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2012

Graphene

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Synthesis And Characterization Of Functionalized Nanomaterials: Heterogeneous Palladium Catalyst And Lithium-Doped Graphene Oxide, Benjamin E Estes Aug 2012

Synthesis And Characterization Of Functionalized Nanomaterials: Heterogeneous Palladium Catalyst And Lithium-Doped Graphene Oxide, Benjamin E Estes

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As the Earth's population increases and natural resources decrease in supply, the development of new methods for energy storage and the efficient production of industrial chemicals becomes ever more important to humanity. The development of new nanomaterials may offer technological advances in the fields of sustainable energy production and storage, chemical production, medicine, and many others. The emerging field of nanoscience blends chemistry, physics, and engineering to create new materials that take advantage of properties found only on the nanoscale.

In this work, mesoporous silica spheres are used as a support for nanoparticles of palladium. This nanomaterial is shown to …