@article {45887,
	title = {Selective aerobic oxidation of alcohols over Au-Pd/sodium titanate nanotubes},
	journal = {Catalysis Communications},
	volume = {58},
	year = {2015},
	month = {JAN },
	pages = {149-153},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>catalytic application of Au-Pd nanoparticles supported on sodium titanate nanotubes (NaTNTs) for liquid-phase aerobic oxidation of alcohols is reported, for the first time. This reaction occurs at 80-120 degrees C, 1 atm and solvent-/alkali-free conditions yielding the corresponding carbonyls in high selectivity. This catalyst was reusable and found to be more active/selective than the corresponding monometallic Au and Pd catalysts and Au-Pd/TiO2. Higher dispersion, smaller particle size and higher amount of electron density at gold are the causes for the superior activity of Au-Pd/NaTNT catalyst. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {aerobic oxidation, Alcohol, Bimetallic Au-Pd catalyst, Sodium titanate nanotubes, TiO2},
	issn = {1566-7367},
	doi = {10.1016/j.catcom.2014.09.018},
	author = {Nepak, Devadutta and Darbha, Srinivas}
}
@article { ISI:000381593700007,
	title = {Spectroscopy and catalytic activity study of gold supported on barium titanate nanotubes for styrene epoxidation},
	journal = {Applied Catalysis A-General},
	volume = {523},
	year = {2016},
	month = {AUG},
	pages = {61-72},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>Gold (0.5-5 wt.\%) supported on barium titanate nanotubes (Au/BaTNT) were prepared, characterized and for the first time, investigated as catalysts for selective oxidation of styrene with oxygen (O-2 or H-2 + O-2) and peroxides (H2O2 or TBHP). Conversion of styrene enhanced when H-2 was co-added to O-2 in the reactions. Au/BaTNT activated O-2 and H-2 and produced H2O2 in situ for use in oxidations. Peroxides were found better oxidants than O-2. At optimized conditions, styrene oxide selectivity of 80.1 wt.\% at styrene conversion of 60.5 wt.\% was achieved over Au(1 wt.\%)/BaTNT using TBHP. Au particles (5.0-7.4 nm) were dispersed and decorated on the walls of BaTNT. They exhibited superior performance to the known Au catalysts in styrene oxidation. Reactive oxygen species formed during oxidation reactions were followed with in situ spectral characterizations (diffuse reflectance UV-vis and FT -Raman). Au/BaTNT was reusable in four recycles with little loss in catalytic activity. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Au Nanoparticles, reactive oxygen species, spectroscopy, Styrene Oxidation, Titanate nanotubes},
	issn = {0926-860X},
	doi = {10.1016/j.apcata.2016.05.014},
	author = {Nepak, Devadutta and Srinivas, Darbha}
}
