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dc.contributor.authorDuan, Xiaoguang
dc.contributor.supervisorProf. Shaobin Wang
dc.contributor.supervisorDr Hongqi Sun
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T10:15:32Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T10:15:32Z
dc.date.created2016-02-18T07:14:47Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1951
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This research presents novel nanocarbon materials as green and metal-free carbocatalysts for advanced oxidative processes toward environmental remediation. Various nanocarbons exhibit high catalytic activity in activation of sulfate oxidants for degradation of water contaminants. The tailored surface chemistry of nanocarbons and insightful mechanistic studies for catalytic activation of superoxides were revealed via deliberate materials design, advanced characterization techniques and theoretical calculations.The findings would significantly contribute to materials chemistry, environmental science, carbocatalysis and other related fields.

dc.languageen
dc.publisherCurtin University
dc.titleCatalytic Oxidative Degradation of Hydrocarbons Using Novel Metal-Free Nanocarbon Catalysts
dc.typeThesis
dcterms.educationLevelPhD
curtin.departmentDepartment of Chemical Engineering
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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