Calcium and nitrogen species loaded into SBA-15 - a promising catalyst tested in Knoevenagel condensation
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Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles Supported on Carbon Nanotube with Doped Co and N Atoms and its Catalytic Applications in Hydrogen Production
Published on: December 6, 2021
Dorota Kryszak1, Katarzyna Stawicka1, Maciej Trejda1
1Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Faculty of Chemistry, ul. Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 8, 61-614 Poznan, Poland. kstawick@amu.edu.pl.
Abstract:
Mesoporous silica of the SBA-15 type was used as a support for basic active centers generated by the incorporation of calcium species and (3-aminopropylo)trimethoxysilane (APTMS) or imidazole. The samples were characterized by low temperature N2 adsorption/desorption, XRD, XPS, FTIR spectroscopy, CO2-TPD, and elemental and thermal analyses. Calcium containing samples were analysed in 2,5-hexanedione dehydration and cyclization, while the activities of all the samples were examined in Knoevenagel condensation between benzaldehyde and malononitrile. It was demonstrated that the calcium species interacted with a silica support increasing the stabilization of organosilanes on the SBA-15 surface. A very high activity of the catalysts in Knoevenagel condensation indicated a synergistic interaction between calcium and the organic modifiers.
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