title: Microreactor utilizing a vertically-aligned carbon nanotube array grown inside the channels.
abstract: We have fabricated a microreactor incorporating vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes supporting Pt nanoparticles and found that the presence of aligned nanotubes significantly enhances the catalytic reaction and extends the catalyst lifetime as compared with conventional microreactors using a Pt metal film or Pt nanoparticles directly deposited on the channel walls.
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 816-8580, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishigami
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ago
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Motoyama
authors.forename: Mikihiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takasaki
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shinagawa
authors.forename: Kohji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikuta
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsuji