Study on the effect of different acids on the structure and photocatalytic activity of mesoporous titania

Nanocrystalline mesoporous titania was synthesized via a combined sol–gel process with surfactant-assisted templating method using cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) as the structure-directing agent. The process was catalyzed by different acid (hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, or phosphoric acid). The prepared samples were characterized by XRD, TEM, BET and FT-IR. The photocatalytic activity of the samples was determined by degradation of phenol in aqueous solution. Results showed that different acid had different effect on the structure and crystal phase of the samples. The sample adjusted by phosphoric acid showed highest surface area and photocatalytic activity. The formation mechanism of the samples catalyzed by different acid was also discussed.     

Simultaneous determination of nitroaromatic compounds in water using capillary electrophoresis with amperometric detection on an electrode modified with a mesoporous nano‐structured carbon material

In this article, a carbon disk electrode modified with mesoporous carbon material (CMK‐3) was used in CE with amperometric detection system for the simultaneous determination of four types of important nitroaromatic compounds, including 2,4,6‐trinitrotoluene (TNT), 1,3,5‐trinitrobenzene (TNB), 2,4‐dinitrotoluene (DNT) and 1,3‐dinitrobenzene (DNB). Compared with the bare carbon electrode, the CMK‐3 modified electrode greatly improved the sensitivity at a relatively positive detection potential due to its excellent electrocatalytic activities, high conductivity and large effective surface area. The four analytes could be well separated and detected within 480 s. A good linear response was obtained for TNB, DNB, TNT and DNT from 8.4 to 5.0×10³ μg/L, with correlation coefficients higher than 0.9992. And the detection limits were established between 3.0 and 4.7 μg/L for the four investigated nitroaromatic compounds (S/N=3). The CMK‐3‐modified electrode was successfully employed to analyze coking wastewater, tap water and river samples with recoveries in the range of 94.8–109.0%, and RSDs less than 5.0%. The presented results demonstrated that the CMK‐3‐modified carbon electrode used in CE with amperometric detection was of convenient preparation, high sensitivity and good repeatability, which could be employed in the rapid determination of practical samples.     

Towards Realization of a Micro- and Mesoporous Composite Silicate Catalyst

A composite silicate material, which possesses the characteristics of both microporous zeolite and mesoporous silica materials, is developed by top–down and bottom–up synthesis techniques. In order to realize a micro- and mesoporous composite material, several essential points must be clarified, since each porous material is synthesized under very different metastable conditions: zeolite is a silicate crystal, while the wall of mesoporous material is composed of amorphous silicate. Here, some aspects of the realization of a micro- and mesocomposite porous material are described, as are our experimental results regarding the successful production of composite catalyst.     

Periodic Mesoporous Silicas and Organosilicas: An Overview Towards Catalysis

Micelle-templated mesoporous and organic–inorganic hybrid mesoporous materials are important in many fields of material research, especially for hosting catalysts in confined space. Among this class, the recent discovery of periodic mesoporous organosilicas (PMOs) represent an exciting new group of organic–inorganic nanocomposites targeted for a broad range of applications ranging from catalysis to microelectronics. Compared to the earlier generation of organic–inorganic hybrid mesoporous samples, obtained by the cocondensation reaction or by the grafting reaction, PMOs represent the right combination of organic and inorganic groups in the frame wall positions. This article reviews the current state of art in organic–inorganic hybrid mesoporous material research with special emphasis over periodic mesoporous organosilica materials having various redox centers (Ti, V, Cr) suitable for oxidation reactions as well as acidic sites (Al, –SO₃H) for the organic transformation of bulky molecules.     

Mesoporous aluminosilicate nanocage-catalyzed three-component coupling reaction: an expedient synthesis of α-aminophosphonates

Here we demonstrate for the first time the synthesis of α-aminophosphonates through the three-component coupling reaction of aldehydes, amines, and diethyl phosphite by using highly acidic 3D mesoporous aluminosilicate nanocage catalyst, which gave excellent yield with a high selectivity in a short reaction time due to its high acidity, 3D pores, and a huge space in the nanocages.     

Synthesis of the cyclic isomer of the vitamin K1 dihydro derivative (naphthotocopherol) and its analogs with the shortened and ω-functionalized side chain

(2RS,4′ RS,8′ RS)-Naphthotocopherol and its optically active short-chain analog were synthesized by the condensation of menadiol acetate with (3 RS,7 RS,11 RS)-isophytol and (3 RS,4 S)-3,4,8-trimethylnon-1-en-3-ol (ee ∼50%) in the presence of aluminosilicate Zeocar-10. Using (+)-camphor-10-sulfonic acid as a catalyst, naphthotocopherol analogs with the unsaturated isoprenoid side chain were obtained from (3 RS)-linalool or (3 RS,4 S)-3,4,8-trimethylnona-1,7-dien-3-ol. Ozonolysis of these compounds produced the corresponding ω-formyl derivatives. Dedicated to Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences E. P. Serebryakov on the occasion of his 70th birthday. __________ Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 952–957, April, 2005.     

高效固体酸SBA-15-Zr(OTf)3催化胺或醇开环环氧化合物

通过简单的一锅两步法制备了三氟金属(铝,钛,锆)接枝介孔SBA-15 (AlTf/S,TiTf/S,ZrTf/S)固体酸材料,并通过XRD,N2吸附,TGA,FTIR,原位吡啶FTIR和元素分析对这些材料进行了详细的表征.其中,ZrTf/S能够高效催化环氧化物温和条件下被胺或醇开环生成对应β-氨基醇或β-烷氧基醇,并且催化剂能循环利用.ZrTf/S相较于AlTf/S和TiTf/S酸性最强,因而催化活性也最高.     

中孔分子筛P1 23-SH分离富集-火焰原子吸收光谱法测定礼花弹中银

制备了中孔分子筛P123-SH,并对其用于吸附银离子的条件进行了探索。试验发现在温度为(20±1)℃,介质pH值为3.6时,振荡吸附10 min,吸附容量为15.97 mg·g~(-1),吸附率可达98.5%。吸附在中孔分子筛P123-SH上的银离子可用0.2 mol·L~(-1)盐酸-0.1 mol·L~(-1)硫脲溶液5 mL完全洗脱回收,用火焰原子吸收光谱法测定洗脱液中痕量银的含量。银的质量浓度在0.008～0.24 mg·L~(-1)范围内与其吸光度呈线性关系,方法的检出限(3σ)为0.64μg·L~(-1)。方法用于礼花弹样品中银含量的测定,加标回收率在97.5%～115.0%之间,相对标准偏差(n=7)为2.4%。