Allotropic Carbon Nanoforms as Advanced Metal-Free Catalysts or as Supports

Figure 1

Time-conversion plots for the aerobic oxidation of styrene using (N)G as catalyst in the absence (a) and in the presence of 2.5 (b) and 5 wt% (c) of benzaldehyde. Reaction conditions: styrene (1 mL), (N)G (10 mg), and oxygen purging through a balloon, 100°C. Plot taken with permission from [35].