Ultrasonically assisted surface modified CeO2 nanospindle catalysts for conversion of CO2 and methanol to DMC |
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| Institution: | 1. Advanced Materials Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand;2. Center of Excellence on Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand |
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| Abstract: | This study developed a facile and effective approach to engineer the surface properties of cerium oxide (CeO2) nanospindle catalysts for the direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) from CO2 and methanol. CeO2 nanospindles were first prepared by a simple precipitation method followed by wet chemical redox etching with sodium borohydride (NaBH4) under high intensity ultrasonication (ultrasonic horn, 20 kHz, 150 W/cm2). The ultrasonically assisted surface modification of the CeO2 nanospindles in NaBH4 led to particle collisions and surface reduction that resulted in an increase in the number of surface-active sites of exposed Ce3+ and oxygen vacancies. The surface modified CeO2 nanospindles showed an improvement of catalytic activity for DMC formation, yielding 17.90 mmol·gcat−1 with 100 % DMC selectivity. This study offers a simple and effective method to modify a CeO2 surface, and it can further be applied for other chemical activities. |
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| Keywords: | Surface modification Chemical redox etching Sonochemistry |
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