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Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Supported Pt-Au Catalyst and Its Microwave Assisted N-Hexane Decomposition Measurements

1Chemical Engineering Department, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Van, Turkey

2Department of Chemistry, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Van, Turkey


Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research. 2017, Vol. 4 No. 4, 132-134
DOI: 10.12691/nnr-4-4-3
Copyright © 2017 Science and Education Publishing

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Mohammed Ali Salih, Aykut Çaglar, Arif Kivrak, Hilal Kivrak. Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Supported Pt-Au Catalyst and Its Microwave Assisted N-Hexane Decomposition Measurements. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research. 2017; 4(4):132-134. doi: 10.12691/nnr-4-4-3.

Correspondence to: Hilal  Kivrak, Chemical Engineering Department, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Van, Turkey. Email: hilalkivrak@gmail.com, hilalkivrak@yyu.edu.tr

Abstract

Herein, CNT supported Pt and Pt-Au catalysts were carefully synthesized via NaBH4 reduction method. Pt-Au catalysts were obtained at varying ratios. For all of these CNT supported Pt and Pt-Au catalysts, BET, EDX, and XRD measurements were performed. The atomic ratio of the catalyst was obtained by EDX analysis. Surface area was defined via BET and crystal structure was examined by XRD. For microwave assisted n-hexane reforming measurements, microwave reactor was used to investigate the decomposition of n-hexane on CNT supported bimetallic Pt-Au catalysts. After applying microwave heating during the reaction time, the volume change is defined and read out. As a result, it was observed that Pt-Au catalysts prepared at 50:50 atomic ratio gives the best catalytic activity.

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