Template-free fabrication of mesoporous carbons from carbon quantum dots and their catalytic application to the selective oxidation of hydrocarbons†
Abstract
Mesoporous carbons (pore size 5 nm) were successfully synthesized without templates from carbon quantum dots. As catalysts, both mesoporous carbons and Cu nanoparticles on mesoporous carbons show superior catalytic activity and stability for the selective oxidation of cyclooctene.