Chemometric approaches on glycerol oxidation with H2O2 over supported gold nanoparticles

This paper reports a chemometric study of effects of the catalyst preparation method and reaction con- ditions on the efficiency of glycerol oxidation catalyzed by gold nanoparticles supported on activated carbon using H 2 O 2 as oxidant. Factorial designs and principal component analysis were used...

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Autores: Nunes, Cleiton A., Guerreiro, Mário C.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFLA
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufla.br:1/4771
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.ufla.br/handle/1/4771
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1381116913000083
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Glycerol
Gold nanoparticles
Catalyst
Chemometrics
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Sumario:This paper reports a chemometric study of effects of the catalyst preparation method and reaction con- ditions on the efficiency of glycerol oxidation catalyzed by gold nanoparticles supported on activated carbon using H 2 O 2 as oxidant. Factorial designs and principal component analysis were used for the evaluation of experimental conditions and reaction performance. Evaluating catalyst preparation condi- tions we found that larger Au nanoparticles are obtained using HAuCl 4 in higher concentration. Glycerol conversion and production of glycerate and tartronate were higher using catalysts prepared with low polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to Au ratio and low Au content. Higher HAuCl 4 concentrations resulted in larger Au nanoparticles, which contributed to higher glycolate production. Evaluating reaction conditions we found that the influence of H 2 O 2 to glycerol ratio was insignificant. Glycerol conversion and production of glycerate and tartronate were higher at lower temperature. Increasing H 2 O 2 to glycerol ratio contributed to higher glycolate production. Glycerol to Au ratio has a smaller influence on the reaction course.