Improved Hydrothermal Stability of Mesoporous Oxides via Carbon Coating for Aqueous Phase Reactions

A simple and inexpensive approach to improve the hydrothermal stability of oxide supports, such as silica and alumina, in aqueous-phase reactions at elevated temperatures involves coating the surface of oxides with thin carbon films.  These carbon-coated oxides will be used for biorenewable processing such as dehydration, decarbonylation, and reforming.