Graphene-Based Nanomaterial Catalysis compiles knowledge about catalytic graphene-based nanomaterials in a single easy-to-read volume. The text serves to familiarize scholars and professionals with the methods of fabrication of both functionalized and non-functionalized graphene nanomaterials suitable for use in a variety of applications such as electrochemical sensors, oxygen and hydrogen production, fuel cells and organic transformations.
Interested students in material science at undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels in the disciplines of chemical engineering and materials science will highly benefit from the information in this reference. The reference also gives researchers in both industry and academia an opportunity to update their knowledge of graphene-based nanomaterials useful for catalysis.
Key Features
- systematic chapters which present the topic in an accessible way that is targeted towards learners
- Accessible information about the fabrication of graphene-based catalysts
- updated knowledge about catalytic applications of graphene-based nanomaterials in electro- and organic catalysis.
- delivers information about recent trends in industry and research.
- covers sophisticated green technologies such as carbon dioxide conversion and solar powered water splitting
- references for further reading
Interested students in material science at undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels in the disciplines of chemical engineering and materials science will highly benefit from the information in this reference. The reference also gives researchers in both industry and academia an opportunity to update their knowledge of graphene-based nanomaterials useful for catalysis.
Table of Contents
PREFACE
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF GRAPHENE-BASED MATERIALS (STRUCTURE, SYNTHESIS, AND PROPERTIES)
Mary T. Beleño, Gisela Montero, Benjamín Valdez, Mario A. Curiel and Ricardo Torres
- INTRODUCTION
- GRAPHENE STRUCTURE
- SYNTHESIS OF GRAPHENE
- Bottom-Up Production
- Synthesis by Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
- Synthesis by Epitaxial Growth
- Synthesis by Pyrolysis
- Synthesis by Organic Synthesis
- Laser-assisted Synthesis
- Top-Down Production
- Synthesis by Chemical Oxidation-Reduction
- Synthesis by Unzipping of Carbon Nanotubes
- Synthesis by Arc-discharge Method
- Synthesis by Liquid-phase Exfoliation (LPE)
- Synthesis by Solid-state or Mechanical Exfoliation
- Synthesis of Graphene by Electrochemical Exfoliation
- CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF GRAPHENE
- FUNCTIONALIZATION OF GRAPHENE
- CONCLUSION
- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION
- CONFLICT OF INTEREST
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- REFERENCES
CHAPTER 2 GRAPHENE-BASED NANOMATERIALS AS ORGANOCATALYST
Angeliki Brouzgou
- INTRODUCTION
- ACID FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE OXIDE AND REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE NANOCOMPOSITES
- ACID-BASE BIFUNCTIONAL GRAPHENE OXIDE
- METAL-FREE DOPED GRAPHENE
- MAGNETIC-BASED GRAPHENE OXIDE ORGANOCATALYSTS
- CONCLUSION
- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION
- CONFLICT OF INTEREST
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- REFERENCES
CHAPTER 3 GRAPHENE DERIVED MATERIALS AS CATALYSTS FOR THE OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION
Manisha Malviya, Amisha Soni and Sarvatej Kumar Maurya
- INTRODUCTION
- GRAPHENE-BASED MATERIAL FOR O2 REDUCTION
- Heteroatom Doped Graphene Catalysts
- N- doped Graphene Derived Materials (NGDM)
- S- & S- and N- Co-Doped Graphene Derived Materials (SGDM/SNGDM)
- Nanocomposites of Graphene Derived Materials (ncGDM)
- Future of Graphene in ORR
- CONCLUSIONS AND OUTLOOK
- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION
- CONFLICT OF INTEREST
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- REFERENCES
CHAPTER 4 GRAPHENE AS A SUPPORT IN HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS
Dipika Konwar, Prantika Bhattacharjee and Utpal Bora
- INTRODUCTION
- SYNTHESIS AND DESIGNING OF GRAPHENE AS SUPPORT
- METAL AND METAL OXIDE CATALYSTS ON GRAPHENE SUPPORT
- BIMETALLIC CATALYSTS ON GRAPHENE SUPPORT
- MODIFIED GRAPHENE SUPPORT
- ROLE OF GRAPHENE AS SUPPORT IN HETEROGENEOUS COUPLING REACTIONS 70 CONCLUSIONS
- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION
- CONFLICT OF INTEREST
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- REFERENCES
CHAPTER 5 GRAPHENE-BASED NANO-MATERIALS AS CATALYST FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF MEDICINALLY IMPLANTED SCAFFOLD 1,2,3-TRIAZOLES
Jasmin Sultana and Diganta Sarma
- INTRODUCTION
- GRAPHENE-BASED NANOMATERIALS IN DIRECT AZIDE-ALKYNE CYCLOADDITION REACTIONS
- GRAPHENE-BASED NANOMATERIALS IN ONE-POT AZIDE-ALKYNE CYCLOADDITION REACTIONS
- CONCLUSION
- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION
- CONFLICT OF INTEREST
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- REFERENCES
CHAPTER 6 CARBON DIOXIDE CONVERSION TO VALUE-ADDED CHEMICALS USING GRAPHENE AND ITS COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Sandeep Kumar, Nayuesh Sharma, Ajit Sharma and Deepak Kumar
- INTRODUCTION
- GRAPHENE-BASED COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR CO2 CONVERSION TO CYCLIC CARBONATES
- GRAPHENE-BASED COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC CONVERSION OF CO2
- GRAPHENE-BASED COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR CO2 CONVERSION TO HYDROCARBON FUELS
- GRAPHENE-BASED COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CO2 CONVERSION
- CONCLUSION
- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION
- CONFLICT OF INTEREST
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- REFERENCES
CHAPTER 7 METAL-DOPED GRAPHENE MATERIALS AS ELECTROCATALYSTS IN SENSORS
H. C. Ananda Murthy, Nigussie Alebachew, K B Tan, R Balachandran, KahYoong Chan and C R Ravikumar
- INTRODUCTION
- SYNTHESIS OF MDG ELECTROCATALYSTS
- MDG Materials as Sensors
- Reduction of Oxygen and Hydrogen
- H2 Detection
- Detecting Dangerous Gas Molecules CO, CO2 , SO2 , and H2S
- STUDY USING FIRST PRINCIPLES
- CONCLUSION
- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION
- CONFLICT OF INTEREST
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- REFERENCES
CHAPTER 8 GRAPHENE BASED NANOMATERIALS AS CATALYST IN REDUCTION REACTIONS
Leena Khanna, Mansi and Pankaj Khanna
- INTRODUCTION
- HYDROGENATION OF C-C DOUBLE BONDS BY USING METAL-FREE GRAPHENE 131 Reduction Using Ni-oxide/GOSs Catalyst
- Hydrogenation By Using Pd@CGO Catalyst
- Reduction Of Nitroarenes Into Aniline Derivatives By Au-GO Catalyst
- Reduction By Ru-GCN Catalyst
- Hydrogenation By Using G-Pt Catalyst
- Reduction By Using NrGO Catalyst
- Reduction Of 4-Nitrophenol Into Aniline Derivatives By Using AuNP/PQ11/GN Catalyst 139 Hydrogenation Of Carbonyl Compounds By Using Ru/RGO Catalyst
- Fe NPs/CDG Mediated Hydrogenation Of 1-Hexene
- Hydrogenation Of Styrene By Using Fe@g-C3N4 Catalyst
- Hydrogenation Of Phenylacetylene By Using Pd@mpg-C3N4 Catalyst
- Hydrogenation Of Alkynes And Terminal Alkynes By Using Co@NGR Catalyst
- HYDROGENATION OF ALKYNES BY USING SGR/PANI/NI CATALYST
- Hydrogenation Of Alkenes And Alkynes By Using rGO-Ni30Pd70
- Hydrogenation Of Double Bonds By Using Pd-NGRO-300 Catalyst
- CONCLUSION
- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION
- CONFLICT OF INTEREST
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- REFERENCES
CHAPTER 9 GRAPHENE BASED NANOMATERIALS AS CATALYSTS IN SOLAR WATER SPLITTING
Bilal Chikh, Imane Ghiat, Adel Saadi and Amel Boudjemaa
- INTRODUCTION
- GRAPHENE: THE WONDER MATERIAL PROPERTIES AND SYNTHESIS
- Graphene Properties
- SYNTHESIS METHODS OF GRAPHENE
- TECHNIQUES OF CHARACTERIZATION FOR GRAPHENE
- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
- Raman Spectroscopy
- Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
- Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)
- GRAPHENE FOR WATER SPLITTING APPLICATION
- Water Splitting Process
- Photocatalytic Water Splitting
- Photoelectrochemical (PEC) Water Splitting
- Graphene Based Nanomaterials
- TiO2-Graphene Photocatalysts
- TiO2-reduced Graphene Photocatalysts
- ZnO-Graphene Photocatalysts
- CONCLUSION
- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION
- CONFLICT OF INTEREST
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- REFERENCES
CHAPTER 10 CATALYTIC APPLICATIONS OF GRAPHENE NANOMATERIALS IN ORGANIC TRANSFORMATION
Somit Kumar Singh
- INTRODUCTION
- GENERAL INFORMATION OF GRAPHENE BASED NANOMATERIALS
- CATALYTIC APPLICATIONS OF GRAPHENE BASED NANOMATERIALS IN ORGANIC TRANSFORMATION
- Esterification Reaction
- Acetylation Reaction
- Thioacetalization
- Dehydrative Esterification
- Trans Acetalization
- Thiocyanization
- Alcoholysis Reaction
- Transamidation of Aliphatic Amides
- Dehydrogenation-Hydrothiolation of Secondary Aryl Alcohols
- Ring-opening of Epoxides
- Oxidation Reactions
- Aerobic Oxidation of Cyclohexane
- C-H Oxidation
- Oxidation of Thiols
- Oxidative Aromatization of 1,4-dihydropyridines into Pyridine Derivatives
- Oxidation of Alcohols
- Oxidation of Benzene in to Phenol
- Transformation of Hydroquinone into Benzoquinone
- Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Hydrazo Compounds
- Oxidation of Glutaraldehyde
- Oxidative Coupling of Amines
- Graphene Nanomaterials Catalyzed Reduction Reactions
- Hydrogenation of Nitrobenzene
- Hydrogenation of Ethylene
- Hydrogenation of Nitrogen Heterocycles
- Reduction of α, β-unsaturated Aldehydes
- Reduction of Methylene Blue
- Graphene Nanomaterials Catalyzed Coupling Reactions
- Aza-Michael Addition of Amines
- Oxidative Dehydrogenative C-N Coupling
- Formation of Biaryl Compounds
- Direct CH-CH Cross-coupling
- Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling
- Heck and Sonogashira Coupling
- Graphene Nanomaterials Catalyzed Multicomponent Reactions
- Friedel-Crafts Addition of Indoles
- Direct Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Reactions
- Regioselective Ring Opening of Aromatic Epoxide
- Knoevenagel Condensation
- Michael Adducts
- Synthesis of 5-Substituted 1H-Tetrazoles
- Synthesis of Amides
- Direct Oxidative Synthesis of Nitrones
- Synthesis of α-aminophosphonates
- Synthesis of 2-amino-3-cyanopyridines
- Synthesis of Spiro Thiazolidinones Compounds
- Diels-Alder Reactions
- Synthesis of Functionalized 1,4-benzothiazines
- Synthesis of 2,3-dihydroquinolinones and quinazolin-4(3H)-one
- Synthesis of Thiazolidine-4-one Derivatives
- CONCLUSION
- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION
- CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- REFERENCES
- SUBJECT INDEX
Author
- Manorama Singh
- Vijai K Rai
- Ankita Rai
