Effective catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of alkanes can be created by adding functional groups to carbon nanotubes.
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Resasco, D. Giving catalysis the edge. Nature Nanotech 3, 708–709 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2008.357
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