title: Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes via a facile two-step approach as an efficient catalyst for the direct dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene.
abstract: A novel and efficient nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube (A-M-CNT) catalyst has been prepared by a facile two-step method, including prior air activation and subsequent pyrolysis of the carbon nanotubes with melamine. The as-synthesized A-M-CNT affords superior catalytic activity to the nitrogen-doped CNT without air activation (M-CNT) and pristine CNT, ascribed to its unique microstructure and surface chemical properties.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Catalysis Chemistry and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China. zkzhao@dlut.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Zhongkui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yitao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Guifang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Xinwen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Guiru
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang