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Article

Transforming Waste Clamshell into Highly Selective Nanostructured Catalysts for Solvent Free Liquid Phase Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol

by
Nafiseh Sadat Saffari
1,
Behzad Aghabarari
1,*,
Masoumeh Javaheri
2,
Ali Khanlarkhani
1 and
Maria Victoria Martinez-Huerta
3
1
Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Department, Materials and Energy Research Center, Karaj 31787-316, Iran
2
Department of Ceramic, Materials and Energy Research Center, Karaj 31787-316, Iran
3
Institute of Catalysts and Petroleochemistry, CSIC, Marie Curie 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Catalysts 2022, 12(2), 155; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12020155
Submission received: 26 December 2021 / Revised: 20 January 2022 / Accepted: 23 January 2022 / Published: 27 January 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Catalytic and Electrocatalytic Applications of Nanomaterials)
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High yield production of benzaldehyde in the solvent-free oxidation of benzyl alcohol by using green catalysts is highly desirable. In this work, calcium hydroxide derived from waste clamshell was used as low-cost and environmentally friendly catalyst support (CaSUP) for Pd and V nanoparticles. The physicochemical properties of the catalysts were analyzed using X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) technique, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The catalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde was studied in a liquid phase reaction by using H2O2 as an oxidizing agent. The effects of catalyst loading, the molar ratio of hydrogen peroxide to benzyl alcohol, temperature and reaction duration were investigated. In the optimized conditions, Pd nanoparticles supported on clamshell-derived supports displayed excellent catalytic conversion (88%) and selectivity to benzaldehyde (89%). Furthermore, the catalyst can be effectively reused without a significant loss in its activity and selectivity. The high yield and stability can be related to the structural and basic properties of the catalyst. These results provide important insights into the benzyl alcohol oxidation process for industrial applications.

1. Introduction

The selective oxidation reactions of alcohols into their related aldehyde and carbonyl compounds play a vital role in organic synthesis and fine chemical industrials [1]. Among them, the liquid phase selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde is an important reaction in the industry due to its demand as an intermediate in the production of cosmetics, fine chemicals, flavoring additives, pharmaceuticals and fragrances [2,3,4,5]. Traditionally, benzaldehyde is synthesized by the hydrolysis of benzal chloride, vapor/liquid phase oxidation of toluene and carbonylation of benzene. Nowadays, because of the low yield of benzaldehyde and the existence of hazardous by-products in the former processes, benzaldehyde is produced by the solvent-less oxidation of benzyl alcohol in the liquid/vapor phase [6,7]. In this process, inorganic oxidants such as hypochlorite [8], chromium (VI) [5], dichromate [9], manganese (IV) oxide [10] and potassium permanganate [11] play an important role in the quality of the reaction products. However, these oxidants suffer from several disadvantages (e.g., toxicity, high costs and the production of large amounts of waste) [12].
Considering environmental suitability, the production of benzaldehyde by solvent-free catalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol with clean oxidants such as H2O2 or O2 is highly desirable [2,3]. A topic of new interest in this context is the design of environmentally friendly, recyclable, active and extremely selective heterogeneous nanocatalysts. In a comparative study, Pd nanoparticles appear as a new category of useful catalysts for the oxidation of benzyl alcohol with several benefits [13,14,15,16,17]. Unfortunately, high costs usually limit the large-scale use of noble metal-based catalysts such as Pd [16,17]. Therefore, more effort is needed to develop cost-efficient Pd catalysts for catalytic benzyl alcohol oxidation. In order to solve this problem, Pd nanoparticles can be dispersed on the surface of appropriate support, which can have a great effect not only on catalyst performance but also on catalyst production costs [18]. For example, Ying Li et al. fabricated palladium nanoparticles supported on iron-doped SBA-15 catalysts with an excellent catalytic performance toward solvent-free oxidation of benzyl alcohol using molecular oxygen under lower temperatures and atmospheric pressure and without additional bases [16]. Another option is to investigate heterogeneous noble metal-free catalysts for benzyl alcohol oxidation. Analía L. Cánepa et al. studied MCM-41 nanostructured materials modified with V, Fe or Co in the liquid phase oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde using H2O2 as oxidant. Results revealed that well-dispersed vanadium species in the framework (V-MCM-41) led to the best catalytic performance exhibiting a 31.7% yield at 7 h under optimized reaction conditions [19].
It is known that the incorporation of alkali metals into catalysts is beneficial for alkyl aromatic oxidation reactions because it improves (a) the hydrophilicity of the support surface, (b) the coordination of the metal ion and (c) the electron-donating potentiality [20]. However, few studies have been reported on the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde using alkaline catalysts [7,21]. Vasant R. Choudhary et al. observed high activity for benzyl alcohol oxidation to benzaldehyde using MgO-supported nano-gold catalysts (72.5% yield) by tert-butyl hydroperoxide at 95 °C [7]. Therefore, it is expected that calcium-based derivative materials with appropriate basicity could promote the oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde.
Calcium carbonate is mainly derived from natural sources such as limestone, calcite or marble [22,23,24]. However, extraction from these sources promotes environmental degradation, such as soil loss. In addition, CaCO3 is the main component of the shells of marine organisms such as snails, clams, pearls and eggshells [25]. Among them, one of the most widespread by-products in the maritime industry is the waste clamshell, which has the potential to be converted into high value-added products [26].
The aim of this study is to develop a low-cost and sustainable synthesis method to obtain active and stable catalysts for solvent-free liquid phase oxidation of benzyl alcohol. Instead of using expensive support with complex manufacturing processes, we have used waste clamshell as a precursor to prepare nanostructures containing calcium alkali metals for supported palladium and vanadium nanoparticles. To investigate their catalytic activity, numerous reaction parameters such as catalyst loading, the molar ratio of H2O2 to benzyl alcohol, temperature and reaction duration have been evaluated.

2. Results and Discussion

2.1. Characterization

2.1.1. X-ray Diffraction (XRD)

The powder X-ray diffraction analysis was carried out for the characterization of the catalyst’s structure. Figure 1 displays the XRD pattern of uncalcined clamshell, calcined support (CaSUP) and Pd/CaSUP and V/CaSUP catalysts. The diffraction peaks of uncalcined support at 2θ = 23.1°, 29.3°, 36.1°, 39.4°, 43.1°, 47.5°, 48.5° are assigned to crystallite CaCO3 (JCPDS card: no.81-2027). Whereas for the calcined support, the diffraction peaks at 2θ = 32.2°, 37.4°, 53.8°, 64.2°, 67.5° correspond to CaO (JCPDS card: no. 77-2010), which confirms that the calcination process was successful and the CaCO3 phase was fully transformed into CaO. It is interesting to mention that the XRD patterns of the Pd/CaSUP and V/CaSUP catalysts show characteristic diffraction peaks assigned to Ca(OH)2 (JCPDS card: no. 84-7273) and peaks of CaCO3 (JCPDS card: no. 81-2027). The presence of Ca(OH)2 indicates that the hydroxylation reaction occurred in between water and CaO phases during the synthesis of Pd and V catalysts. Furthermore, the formation of CaCO3 can be due to physisorbed CO2 on the surface of catalysts, which were exposed to ambient air in the thermal treatment [27,28]. Diffraction peaks corresponding to Pd and V species were not detected, probably due to their low particle sizes (<5 nm) or their being in amorphous states.

2.1.2. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)

FTIR analysis was employed to characterize the chemical functional groups of uncalcined support, CaSUP, V/CaSUP and Pd/CaSUP (Figure 2). As expected, the uncalcined sample spectrum displays the characteristic FTIR bands of CaCO3 at 712 cm−1 (CO32− in-plane bend vibration mode), 872 cm−1 (CO32− out-of-plane bend vibration mode) and 1424 cm−1 (asymmetric stretching vibration mode of CO32−) [29].
The FTIR spectrum of the CaSUP shows four significant absorption bands. The broad bands at 1413, 1158 and 928 cm−1 are ascribed to pure CaO, while a strong band observed at 3644 cm−1 is assigned to the stretching vibration of –OH of the hydrated sample [22]. FTIR spectra of the V/CaSUP and Pd/CaSUP catalysts display –OH absorption bands at 3643 cm−1, which confirm the formation of Ca(OH)2 [27], and bands at 1429, 874 and 713 cm−1 attributed to CaCO3. These results are in agreement with the XRD results and confirm the rehydration and carbonation of some CaO nanoparticles during the metal-loading process.

2.1.3. Morphology Characterization and Chemical Composition

The morphology of the CaSUP, Pd/CaSUP and V/CaSUP catalysts were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Figure 3 shows the SEM images of the nanostructures. The morphology of the CaSUP shows an agglomerated structure of particles in the range of 40–90 nanometers. The Pd/CaSUP and V/CaSUP catalysts show a similar particle size range to the CaSUP but with a lower level of agglomeration.
Figure 4 shows TEM images of the CaSUP (Figure 4a) and Pd/CaSUP catalyst (Figure 4b–d). The TEM image of the CaSUP shows the irregular shape of particles with wide sizes ranging from 20 to 100 nm. Despite the low Pd content in the Pd/CaSUP catalyst, it was possible to observe some nanoparticles with sizes below 5 nm in Figure 4c. The EDS results (Figure 4e) confirm the presence of the palladium element in the Pd/CaSUP catalyst.
According to the ICP results, the Pd loading in the Pd/CaSUP catalyst was 0.85 wt.% and the V loading was 0.91 wt.% in the V/CaSUP.

2.1.4. BET Surface Area

The nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherms of the support (CaSUP), V/CaSUP and Pd/CaSUP catalysts are displayed in Figure 5. The curves show a typical type III isotherm indicative of a nonporous or macroporous structure. BET surface area results of the CaSUP, V/CaSUP and Pd/CaSUP catalysts are 2.4, 9.1 and 13.5 m2g−1, respectively. The different crystalline structure of the CaSUP support before adding Pd and V nanoparticles (CaO) and the support in the V/CaSUP and Pd/CaSUP catalysts (Ca(OH2)) detected by the XRD analysis can explain the differences observed in the specific surface areas of the catalysts.

2.2. Catalytic Activity

Several research efforts on benzyl alcohol oxidation studies have revealed important factors affecting reaction activity such as type and catalyst loading, H2O2: benzyl alcohol molar ratio, reaction duration and temperature [2,13,30,31,32]. To achieve optimum performance, these key effective factors were investigated in detail as follows.

2.2.1. Metal Catalyst Effects

The catalytic performance of the prepared catalysts, including the Pd/CaSUP and V/CaSUP catalysts, were studied in the benzyl alcohol oxidation to benzaldehyde at 80 °C during 6 h of reaction and using 0.4 g of catalyst loading and a molar ratio of H2O2 to benzyl alcohol of 6:1. Table 1 shows the conversion and selectivity percentages of the catalysts, including the support (CaSUP) and the analysis without a catalyst. It is observable that the activity and selectivity of the V/CaSUP catalyst were lower than the Pd/CaSUP, which reported the conversion of benzyl alcohol and selectivity to benzaldehyde of 71% and 96%, respectively. Therefore, catalysts based on noble metal nanoparticles such as Pd led to a superior activity to benzaldehyde than catalysts based on vanadium nanoparticles. The Pd/CaSUP was selected in the subsequent investigations for optimization of the reaction conditions.

2.2.2. Effect of the Catalyst Loading

To investigate the effect of catalyst loading on benzyl alcohol oxidation, four different contents of the Pd/CaSUP catalyst were selected: 0.3, 0.4, 0.5 and 0.6 g. Figure 6 displays the conversion and selectivity values of the catalyst.
The increase in the amount of the Pd/CaSUP from 0.3 g to 0.6 g leads to an increase in conversion values from 63% to 74%. These results are attributed to an increment of the active sites [2]. However, this continuous increase in the catalyst content has a negative effect on the selectivity of benzaldehyde. In this situation, the selectivity to benzaldehyde decreases from 99% to 89%. The other by-product observed by GC–MS was benzoic acid. This indicates that an excess of catalysts could cause further oxidation of benzaldehyde. In order to find the best compromise between conversion and selectivity, 0.5 g catalyst loading was selected as the optimum content for the following studies.

2.2.3. Effect of the Molar Ratio of H2O2 to Benzyl Alcohol

In order to identify the optimum molar ratio of H2O2 to benzyl alcohol, molar ratios of 5:1, 6:1, 7:1 and 8:1 were investigated (Table 2). As shown, the conversion of benzyl alcohol obtained over the Pd/CaSUP increased with the amount of H2O2, which accelerates the reaction and shifts the reaction thermodynamics equilibrium to the right-hand side. At the same time, the selectivity to benzaldehyde decreased from 95% to 84%. This can be attributed to the over-oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzoic acid caused by the excess oxidant H2O2 [33]. In order to find the best compromise between conversion and selectivity, the molar ratio of 7:1 was selected as the optimum content for the following studies.

2.2.4. Effect of the Temperature

The strong dependence of the reaction temperature on benzyl alcohol oxidation is widely known. To investigate this effect, four different temperatures (65, 80, 95 and 110 °C) were examined. It can be seen in Figure 7 that the catalytic activity greatly increased as the temperature rose from 65 to 80 °C with the conversion of benzyl alcohol from 67% to 80%. Unceasingly increasing temperature has no significant effect on the conversion because of the decomposition of the H2O2. Moreover, the selectivity to benzaldehyde has the opposite trend in the conversion of benzyl alcohol. Thus, the optimum selected temperature was 80 °C.

2.2.5. Effect of the Reaction Duration and Stability of the Catalyst

Reaction duration is one of the most effective reaction factors, which play an important role in the oxidation of benzyl alcohol [4,13,31,34]. Table 3 shows the conversion and selectivity values of the reaction at 5, 6, 7 and 8 h. Prolonged reaction duration increases the conversion percentage from 74 to 89% but decreases the selectivity from 92 to 85%, respectively. The excess reaction time inevitably leads to an increased possibility of interaction between benzaldehyde and H2O2, which is then oxidized to benzoic acid. These results show that the optimum reaction time is 7 h.
The reusability of the Pd/CaSUP catalyst was carried out using the optimized conditions. At the end of the reaction, Pd/CaSUP was separated from the reaction mixture by centrifugation, thoroughly washed with an ethanol solution and dried. Then, it was reused for the next runs. Figure 8 shows the conversion percentage of the reaction during five runs. It was observed that the catalyst could be reused for at least five cycles without a significant loss of catalytic activity in the oxidation reaction of the benzyl alcohol. Additionally, the presence of palladium in the reaction mixture was analyzed by AAS, and no Pd content was detected in the solution.
Table 4 summarizes the catalytic activity of the benzyl alcohol oxidation of some reported catalysts in the literature using H2O2 as an oxidant agent. Reasonable prices together with high catalytic activity are two important factors in the industrialization of the catalyst. This analysis shows that the Pd/CaSUP is one of the most effective and selective catalysts for the oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde below 100 °C. The high yield of benzaldehyde can be related to the structural and basic properties of the nanoparticles of Pd supported by the CaSUP. In the first step of the reaction, the hydrophilicity of the Ca(OH)2 support can help to speed up the diffusion rate of the reactants. Secondly, the basic properties of the CaSUP mitigate the side reactions, such as the disproportionation reaction, that has been identified as the source of toluene formation in the solvent-free oxidation of benzyl alcohol. On the other hand, it can increase the yield of the benzaldehyde by facilitating the scission of the O–H bond to produce an alkoxy intermediate via the hydrogen bond interaction with the surface of the support. Afterward, the alkoxy intermediate can dehydrogenate to form benzaldehyde [15]. Consequently, the CaSUP, derived from marine industry waste, has proven to be an effective low-cost support for the selective reaction of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde and can be potential support in other alcohol oxidation reactions to their respective aldehydes.

3. Materials and Methods

3.1. Materials

All of the reagents were purchased from Merck chemical company.

3.2. Catalyst Preparation

In this work, the clamshell waste was used as a precursor to prepare a calcium-containing support. To remove some impurities on the surface of clamshells, they were washed with hot water several times and then dried in the oven at 100 °C. The dried clamshell was finely ground in a ball mill and then calcinated at 900 °C for 2 h at a heating ramp of 4 °C·min−1. The calcined support was labeled as CaSUP.
Monometallic (Pd, V) catalysts with metal loading of 1 wt.% on the CaSUP were prepared via wet impregnation method. For preparing the Pd catalyst, 2 g of the CaSUP support was added to 25 cc of distilled water. The solution was stirred vigorously for 15 min, followed by ultrasonic dispersion for 20 min. Subsequently, a solution of an appropriate amount of Pd(OAC)2 in acetone was added dropwise to the aqueous CaSUP mixture. The resulting solution was dried at 40 °C and then calcinated at 400 °C for 4 h at a heating rate of 4 °C·min−1. The catalyst obtained was labeled as Pd/CaSUP. The V/CaSUP catalyst was prepared with the same procedure by using the NH4VO3 as a vanadium precursor.

3.3. Characterization of Catalysts

X-ray diffraction patterns were carried out in a GE X-ray diffractometer using CO Kα radiation and a 2θ scanning rate of 2°min−1. The infrared spectra were recorded on a Perkin-Elmer 1760X FTIR spectrometer with the sample dispersed in KBr pellets. Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) (Perkin-Elmer NexION 300XX) was used to analyze the Pd and V loading. Field-e mission scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM) was utilized to provide topographical and elemental information of the catalysts. Specific surface area measurements were carried out using Brunauer–Emmet–Teller isotherms (BET method) in a Micrometrics Belsorp instrument. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images were obtained from a CM-120 Philips machine. The reaction products were analyzed using gas chromatography–mass spectroscopy (GC–MS) (Agilent, model Mass 5973N with an MP-5 column from Agilent, 30 m × 0.25 mm, 0.25 µm) equipped with a flame ionization detector (FID). Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) was obtained from GBC 932 plus equipment.

3.4. Catalytic Reaction

The liquid-phase benzyl alcohol oxidation with H2O2 as an oxidant was performed in a 50 cm3 three-necked flask equipped with a condenser. The appropriate amount of catalyst was added to the flask containing 28 mmol of benzyl alcohol. Then, the system was transferred into an oil bath (at constant heating). At the desired temperature, H2O2 (30% solution) was injected into the mixture using a syringe, and the contents were continuously stirred for 8 h. At the end of the reaction, the mixture was centrifuged to separate the catalyst. GC–MS analysis was used to confirm the chemical composition of the products.

4. Conclusions

This study describes a low-cost and effective method of obtaining active catalysts from waste clamshell to obtain benzaldehyde in the solvent-free oxidation of benzyl alcohol. We have demonstrated that Pd nanoparticles supported on clamshell-derived supports are efficient for the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol using 30% aqueous H2O2, exhibiting excellent catalytic conversion (88%) and selectivity (89%) under solvent-free and optimized tested conditions. These results provide important insights into the benzyl alcohol oxidation process for industrial applications.

Author Contributions

N.S.S.: investigation, writing—original draft preparation; B.A.: conceptualization, supervision, funding acquisition, writing—review and editing; M.J.: methodology, investigation; A.K.: software, investigation; M.V.M.-H.: funding acquisition, supervision. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research was funded by the Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC), Grant No. 771394075, and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) through project COOPB20558.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. XRD spectra of uncalcined support: CaSUP, Pd/CaSUP and V/CaSUP.
Figure 1. XRD spectra of uncalcined support: CaSUP, Pd/CaSUP and V/CaSUP.
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Figure 2. FT-IR spectra of (a) uncalcined support, (b) CaSUP, (c) Pd/CaSUP and (d) V/CaSUP.
Figure 2. FT-IR spectra of (a) uncalcined support, (b) CaSUP, (c) Pd/CaSUP and (d) V/CaSUP.
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Figure 3. SEM images of (a) CaSUP, (b) V/CaSUP and (c) Pd/CaSUP.
Figure 3. SEM images of (a) CaSUP, (b) V/CaSUP and (c) Pd/CaSUP.
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Figure 4. TEM images of (a) CaSUP, (b–d) Pd/CaSUP and (e) EDS of Pd/CaSUP.
Figure 4. TEM images of (a) CaSUP, (b–d) Pd/CaSUP and (e) EDS of Pd/CaSUP.
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Figure 5. Adsorption-desorption isotherm of (a) support (CaSUP), (b) Pd/CaSUP and (c) V/CaSUP.
Figure 5. Adsorption-desorption isotherm of (a) support (CaSUP), (b) Pd/CaSUP and (c) V/CaSUP.
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Figure 6. Effect of the catalyst loading in the benzyl alcohol oxidation reaction. Reaction conditions: Pd/CaSUP, 80 °C, 6 h, H2O2/benzyl alcohol = 6:1.
Figure 6. Effect of the catalyst loading in the benzyl alcohol oxidation reaction. Reaction conditions: Pd/CaSUP, 80 °C, 6 h, H2O2/benzyl alcohol = 6:1.
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Figure 7. Effect of the reaction temperature in benzyl alcohol oxidation. Reaction conditions: Pd/CaSUP, 0.5 gr, 6 h, H2O2/Benzyl alcohol = 7:1.
Figure 7. Effect of the reaction temperature in benzyl alcohol oxidation. Reaction conditions: Pd/CaSUP, 0.5 gr, 6 h, H2O2/Benzyl alcohol = 7:1.
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Figure 8. Recycling of Pd/CaSUP catalyst. Reaction conditions: Pd/CaSUP, 0.5 gr, 80 °C, 7 h, H2O2/benzyl alcohol = 7:1.
Figure 8. Recycling of Pd/CaSUP catalyst. Reaction conditions: Pd/CaSUP, 0.5 gr, 80 °C, 7 h, H2O2/benzyl alcohol = 7:1.
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Table 1. Effect of the catalyst on benzyl alcohol oxidation.
Table 1. Effect of the catalyst on benzyl alcohol oxidation.
CatalystConversion (%)Selectivity (%)
Without catalyst299
CaSUP499
Pd/CaSUP7196
V/CaSUP3787
Reaction conditions: 0.4 g catalyst, 80 °C, 6 h, H2O2/benzyl alcohol = 6:1.
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Table 2. Effect of molar ratio of H2O2 to benzyl alcohol on the oxidation of benzyl alcohol.
Table 2. Effect of molar ratio of H2O2 to benzyl alcohol on the oxidation of benzyl alcohol.
H2O2: Benzyl Alcohol Molar RatioConversion (%)Selectivity (%)
5:16995
6:17695
7:18093
8:18384
Reaction conditions: Pd/CaSUP, 0.5 gr, 80 °C, 6 h.
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Table 3. Effect of the reaction duration on the oxidation of benzyl alcohol.
Table 3. Effect of the reaction duration on the oxidation of benzyl alcohol.
Time (h)Conversion (%)Selectivity (%)
57492
68093
78889
88985
Reaction conditions: Pd/CaSUP, 0.5 gr, 80 °C, H2O2/benzyl alcohol = 7:1.
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Table 4. Comparison with other catalytic benzyl alcohol oxidation reactions.
Table 4. Comparison with other catalytic benzyl alcohol oxidation reactions.
CatalystReaction ConditionConversionSelectivityYieldRef.
Pdcatalysts supported on magnetic SBA-1595 °C, 3.5 h50%95%-[35]
Pd/reduced graphene oxide aerogel140 °C, 3 h ~80%poor-[34]
Oxidized Palladium Supported on Ceria Nanorods78 °C, 5 h~93%96%-[36]
Doping carbon networks with phosphorus for supporting Pd70 °C, 10 h96.6%82.4%-[37]
Pd/CeO2-nitrogen doped graphene composite160 °C, 6 h44.5%99.6%-[17]
Pd nanoparticles loaded magnetic SBA-1585 °C, 6 h 83.2%71%[16]
Magnetic Core–Shell Nanostructured Palladium Catalysts
Pd/Fe3O4@CeO2		100 °C, 7 h80.5%94.8%-[38]
nitrogen-doped ordered mesoporous carbon anchored Pd160 °C, 3 h24.63%85.71%-[39]
Pd/CaSUP80 °C, 7 h8889 This work
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