Revisiting hydrotalcite synthesis: Efficient combined mechanochemical/coprecipitation synthesis to design advanced tunable basic catalysts

Autor: Nope Eliana, Sathicq Ángel G., Martínez José J., ALOthman Zeid A., Romanelli Gustavo P., Nares Elena Montejano, Ivars-Barceló Francisco, Zuazo Juan Rubio, Luque Rafael, Balu Alina M.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Nanotechnology Reviews, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 117-37 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2191-9097
DOI: 10.1515/ntrev-2024-0042
Popis: Hydrotalcite materials (HTs) were synthesized by a facile and swift combined mechanochemistry/coprecipitation approach, and their catalytic activity was evaluated and compared with conventionally synthesized hydrotalcites (co-precipitation method) in the Knoevenagel condensation between furfural and ethyl cyanoacetate/malononitrile. Characterization and catalytic activity results clearly demonstrate that the proposed combined mechanochemical/coprecipitation approach provides an improvement in crystallinity, morphology, tunable basicity, and textural properties (higher surface area and enhanced surface properties) as compared to HTs obtained via conventional coprecipitation methods. In addition, mechanochemically synthesized HTs largely improve catalytic activities, including conversion and product selectivity to Knoevenagel condensation products under solventless conditions, short reaction times, or reaction at room temperature as compared to conventional counterparts (e.g., 30–40 vs > 99% product yields).
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