Au(0) sols were obtained in aqueous solutions by reduction of NaAuCl4 with NaBH4 in the presence of protective agents [the long chain compound poly(oxyethylene(23)lauryl ether (C12E23), the polymer poly{bis(2-chloroethyl)ether-alt-1,3-bis[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]urea} (PEG), the poly quaternary salt obtained by reaction of a polyethyleneglycole with the bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (PEU), and a polysaccharide (dextrin)]. The sols, characterized by TEM microscopy and UV-Vis spectroscopy, consisted of nanoparticles of different size (2.6-6.9 nm) depending on the used stabilizing agent. The colloidal solutions were immobilized on activated carbon. The carbon-supported gold catalysts were used in a model reaction for the selective liquid phase oxidation of ethylene glycol to glycolate (pO(2) = 300 kPa, T = 343 K, r.t. = 1 h, [EG] = 0.5 M, EG/Au = 1000, EG/NaOH = 1, EG = ethylene glycol). A comparison of the catalytic activity underlines the importance of the stabilizing agent in both the steps of sol formation and support impregnation.
Gold nanostructured materials for the selective liquid phase catalytic oxidation / F. Porta, M. Rossi. - In: JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS. A: CHEMICAL. - ISSN 1381-1169. - 204-205(2003), pp. 553-559..
Gold nanostructured materials for the selective liquid phase catalytic oxidation
F. Porta;
2003
Abstract
Au(0) sols were obtained in aqueous solutions by reduction of NaAuCl4 with NaBH4 in the presence of protective agents [the long chain compound poly(oxyethylene(23)lauryl ether (C12E23), the polymer poly{bis(2-chloroethyl)ether-alt-1,3-bis[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]urea} (PEG), the poly quaternary salt obtained by reaction of a polyethyleneglycole with the bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (PEU), and a polysaccharide (dextrin)]. The sols, characterized by TEM microscopy and UV-Vis spectroscopy, consisted of nanoparticles of different size (2.6-6.9 nm) depending on the used stabilizing agent. The colloidal solutions were immobilized on activated carbon. The carbon-supported gold catalysts were used in a model reaction for the selective liquid phase oxidation of ethylene glycol to glycolate (pO(2) = 300 kPa, T = 343 K, r.t. = 1 h, [EG] = 0.5 M, EG/Au = 1000, EG/NaOH = 1, EG = ethylene glycol). A comparison of the catalytic activity underlines the importance of the stabilizing agent in both the steps of sol formation and support impregnation.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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