Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic performance of copper-containing SBA-15 in the phenol hydroxylation.
A series of copper-containing SBA-15 samples were successfully synthesized via evaporation-induced self-assembly route. The resulting materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), (29)Si MAS NMR spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), N(2) sorption, inductively coupling plasma-atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES), thermogravimetry, and differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra (UV-vis) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results indicated that: (1) all the samples exhibited typical hexagonal arrangement of mesoporous structure; (2) copper ions could be incorporated into the framework of SBA-15; (3) the addition of urea in the hydrothermal stage efficiently reduced the leaching of copper and improved the thermal stability of the mesoporous materials. Catalytic performances of the obtained materials were evaluated in the hydroxylation of phenol with H(2)O(2). The catalytic tests showed that the synthesized materials exhibited high activity for this reaction and copper ions in the framework were more active than copper species in the extra-framework position. The nitric acid treatment on the samples removed the bulk CuO species, which resulted in a dramatic increase in the catalytic activity.
Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China.
Hongliang
H
Zhang
Changjin
C
Tang
Yuanyuan
Y
Lv
Chuanzhi
C
Sun
Fei
F
Gao
Lin
L
Dong
Yi
Y
Chen
D002384:Catalysis; D060326:Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D006900:Hydroxylation; D019800:Phenol / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D014508:Urea / Q000737:chemistry
C509969:SBA-15; D019800:Phenol; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D003300:Copper; D014508:Urea