Improved catalytic combustion of methane using CuO nanobelts with predominantly (001) surfaces.
Qingquan KongYichun YinBing XueYonggang JinWei FengZhi-Gang ChenShi SuChenghua SunPublished in: Beilstein journal of nanotechnology (2018)
Through computational calculations, CuO(001) has been identified as an active surface for methane oxidation. Experimental validation with CuO nanobelts comprised of predominantly (001) surfaces has been performed and it is confirmed that the performance of such nanobelts is much higher than normal nanoparticles and nanowires. First principle calculations further clarified that two-coordinated oxygen plays a key role for methane adsorption and oxidation.
Keyphrases
- anaerobic digestion
- density functional theory
- molecular dynamics
- sewage sludge
- molecular dynamics simulations
- carbon dioxide
- hydrogen peroxide
- biofilm formation
- municipal solid waste
- monte carlo
- african american
- room temperature
- escherichia coli
- nitric oxide
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- electron transfer
- risk assessment
- air pollution
- crystal structure
- walled carbon nanotubes