Porous nanographene formation on γ-alumina nanoparticles via transition-metal-free methane activation.

ABSTRACT: γ-Al₂O₃ nanoparticles promote pyrolytic carbon deposition of CH₄ at temperatures higher than 800 °C to give single-walled nanoporous graphene (NPG) materials without the need for transition metals as reaction centers. To accelerate the development of efficient reactions for NPG synthesis, we have investigated early-stage CH₄ activation for NPG formation on γ-Al₂O₃ nanoparticles via reaction kinetics and surface analysis. The formation of NPG was promoted at oxygen vacancies on (100) surfaces of γ-Al₂O₃ nanoparticles following surface activation by CH₄. The kinetic analysis was well corroborated by a computational study using density functional theory. Surface defects generated as a res

SUBMITTER: Yamamoto M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8926170 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature