Room temperature oxidative desulfurization with MoO3 subnanoclusters supported on MCM-41

Interaction of water vapour at 298 K with Al-MCM-41 materials synthesised at room temperature

The interaction of water vapour with Al-MCM-41, prepared by direct synthesis at ambient temperature and pressure, using tetraethoxysilane, aluminium sulfate, hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide and ammonia, and its effect on the pore structure were studied in order to investigate the stability towards prolonged exposure to water vapour and the influence of the aluminium content. With this purpos...

Ti-MCM-41 materials synthesised at room temperature as catalysts for cyclisation of (±)-citronellal

Citronellal can be cyclised to produce isopulegol, which is an intermediate in the synthesis of menthols. These chemicals are all used in the fragrance industry and menthol is also an important product used as a flavour, a pharmaceutical and in oral care. The cyclisation of citronellal proceeds readily with various homogeneous catalysts, but the catalyst frequently cannot be recovered and reuse...

Synthesis and characterization of MCM-41-supported Ba2SiO4 base catalyst

A novel MCM-41-supported base catalyst, Ba-MCM-41, was synthesized with a modified impregnation method. Ba2SiO4 was synthesized on the MCM-41 pore wall as confirmed by characterization using X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence, N2 adsorption, Si MAS NMR and transmission electron microscopy. It was also demonstrated that a highly ordered Ba-MCM-41 catalyst wit...

Direct room-temperature synthesis of methyl-functionalized Ti-MCM-41 nanoparticles and their catalytic performance in epoxidation

Room-Temperature Dynamics of Vanishing Copper Nanoparticles Supported on Silica.

In heterogeneous catalysis, a nanoparticle (NP) system has immediate chemical surroundings with which its interaction needs to be considered, as nanoparticles are typically loaded onto certain supports. Beyond what is known about these interactions, dynamic atomic interactions between the nanoparticle and support could result from the increased energetics at the nanoscale. Here, we show that th...