期刊
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
卷 405, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.126907
关键词
Basicity controlled spinel metal oxide nanostructures; Catalytic transformation of CO2; CO2 fixation at atmospheric pressure; Conversion of epoxides; Cyclic carbonates
资金
- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences (CNMS), JAIN University, Bangalore [II(39)/17/005/2017SG]
- Nano Mission Project, DST, Government of India [SR/NM/NS-20/2014]
The study demonstrates the potential of MgCo2O4 spinel oxides with controlled basicity as catalysts for CO2 fixation into epoxides at atmospheric pressure. Different interlayer anions in the metal salt precursors strongly affect the basicity and catalytic efficiency of the nanostructures. The MgCo2O4 nanostructures exhibited diverse morphology and surface area, with chloride anion resulting in the highest catalytic activity due to its smaller size and increased exposure of basic sites.
The present work demonstrates basicity controlled MgCo2O4 spinel oxides as promising catalysts for fixation of CO2 into epoxides at atmospheric pressure. Four different MgCo2O4 nanostructures were synthesized using different interlayer anions (chloride, nitrate, acetate, sulphate) present in the metal salt precursors which strongly altered their basicity and played a stimulating role in their catalytic efficiency. The characterization results of all four MgCo2O4 nanostructures revealed effect on morphology, surface area and developed diversely exposed Lewis basic (O-2) sites on the catalyst surface. Particularly, [MgCo2O4]-[Cl-] nanostructures prepared using chloride (Cl-) anion showed porous 3D-flower morphology with high pore diameter and highly exposed basic sites. Catalytic activity studies revealed that [MgCo2O4]-[Cl-] atalyst in presence of base, exhibited 95% conversion of styrene oxide and 96% selectivity towards styrene carbonate at atmospheric pressure. The enhanced activity of [MgCo2O4]-[Cl-] as due to the relatively smaller size of Cl- anion which replaced the hydroxyl groups in the Brucite-like structure and exposed maximum number of basic (O-2) sites during the thermal decomposition of the Mg-Co DH-[Cl-] precursor. Additionally, various reaction parameters were investigated to optimize reaction conditions. The obtained results with [MgCo2O4]-[Cl-] and base suggested that this catalytic system showed good tolerance for a broad substrate scope in good yields and demonstrated good reusability with retention in activity and physicochemical properties for eight recycles. A plausible mechanism was proposed to support the activation of epoxide and CO2 by the unique cooperation of active Lewis acidic and basic sites present in [MgCo2O4]-[Cl-] for formation of cyclic carbonates at atmospheric pressure.
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