Vapor-Phase Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol Using Manganese Oxide Octahedral Molecular Sieves (OMS-2)
Vapor-Phase Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol Using Manganese Oxide Octahedral Molecular Sieves (OMS-2)
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2014-11-01
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Opembe, Naftali
Guild, Curtis
King'ondu, Cecil
Slowing, Igor
Nelson, Nicholas
Slowing, Igor
Suib, Steven
Guild, Curtis
King'ondu, Cecil
Slowing, Igor
Nelson, Nicholas
Slowing, Igor
Suib, Steven
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Vapor-phase selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol has been accomplished using cryptomelane-type manganese oxide octahedral molecular sieve (OMS-2) catalysts. A conversion of 92% and a selectivity to benzaldehyde of 99% were achieved using OMS-2. The role played by the oxidant in this system was probed by studying the reaction in the absence of oxidant. The natures of framework transformations occurring during the oxidation reaction were fully studied using temperature-programmed techniques, as well as in situ X-ray diffraction under different atmospheres.
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Reprinted (adapted) with permission from Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 53 (2014): 19044, doi:10.1021/ie5024639. Copyright 2014 American Chemical Society.