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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS A-CHEMICAL
Volume 377, Issue -, Pages 115-122Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2013.04.031
Keywords
Spinel Co3O4; Supported Co3O4; Two-solvent method; High dispersion; Pore blockage
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Funding
- Australia Research Council Discovery program
- Monash Research Graduate School, Monash University
- Faculty of Science, Monash University
- Australian Research Council's Centres of Excellence funding scheme (COE for Design in Light Metals)
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SBA-15 supported cobalt oxide composites with low Co-content (1 wt%) were prepared via the two-solvent method and impregnation. The impact of the low Co-content and preparation method on the morphology and dispersion of the resultant Co3O4 particles was investigated using a variety of characterization techniques (XRD, N-2 adsorption-desorption, ICP-MS, DR UV-vis, FTIR, TEM, HRTEM and STEM). Here the Co3O4 patches were smaller and better dispersed throughout the support compared to previously reported composites with higher Co-content. As a result, they exhibited better catalytic performance in the liquid phase oxidation of cyclohexanol, benzylalcohol, 1-phenylethanol and norbornene, with tert-butylhydroperoxide (TBHP). The composite prepared by the two-solvent method demonstrated better catalytic activity compared to its analogues with the same Co-content prepared by the impregnation and adsorption methods. This is attributed to less pore blockage and better availability of Co3O4 in this composite. (c) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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