Controlling the porosity and crystallinity of MgO catalysts by addition of surfactant in the sol-gel synthesis
This study presents an easy route to induce pore formation, increase the specific surface area and control the crystallite size of magnesium oxides obtained using the sol-gel method with addition of Pluronic P123 surfactant. The structural characteristics of the materials were evaluated using X-ray...
| Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
| Repository: | Repositório Institucional da UNESP |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/189906 |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2018.10.027 http://hdl.handle.net/11449/189906 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Basic catalysts Knoevenagel condensation Porous materials Porous MgO Sol-gel |
| Summary: | This study presents an easy route to induce pore formation, increase the specific surface area and control the crystallite size of magnesium oxides obtained using the sol-gel method with addition of Pluronic P123 surfactant. The structural characteristics of the materials were evaluated using X-ray diffraction, N2 physisorption isotherms, mercury intrusion porosimetry, scanning electron microscopy and CO2 temperature programmed desorption. The catalytic properties were assessed using the Knoevenagel condensation reaction. The results showed a systematic decrease of the magnesium oxide crystallinity with increased concentration of the surfactant used in the synthesis. This was associated with increase of the magnesium oxide BET area from 2 m2/g to over 50 m2/g, as well as the formation of pores in the macropore region, as confirmed by microscopy images. In addition, the surface modification resulted in CO2 chemisorption increasing from 378 μmol/g, for the pristine MgO sample, to 1529 μmol/g, for the porous sample, accompanied by an increase in the concentration of strong basic sites. The most porous sample presented the highest catalytic activity in the Knoevenagel condensation reaction. |
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