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ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
Volume 352, Issue 9, Pages 1476-1484Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201000029
Keywords
ammoxidation; base catalysts; carbon; Knoevenagel condensation; nitrogen doping; transesterification
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Nitrogen-doped carbon materials were prepared by ammoxidation of commercial carbon sources (carbon black and activated carbon) and applied as base catalysts for Knoevenagel and transesterification reactions. It was shown that these carbon materials were active and the activities were different depending on the ammoxidation conditions (temperature and ammonia concentration in air) and carbon sources used. The bulk, textural, and surface properties of the nitrogen-doped carbon materials were examined by several methods to clarify possible factors determining their final catalytic activities. The activated carbon-derived catalysts were more active than the carbon black-derived ones. The surface area and porosity were not responsible for this difference between the two carbon sources but the difference in the reactivity with oxygen was important. The reactivity of carbon sources with oxygen should influence the doping of nitrogen onto their surfaces by ammoxidation with ammonia and air and the resulting activities as base catalysts. The catalytic activity increases with the amount of nitrogen doped and, therefore, the nitrogen doped should be responsible for the catalytic activities. In addition, the activities are maximal at a ratio of nitrogen to oxygen of around 1, suggesting the importance of cooperative functions of nitrogen and oxygen on the surface of carbons.
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