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In the paper the preparation of catalysts with the use of cold plasmas is discussed. A special attention is focused on nanocatalysts. In general, there are three main trends in this field: (1) plasma enhanced preparation of "classical" catalysts, (2) plasma sputtering of catalytically active compounds, especially metal and metal oxide nanoparticles, and (3) plasma-enhanced metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (PEMOCVD) of very thin metal and metal oxide films with specific nanostructure. It is shown that the cold plasma techniques are very effective methods for designing the nanocatalysts with distinct and tunable chemical activity, specificity and selectivity. Finally, our preliminary investigations concerning CoOX catalytic films fabricated by the PEMOCVD method are presented.

Cold plasma in the nanotechnology of catalysts

Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Lodz, 90-924 Lodz, Wolczanska 213, Poland

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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In the paper the preparation of catalysts with the use of cold plasmas is discussed. A special attention is focused on nanocatalysts. In general, there are...

Cold plasma in the nanotechnology of catalysts

Published Online: Jul 03, 2007

Page range: 36 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-007-0010-2

Keywords
catalysis, nanostructures, cold plasma, metal-organic chemical vapor deposition, cobalt oxides thin films

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Cold plasma in the nanotechnology of catalysts

Published Online: Jul 03, 2007

Page range: 36 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-007-0010-2

Keywordscatalysis, nanostructures, cold plasma, metal-organic chemical vapor deposition, cobalt oxides thin films

This content is open access.

Keywords
catalysis, nanostructures, cold plasma, metal-organic chemical vapor deposition, cobalt oxides thin films