Preparation of highly ordered mesoporous AlSBA-15-SO3H hybrid material for the catalytic synthesis of chalcone under solvent-free condition

Single-step preparation of SBA-15 materials functionalized with both propylsulfonic acid groups and aluminum species (AlSBA-15-SO₃H) was carried out by hydrothermal treatment of a mixture of aluminum isopropoxide, 3-mercaptopropyltriethoxysilane, tetraethoxysilane, and triblock copolymer surfactant. At Si/Al molar ratio of 11-96, the materials exhibited well-ordered hexagonally arranged mesopores with pore diameter of ca. 9 nm, BET surface area of 546.9-666.0 m² g⁻¹, and pore volume of 0.82-1.03 cm³ g⁻¹. As-prepared AlSBA-15-SO₃H was successfully used in the Claisen-Schmidt condensation reaction of benzaldehyde with acetophenone to produce chalcone under solvent-free condition, and the influence of the reaction parameters including temperatures, molar ratios of BZD to APN, and aluminum loadings were considered during the chalcone synthesis procedure. It showed that AlSBA-15-SO₃H exhibited significantly high catalytic activity and selectivity, outperforming the reference catalysts such as sulfuric acid, ZSM-5, and acidic MCM-49. In addition, the catalytic stability and regeneration of AlSBA-15-SO₃H was studied.     

Effects of NiTiO3 nanoparticles supported by mesoporous MCM-41 on photoreduction of methylene blue under UV and visible light irradiation

In this work, we report the synthesis of nickel titanate nanoparticles loaded on nanomesoporous MCM-41 nanoparticles to determine the effect of MCM-41 nanoparticles on the photocatalytic activities of nickel titanate (NiTiO₃) nanoparticles by using simple solid-state dispersion (SSD) method. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS) analysis were used to characterize the size and morphology of the obtained nanocomposite. The photocatalytic activity (PA) of the as-prepared NiTiO₃ loaded on MCM-41 was evaluated by degradation of the methylene blue under irradiation of UV and visible light. The results showed that NiTiO₃ loaded on nanosize MCM-41 has higher photocatalytic activity than that of NiTiO₃ nanoparticles.     

In situ functionalized self-assembled monolayer surfaces for selective chemical vapor deposition of copper

Recent studies show that the self-assembled monolayer (SAM) is well suited to control the selectivity of chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Here, we reported the selective CVD for copper on the functionalized SAM surfaces (with -SH, -SS-, and -SO₃H terminal groups). The -SS- and -SO₃H terminal group surfaces were obtained through in situ chemical transformation of -SH terminal group surface of a 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane-SAM (MPTMS-SAM). As a result, the -SS- terminal group surface reduces copper deposition and the -SO₃H terminal group surface enhances copper deposition comparing to the -SH terminal group surface. In addition, the MPTMS-SAM was irradiated by UV-light through a photo mask to prepare SH-group and OH-group regions. Then, copper films were deposited only on the SH-group region of the substrate in chemical vapor deposition. Finally, patterns of copper films were formed in the way of UV-light irradiation. These results are expected for use of selective deposition of copper metallization patterns in IC manufacturing processes.     

多酸-介孔分子筛复合材料的制备、表征及光催化活性

采用浸渍法将具有光催化活性的多金属氧酸盐(polyoxometalate,POM)磷钨酸和硅钨酸负载到介孔分子筛MCM-41,制备了H3PW12O40/MCM-41和H4SiW12O40/MCM-41两种复合材料,以红外光谱(FT-IR)、X射线衍射(XRD)、N2吸附、高分辨透射电镜(HRTEM)等分析手段对所合成的多酸-分子筛复合材料进行了表征,并以农药百草枯的光催化降解考察了复合材料的光催化活性。所合成的复合材料同时保留了母体多酸的Keggin特征结构和载体MCM-41分子筛均匀的六方孔道结构,比表面积超过200m2.g-1。用于农药百草枯的光催化降解实验表明,两种复合材料均具有较高的光催化活性。在365nm紫外光辐照下,以H3PW12O40/MCM-41和H4SiW12O40/MCM-41为催化剂催化反应14h后,百草枯(10mg.L-1)的降解转化率分别达到92.0%和87.6%,反应符合一级化学动力学模型,半衰期分别为3.7和4.6h。     

A facile synthesis of deuteroporphyrins derivatives under ultrasound irradiation

A facile, efficient and general method for preparing deuteroporphyrin derivatives by using concentrated H₂SO₄ and alcohol under ultrasound irradiation has been developed. A series of new deuteroporphyrin derivatives bearing different propionic ester groups have been synthesized in good yields starting from readily accessible deuterohemin. The characterization of these compounds confirms the synthetic methodology. Compared with conventional methods, the main advantages of the present procedure are shorter reaction time and higher yields.     

Sonochemical synthesis of cobalt aluminate nanoparticles under various preparation parameters

Cobalt aluminate (CoAl₂O₄) nanoparticles were synthesized using a precursor method with the aid of ultrasound irradiation under various preparation parameters. The effects of the preparation parameters, such as the sonochemical reaction time and temperature, precipitation agents, calcination temperature and time on the formation of CoAl₂O₄ were investigated. The precursor on heating yields nanosized CoAl₂O₄ particles and both these nanoparticles and the precursor were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The use of ultrasound irradiation during the homogeneous precipitation of the precursor reduces the duration of the precipitation reaction. The mechanism of the formation of cobalt aluminate was investigated by means of Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and EDX (energy dispersive X-ray). The thermal decomposition process and kinetics of the precursor of nanosized CoAl₂O₄ were investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetry (TG). The apparent activation energy (E) and the pre-exponential constant (A) were 304.26 kJ/mol and 6.441 × 10¹⁴ s^?1, respectively. Specific surface area was investigated by means of Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET) surface area measurements.     

Synthesis and characterization of ionic liquid-functionalized alumino-silicate MCM-41 hybrid mesoporous materials

Ionic liquid-functionalized alumino-silicate MCM-41 hybrid mesoporous materials have been synthesized with two-step approach, by means of in situ skeleton doping with aluminium and post surface grafting with N-methylimidazole ionic liquid groups. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), high resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM), N₂ adsorption-desorption, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra, ²⁷Al and ¹³C MAS NMR spectra and temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) of NH₃. The results indicated that the bifunctionalized MCM-41 possessed ordered mesostructure. Aluminium was efficiently introduced into the framework of the mesostructure, generating Lewis and Brönsted acid sites. N-methylimidazole ionic liquid groups were covalently grafted onto the surface of mesoporous materials. The as-synthesized bifunctional MCM-41 showed good catalytic performance in the coupling reaction of CO₂ and propylene oxide.     

A highly efficient magnetic solid acid catalyst for synthesis of 2,4,5-trisubstituted imidazoles under ultrasound irradiation

Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles were prepared by chemical coprecipitation method and subsequently coated with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) via silanization reaction. Grafting of chlorosulfuric acid on the amino-functionalized Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles afforded sulfamic acid-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (SA-MNPs). SA-MNPs was found to be a mild and effective solid acid catalyst for the efficient, one-pot, three-component synthesis of 2,4,5-trisubstituted imidazoles under ultrasound irradiation. This protocol afforded corresponding imidazoles in shorter reaction durations, and in high yields. This green procedure has many obvious advantages compared to those reported in the previous literatures, including avoiding the use of harmful catalysts, easy and quick isolation of the products, excellent yields, short routine, and simplicity of the methodology.     

Behavior of hydrogen atom at Nafion-Pt interface

We present a mechanism depicting how a hydrogen atom migrates from a platinum catalyst to a Nafion membrane using ab initio calculations based on density functional theory (DFT). The H atom initially adsorbed on Pt is extracted by the sulfonate group (-SO₃⁻), which is a part of the side chain of Nafion. We found partial electron transfer from the H atom to the Pt, which directly binds to the -SO₃⁻ group, through this reaction. The electron-poor H atom conducts in Nafion, and the partial electron transfer from the H atom results in the generation of electric power in polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs).     

Synthesis of multi-wall carbon nanotubes by the pyrolysis of ethanol on Fe/MCM-41 mesoporous molecular sieves

Ordered hexagonal arrangement MCM-41 mesoporous molecular sieves were synthesized by the traditional hydrothermal method, and Fe-loaded MCM-41 mesoporous molecular sieves (Fe/MCM-41) were prepared by the wet impregnation method. Their mesoporous structures were testified by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and the N₂ physical adsorption technique. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were synthesized by the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method via the pyrolysis of ethanol at atmospheric pressure using Fe/MCM-41 as a catalytic template. The effect of different reaction temperatures ranging from 600 to 800 ^°C on the formation of CNTs was investigated. The resulting carbon materials were characterized by various physicochemical techniques such as transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), and Raman spectroscopy. The results show that multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with an internal diameter of ca. 7.7 nm and an external diameter of ca. 16.9 nm were successfully obtained by the pyrolysis of ethanol at 800 ^°C utilizing Fe/MCM-41 as a catalytic template.     

Mesoporous silica (MCM-41) effect on (PEO + LiAsF6) solid polymer electrolyte

Composite polymer electrolyte films consisting of polyethylene oxide (PEO), LiAsF₆ and mesoporous silica (MCM-41) with fixed PEO/LiAsF₆ = 90/10 but different weight percent ratios of MCM-41 were prepared using the solution casting method. The polymer electrolyte films were characterized using XRD, DSC, SEM and electrical impedance spectroscopy. In corporation of MCM-41 in a (PEO + LiAsF₆) polymer electrolyte facilitates salt dissociation, enhances ion conductivity, and improves miscibility between organic and inorganic moieties. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) photographs indicates the electrolytes are miscible and homogeneous up to 10 wt.% of MCM-41, and an optimized conductivity is found at this composition (10 wt.%). However, at higher weight ratios (>10 wt.%), the Li/MCM-41-rich domain developed, and the conductivity decreased with increasing mesoporous material. The electrochemical performance of fabricated electrochemical cells of configuration Li/(PEO + LiAsF₆ + MCM-41)/(MoO₃ + C + PTFE) were investigated.     

A facile one-pot ultrasound assisted for an efficient synthesis of 1H-spiro[furo[3,4-b]pyridine-4,3′-indoline]-3-carbonitriles

A convenient one-pot protocol was developed for the synthesis of 1H-spiro[furo[3,4-b]pyridine-4,3′-indoline]-3-carbonitrile derivatives. This reaction was carried out through a three component condensation reaction of isatins, malononitrile, and anilinolactones in the presence of a catalytic amount of Et₃N as an inexpensive and available basic catalyst in THF under ultrasound irradiation. The products were obtained in high yields and short reaction times. The main advantage of this synthetic method is that the obtained products in ultrasonic irradiations are different from classical heating.     

An efficient synthesis of 2-substituted benzothiazoles in the presence of FeCl3/Montmorillonite K-10 under ultrasound irradiation

2-Substituted benzothiazoles have been synthesized via one-pot reaction from aromatic aldehydes and o-aminothiophenol in the presence of FeCl₃/Montmorillonite K-10 in absolute methanol at 25–30 °C under ultrasound irradiation. The remarkable advantages are an inexpensive and easily available reagent, a simple procedure, mild conditions, short reaction times and moderate to good yields.     

Characterization of mesoporous VOx/MCM-41 composite materials obtained via post-synthesis impregnation

Spherical-particle MCM-41 was synthesized at room temperature, and, then, impregnated with aqueous solutions of NH₄VO₃ to produce variously loaded VO_x/MCM-41 composite materials. Bulk and surface properties of the materials thus produced were characterized by means of X-ray powder diffractometry (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), N₂ sorptiometry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Results obtained indicated that subsequent calcination at 550 °C (for 2 h) of the blank and impregnated MCM-41 particles, results in materials assuming the same bulk structure of MCM-41, and exposing uniformly mesporous, high area surfaces (P_w = 2.0-2.3 nm; 974-829 m²/g), except for the material obtained at 20 wt%-V₂O₅ that was shown to suffer a considerable loss on surface area (down to 503 m²/g). XPS results implied that the immobilization of the VO_x species occurs via interaction with surface OH/H₂O groups of MCM-41, leading to the formation of vanadate (VO₃⁻) surface species, as well as minor V-O-Si and V₂O₅-like species. However, in all cases, the vanadium sites remained pentavalent and exposed on the surface.     

Preparation, characterization, and luminescence properties of novel hybrid material containing europium(III) complex covalently bonded to MCM-41

In this paper, a novel luminescent organic-inorganic hybrid material containing covalently bonded ternary europium complex in mesoporous silica MCM-41 has been successfully prepared by co-condensation of tetrethoxysilane (TEOS) and the modified ligand 2-phenyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phen-3-(triethoxysilyl)propylcarbamate (PIP-Si) in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) surfactant as template. PIP-Si containing 1,10-phenanthroline covalently grafted to 3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl isocyanate is used not only as a precursor but also as the second ligand for Eu(TTA)₃·2H₂O (TTA: 2-thenoyltrifluoroacetate) complex to prepare a novel functionalized mesoporous material. The resulted mesoporous composite materials, which demonstrate strong characteristic emission lines of Eu³⁺⁵D₀-⁷F_J (J=0, 1, 2, 3, 4), were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), small-angle X-ray diffraction, excited-state decay analysis. Emission intensity of the Eu(III) complex covalently linked to MCM-41 (Eu-MCM-41) increases with the increasing irradiation time, demonstrating better photostability compared with both pure Eu(III) complex and physically incorporated sample.     

MCM-41介孔分子筛组装过渡金属配合物的电子光谱

通过γ 氨丙基修饰纳米孔材料MCM 4 1,将其与过渡金属Mn ,Cu ,Co ,Fe的N ,N 双水杨醛缩乙二胺席夫碱配合物进行化学组装。用IR和Vis UV等谱学技术对其进行了初步的表征。结果表明 ,组装产物的IR光谱 ,呈现出氨基和Schiff碱相应基团的特征吸收 ,其中氨基较游离态表现出明显的红移 ,但Schiff碱相应基团的IR吸收较组装前的配合物变化不大。     

Hydrocarbon oxidation catalyzed by vanadium polyoxometalate supported on mesoporous MCM-41 under ultrasonic irradiation

Vanadium polyoxometalate (PVMo) supported on mesoporous MCM-41, MCM-41-NH(2), as efficient and heterogeneous catalysts, with large surface area, for hydrocarbon oxidation with hydrogen peroxide is reported. Oxidation of the alkenes and alkanes gave product selectivities, which are similar to those observed for corresponding homogeneous catalyst. PVMo-MCM was prepared by introduction of PVMo into the mesoporous molecule sieves of MCM-41 by impregnation and adsorption techniques. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermal gravimetric-differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA), FT-IR, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-Vis and cyclic voltametry (CV). Ultrasonic irradiation has a particular effect on MCM-41 structural uniformity and reduced the reaction times and improved the product yields. In addition, the solid catalysts could be recovered and reused several times without loss of its activity.     

Ultrasound assisted co-precipitation of nanostructured CuO–ZnO–Al2O3 over HZSM-5: Effect of precursor and irradiation power on nanocatalyst properties and catalytic performance for direct syngas to DME

Nanostructured CuO–ZnO–Al₂O₃/HZSM-5 was synthesized from nitrate and acetate precursors using ultrasound assisted co-precipitation method under different irradiation powers. The CuO–ZnO–Al₂O₃/HZSM-5 nanocatalysts were characterized using XRD, FESEM, BET, FTIR and EDX Dot-mapping analyses. The results indicated precursor type and irradiation power have significant influences on phase structure, morphology, surface area and functional groups. It was observed that the acetate formulated CuO–ZnO–Al₂O₃/HZSM-5 nanocatalyst have smaller CuO crystals with better dispersion and stronger interaction between components in comparison to nitrate based nanocatalysts. Ultrasound assisted co-precipitation synthesis method resulted in nanocatalyst with more uniform morphology compared to conventional method and increasing irradiation power yields smaller particles with better dispersion and higher surface area. Additionally the crystallinity of CuO is lower at high irradiation powers leading to stronger interaction between metal oxides. The nanocatalysts performance were tested at 200–300 °C, 10–40 bar and space velocity of 18,000–36,000 cm³/g h with the inlet gas composition of H₂/CO = 2/1 in a stainless steel autoclave reactor. The acetate based nanocatalysts irradiated with higher levels of power exhibited better reactivity in terms of CO conversion and DME yield. While there is an optimal temperature for CO conversion and DME yield in direct synthesis of DME, CO conversion and DME yield both increase with the pressure increase. Furthermore ultrasound assisted co-precipitation method yields more stable CuO–ZnO–Al₂O₃/HZSM-5 nanocatalyst while conventional precipitated nanocatalyst lost their activity ca. 18% and 58% in terms of CO conversion and DME yield respectively in 24 h time on stream test.     

Adsorptive removal and kinetics of methylene blue from aqueous solution using NiO/MCM-41 composite

Highly ordered mesoporous material MCM-41 was synthesized from tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) as Si source and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as template. Well-dispersed NiO nanoparticles were introduced into the highly ordered mesoporous MCM-41 by chemical precipitation method to prepare the highly ordered mesoporous NiO/MCM-41 composite. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high-resolution TEM (HRTEM), and nitrogen adsorption–desorption measurement were used to examine the morphology and the microstructure of the obtained composite. The morphological study clearly revealed that the synthesized NiO/MCM-41 composite has a highly ordered mesoporous structure with a specific surface area of 435.9 m² g⁻¹. A possible formation mechanism is preliminary proposed for the formation of the nanostructure. The adsorption performance of NiO/MCM-41 composite as an adsorbent was further demonstrated in the removal azo dyes of methyl orange (MO), Congo red (CR), methylene blue (MB) and rhodaming B (RB) under visible light irradiation and dark, respectively. The kinetics and mechanism of removal methylene blue were studied. The results show that NiO/MCM-41 composite has a good removal capacity for organic pollutant MB from the wastewater under the room temperature. Compared with MCM-41 and NiO nanoparticles, 54.2% and 100% higher removal rate were obtained by the NiO/MCM-41 composite.     

CuCoMn-zeolite双功能催化剂转化生物质基合成气制取液态烃

选用四种不同的分子筛(SAPO-34, ZSM-5, Y, MCM-41)与CuCoMn(高醇合成组元)构成双功能催化剂,利用N₂吸脱附、H₂-TPR、XRD、NH₃-TPD等表征了催化剂的结构性质. 研究了催化剂在生物质基合成气一段法制取液态烃燃料的应用. 相比于CuCoMn催化剂,加入分子筛的双功能催化剂均不同程度地提高了液体烃燃料的选择性及收率,且收率按顺序递减呈CCM-ZSM-5>CCM-SAPO-34>CCM-Y>CCM-MCM-41. 同时,共沉淀法制备的CuCoMn-ZSM-5 (20wt%, Si/Al=100) 具有最佳的CO转化率(76%)及液体产物收率(30%). 相比于CuCoMn氧化物,双功能催化剂的比表面及孔容均得到提高. CCM-ZSM-5具有适中的微孔尺寸和中等强度的酸性,增加CCM-ZSM-5中ZSM-5含量或降低ZSM-5中的Si/Al比,均有利于提高酸性位的数量,主要是较弱的酸性位. 而共沉淀法制备的CCM-ZSM-5具有更好的金属分散性及还原性能.