Green synthesis of cyclohexanone to adipic acid over Fe-W oxides incorporated mesoporous carbon support

We have prepared iron and tungsten oxides incorporated mesoporous carbon (MC) catalysts using a simple hydrothermal methodology with different carbon sources, and the catalytic performance was investigated for cyclohexanone oxidation. An adequate amount of metal oxide loading has displayed a key role in the selective catalyst for adipic acid (AA) synthesis. The MC catalyst has shown its prime activity under the influence of redox properties of W5+/W6+ and Fe2+/Fe3+ as promoters. The 10%Fe 90%W-MC fructose as a carbon source catalyst has provided its best selectivity of 87% for AA at 120 ?C.

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The article introduces a hydrothermal method for preparing iron and tungsten oxide incorporated mesoporous carbon catalysts and investigates their catalytic performance in cyclohexanone oxidation. The experimental results show that the appropriate loading of metal oxide plays a key role in the selectivity of the catalyst.