Strategy for nano-catalysis in a fixed-bed system.
For industry applications of nano-catalysts, the main bottlenecks are the low loading per unit support area and the slow flow rate through the support particles. By growing a dense Au nanowire forest on a loose network of glass fibers, continuous-flow catalysis can be achieved with a processing rate about 100 times that of the best literature rate.
Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore.
Jiating
J
He
Weijie
W
Ji
Lin
L
Yao
Yawen
Y
Wang
Bahareh
B
Khezri
Richard D
RD
Webster
Hongyu
H
Chen
continuous-flow catalysis; fixed bed; nano-catalyst; nanowire forest