Sustainable and environmentally benign catalytic processes are vital for the future to supply the world population with clean energy and industrial products. The replacement of conventional metal or metal oxide catalysts with earth abundant and renewable nonmetallic materials has attracted considerable research interests in the field of catalysis and material science. The stable and efficient catalytic performance of nanocarbon materials was discovered at the end of last century, and these materials are considered as potential alternatives for conventional metal-based catalysts. With its rapid development in the past 20 years, the research field of carbon catalysis has been experiencing a smooth transition from the discovery of novel nanocarbon materials or related new reaction systems to the atomistic-level mechanistic understanding on the catalytic process and the subsequent rational design of the practical catalytic reaction systems.

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纳米碳的氧化脱氢：通过原位实验方法了解反应机理和动力学

可持续和对环境无害的催化过程对于未来为世界人口提供清洁能源和工业产品至关重要。用富含土和可再生的非金属材料代替常规金属或金属氧化物催化剂已经引起了催化和材料科学领域的大量研究兴趣。上世纪末发现了纳米碳材料的稳定和高效的催化性能，这些材料被认为是常规金属基催化剂的潜在替代品。在过去20年的快速发展中，