Adsorption and catalytic properties of single-wall carbon nanohorns

Nisha JA; Yudasaka M; Bandow S; Kokai F; Takahashi K; Iijima S

Chemical Physics Letters, Vol.328, No.4-6, 381-386, 2000

DOI10.1016/S0009-2614(00)00956-8 Export Citation

Adsorption and catalytic properties of single-wall carbon nanohorns

Nisha JA, Yudasaka M, Bandow S, Kokai F, Takahashi K, Iijima S

The recently discovered single-wall carbon nanohorns (SWNH) are found to adsorb liquid ethanol effectively. The amount of liquid ethanol adsorbed by SWNHs is about 3.5 times larger than that of a super high surface area carbon. It is also found that SWNHs act as a catalyst for the oxidation of ethanol into acetaldehyde. Their thermal stability in oxygen is also discussed.