Visible-light-sensitive photocatalytic reaction on chromium-containing mesoporous silica: selective partial oxidation of propane with molecular oxygen

Autor: Masakazu Anpo, Keiko Kida, Masao Ariyuki, Katsuhiro Yoshizawa, Satoshi Ohshiro, Hiromi Yamashita
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Research on Chemical Intermediates. 30:235-245
ISSN: 1568-5675
0922-6168
Popis: The photocatalytic reactivities of chromium-containing mesoporous silica molecular sieves (Cr-HMS) under visible light irradiation have been investigated. Cr-HMS involves tetrahedral chromium oxide (Cr-oxide) moieties which are highly dispersed and incorporated in the framework of molecular sieve with two terminal Cr=O groups. In the presence of propane with molecular oxygen, a partial oxidation proceeded under visible light irradiation to produce acetone and acrolein, with high selectivity, while a complete oxidation proceeded under UV light irradiation mainly to produce CO 2 . The charge-transfer excited state of the tetrahedral Cr-oxide moieties plays a significant role in the photocatalytic reactions.
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