The Catalytic Use of Onion-Like Carbon Materials for Styrene Synthesis by Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethylbenzene

The microstructure is appealing: Onion-like carbon forms are used for the first time in the field of catalysis and thus open new routes for the potential applications of nonplanar carbon materials. An example is given with the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene (see scheme).