Mabena, LFRay, SSMhlanga, SDCoville, NJ2012-01-252012-01-252011-05Mabena, LF, Ray, SS, Mhlanga, SD and Coville, NJ. 2011. Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as a metal catalyst support. Applied Nanoscience, Vol 1(2), pp 67-772190-55092190-5517http://www.springerlink.com/content/h107104114377k20/fulltext.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/5534Copyright: The Author(s) 2011. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.comThe science and technology of catalysis is of fundamental importance to a national economy. Today about 90% of all technical chemicals are manufactured by the use of catalysts. Nanoparticles of noble metals are extremely important materials in the catalysis industry due to cost issues and properties that are not found in their bulk state. An efficient way to produce and stabilise noble metal nanoparticles is by dispersion on a suitable support. Carbon-based supports, such as carbon nanotubes, carbon spheres, carbon fibres, etc., have been found to be good supports for metal nanoparticles. However, to be used effectively, the carbon surface must be modified either by functionalisation or doping. This review discusses the synthesis and the possible applications of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as supports for metal nanoparticles in heterogeneous catalysisenNitrogen-doped carbon nanotubesMetal nanoparticlesSynthesisCatalysis supportNanotechnologyNanoscienceNanoparticlesArticleMabena, L., Ray, S., Mhlanga, S., & Coville, N. (2011). Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as a metal catalyst support. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5534Mabena, LF, SS Ray, SD Mhlanga, and NJ Coville "Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as a metal catalyst support." (2011) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5534Mabena L, Ray S, Mhlanga S, Coville N. Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as a metal catalyst support. 2011; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5534.TY - Article AU - Mabena, LF AU - Ray, SS AU - Mhlanga, SD AU - Coville, NJ AB - The science and technology of catalysis is of fundamental importance to a national economy. Today about 90% of all technical chemicals are manufactured by the use of catalysts. Nanoparticles of noble metals are extremely important materials in the catalysis industry due to cost issues and properties that are not found in their bulk state. An efficient way to produce and stabilise noble metal nanoparticles is by dispersion on a suitable support. Carbon-based supports, such as carbon nanotubes, carbon spheres, carbon fibres, etc., have been found to be good supports for metal nanoparticles. However, to be used effectively, the carbon surface must be modified either by functionalisation or doping. This review discusses the synthesis and the possible applications of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as supports for metal nanoparticles in heterogeneous catalysis DA - 2011-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes KW - Metal nanoparticles KW - Synthesis KW - Catalysis support KW - Nanotechnology KW - Nanoscience KW - Nanoparticles LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2011 SM - 2190-5509 SM - 2190-5517 T1 - Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as a metal catalyst support TI - Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as a metal catalyst support UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5534 ER -