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CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 32, Issue -, Pages 36-40Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2012.12.003
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Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks; ZIF-8; CO2 conversion; Cyclic carbonates; Styrene carbonate
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- Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation grant [KSEF-2361-RDE-014]
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The catalytic activity of ZIF-8 in the synthesis of styrene carbonate from carbon dioxide and styrene oxide is presented. ZIF-8 crystals displayed catalytic activity even at temperatures as low as 50 degrees C, with styrene carbonate yields as high as similar to 54% at 100 degrees C. In contrast to many prior-art catalysts, solvents or co-catalysts were not required. Pyridine and ammonia were used as probe molecules to estimate the type and density of acid sites in fresh and reused ZIF-8 catalysts. DRIFT spectroscopy of adsorbed pyridine revealed the presence of both Bronsted (B) and Lewis (L) acid sites. The B-sites have nearly vanished in the case of recycled ZIF-8 catalysts. The simultaneous presence of both the acid sites and the nitrogen basic moieties from the imidazole linker in ZIF-8 promoted the adsorption of the CO2 on the solid surface and its further conversion to the cyclic carbonate. The ZIF-8 catalysts could be recycled and reused without significant loss in catalytic activity. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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