کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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64864 | 48373 | 2015 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Cobalt catalysts embedded in N-doped carbon.
• The synthesis of the catalysts through heating cobalt(II) meso-tetraphenyl porphyrin.
• A one-pot method instead of impregnation method.
• The synergistic effect between N–C structure and cobalt oxide.
A template-free method was employed to synthesize cobalt catalysts embedded in N-doped carbon (Co–N–C) through heating cobalt(II) meso-tetraphenyl porphyrin (CoTPP) precursor at different temperature (600 °C, 700 °C, 800 °C). These catalysts were characterized by techniques such as BET, TG-DTA, TEM, STEM, XRD, Raman and XPS. The selective oxidation of ethylbenzene under solvent-free condition with molecular oxygen was carried out to explore the catalytic performance of Co–N–C. 13.4% conversion of ethylbenzene with 73.3% selectivity to acetophenone was achieved over Co–N–C and the catalytic performance of the catalyst was similar to the fresh even after six runs (i.e., 12.5% of ethylbenzene conversion and 72.2% of selectivity to acetophenone). The results show that the stable catalytic performance of the catalysts may be attributed to the stable N-doped graphitic carbon, the stability of carbon-encapsulated Co nanoparticles and the synergistic effect between N–C structure and cobalt oxide.
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Journal: Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical - Volume 408, November 2015, Pages 91–97