Investigating the Catalytic Activity of Monoclinic Zirconia; Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol in Aqueous Medium at Mild Conditions

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Sadiq ◽  
M. Ilyas ◽  
S. Alam
RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (47) ◽  
pp. 24769-24772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunxing Li ◽  
Yan Gao ◽  
Cheng Yang ◽  
Shengsheng Sha ◽  
Jiefu Hao ◽  
...  

Herein is reported a facile synthesis of polystyrene/gold composite particles with high catalytic activity and good reusability for aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohol under mild conditions.


Catalysts ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 641
Author(s):  
Lukasz Wolski ◽  
Grzegorz Nowaczyk ◽  
Stefan Jurga ◽  
Maria Ziolek

The aim of the study was to establish the influence of a co-precipitation agent (i.e., NaOH–immediate precipitation; hexamethylenetetramine/urea–gradual precipitation and growth of nanostructures) on the properties and catalytic activity of as-synthesized Au-CeO2 nanocomposites. All catalysts were fully characterized with the use of XRD, nitrogen physisorption, ICP-OES, SEM, HR-TEM, UV-vis, XPS, and tested in low-temperature oxidation of benzyl alcohol as a model oxidation reaction. The results obtained in this study indicated that the type of co-precipitation agent has a significant impact on the growth of gold species. Immediate co-precipitation of Au-CeO2 nanostructures with the use of NaOH allowed obtainment of considerably smaller and more homogeneous in size gold nanoparticles than those formed by gradual co-precipitation and growth of Au-CeO2 nanostructures in the presence of hexamethylenetetramine or urea. In the catalytic tests, it was established that the key factor promoting high activity in low-temperature oxidation of benzyl alcohol was size of gold nanoparticles. The highest conversion of the alcohol was observed for the catalyst containing the smallest Au particle size (i.e., Au-CeO2 nanocomposite prepared with the use of NaOH as a co-precipitation agent).


2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannes Alex ◽  
Norbert Steinfeldt ◽  
Klaus Jähnisch ◽  
Matthias Bauer ◽  
Sandra Hübner

AbstractNanoparticles (NP) have specific catalytic properties, which are influenced by parameters like their size, shape, or composition. Bimetallic NPs, composed of two metal elements can show an improved catalytic activity compared to the monometallic NPs. We, herein, report on the selective aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohol catalyzed by unsupported Pd/Au and Pd NPs at atmospheric pressure. NPs of varying compositions were synthesized and characterized by UV/Vis spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). The NPs were tested in the model reaction regarding their catalytic activity, stability, and recyclability in batch and continuous procedure. Additionally, in situ extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) measurements were performed in order to get insight in the process during NP catalysis.


2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 4924-4932 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiwei Xiao ◽  
Chuntao Zhang ◽  
Rong Chen ◽  
Fengxi Chen

The enhancing effect of modification by epichlorohydrin on the catalytic activity of Fe3O4 microspheres in the title reaction was theoretically and experimentally confirmed.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1095-1099
Author(s):  
S. Narayanan ◽  
N. Mohamed Faizee ◽  
P. Paramasivam ◽  
A. Meera Moydeen ◽  
C. Ragupathi ◽  
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