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Visible Light Induced Nano-Photocatalysis Trimetallic Cu0.5Zn0.5-Fe: Synthesis, Characterization and Application as Alcohols Oxidation Catalyst

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CATALYSTS
卷 12, 期 6, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/catal12060611

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trimetallic; nanoparticles; iron oxide; photocatalytic; magnetic; alcohol; oxidation

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  1. Deanship of Academic Research at the University of Jordan [2364]
  2. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

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In this study, a visible light-induced trimetallic catalyst (Cu0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4) was synthesized using green methods with Tilia plant extract. The catalyst exhibited excellent selectivity and yield in the oxidation of benzylic alcohols, as well as the oxidation of other aromatic and aliphatic alcohols. It showed advantages in terms of reduced loading, activation with visible light, high conversion, and recyclability, making it a promising photocatalytic nanomaterial.
Here, we report a visible light-induced-trimetallic catalyst (Cu0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4) prepared through green synthesis using Tilia plant extract. These nanomaterials were characterized for structural and morphological studies using powder x-ray diffraction (P-XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The spinel crystalline material was similar to 34 nm. In benign reaction conditions, the prepared photocatalyst oxidized various benzylic alcohols with excellent yield and selectivity toward aldehyde with 99% and 98%; respectively. Aromatic and aliphatic alcohols (such as furfuryl alcohol and 1-octanol) were photo-catalytically oxidized using Cu0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4, LED light, H2O2 as oxidant, 2 h reaction time and ambient temperature. The advantages of the catalyst were found in terms of reduced catalyst loading, activating catalyst using visible light in mild conditions, high conversion of the starting material and the recyclability up to 5 times without loss of the selectivity. Thus, our study offers a potential pathway for the photocatalytic nanomaterial, which will contribute to the advancement of photocatalysis studies.

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