Non-covalent surface modification of boron nitride nanotubes for enhanced catalysis

Runqing Li; Jingquan Liu; Luhua Li; Hongbin Wang; Ziqing Weng; Simon K. H. Lam; Aijun Du; Ying Chen; Colin J. Barrow; Wenrong Yang

doi:10.1039/C3CC45667F

Non-covalent surface modification of boron nitride nanotubes for enhanced catalysis†

Runqing Li,^a Jingquan Liu,^b Luhua Li,^c Hongbin Wang,^a Ziqing Weng,^a Simon K. H. Lam,^e Aijun Du,^d Ying Chen,^c Colin J. Barrow^a and Wenrong Yang*^a

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^a Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia
E-mail: wenrong.yang@deakin.edu.au
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^b School of Chemistry, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Qingdao University, P. R. China

^c Institute for Frontier Materials, Geelong Technology Precinct, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia

^d School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

^e CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, Lindfield, NSW 2070, Australia

Abstract

Boron nitride nanotubes were functionalized with microperoxidase-11 in aqueous media, showing improved catalytic performance due to a strong electron coupling between the active centre of microperoxidase-11 and boron nitride nanotubes.

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Non-covalent surface modification of boron nitride nanotubes for enhanced catalysis†

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