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Published on: July 23, 2016
Continuous-Flow Synthesis of Supported Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Efficient Isoeugenol Conversion into
M Dolores Marquez-Medina1, Pepijn Prinsen1, Hangkong Li2
1Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Cordoba, Campus de Rabanales, Edificio Marie Curie (C-3), Ctra Nnal IV-A, Km 396, E-14014, Cordoba, Spain.
Abstract:
This work presents the synthesis of iron oxide nanocatalysts supported on mesoporous Al-SBA-15 by using a continuous-flow setup. The magnetic nanomaterials were tested as catalysts in the oxidative disruption of isoeugenol by using hydrogen peroxide as a green oxidant, featuring high activities (63-88 % conversion) and good selectivities to vanillin (44-68 %). The catalytic systems exhibited good magnetic properties when synthesized under continuous-flow conditions at temperatures not exceeding 190 °C. The use of microwave irradiation significantly reduced times of reaction drastically but exerted negative effects on catalyst reusability.

