Catalysis Letters, Vol.101, No.3-4, 211-214, 2005
A novel approach to Co/CNTs catalyst via chemical vapor deposition of organometallic compounds
A novel approach for attaching well-dispersed cobalt nanoparticles homogeneously onto carbon nanotubes via metal organic chemical vapor deposition technique is reported. The obtained Co/CNTs catalysts feature a narrow size distribution of Co particles centering around 7.5 nm, and show high activity and regioselectivity for hydroformylation of 1-octene.