China. He received his BSc in 2003 from Nankai University with the major in chemistry. Then he received his MSc and PhD from Department of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, in 2006 and 2009, respectively. He joined Tianjin University in 2009 as a lecturer and got promoted to associate professor and professor in 2011 and 2013, respectively. His research interests include the preparation and applications of new nanomaterials and green chemistry.
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ISSN:0306-0012
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DOI:10.1039/c5cs00094g