A series of silica-supported Co-Mo samples prepared by the sol-gel method has been compared as catalysts for the synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT). The concentration ratio of ammonium hydroxide to the silica precursor tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) has an important effect on the resulting morphology of the silica support and, consequently, on the nature of the Co-Mo catalytic species...

This manuscript describes the preparation and characterization of silica-nickel oxide (SiO2-NiO) xerogel nanocomposite its catalytic application in hydrogenation p-nitrophenol. Hydrochloric acid ammonium hydroxide were used as base catalyst, respectively during synthesis SiO2-NiO. The Fourier Transformation Infra-Red spectroscopic results supported formation silica skeleton structure with corre...

The synthesis of bulk amounts of high quality single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) is accomplished by optimizing the chemical compositions and textural properties of the catalyst material used in the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of methane. A series of catalysts are derived by systematically varying the catalytic metal compounds and support materials. The optimized catalysts consist of Fe/...

Anionic platinum carbonyl cluster has been ion paired with cinchonidium groups that are chemically bound to the surface of MCM-41 and fumed silica. In the hydrogenation of methyl pyruvate or acetophenone the fumed silica-based catalyst gives zero enantioselectivity, but under optimum conditions enantiomeric excesses of > 90 and ∼ 40%, respectively, are obtained with the MCM-41-based catalyst.

Flower-like MgO is a highly effective catalyst for the synthesis of dimethyl carbonate through the transesterification method, and coating the catalyst with mesoporous silica significantly enhances the stability of the MgO catalyst.