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Synergistic effect of Zr-incorporated framework and subsequent deposition of PEHA towards efficient and reusable HPW/PEHA/ZrSBA-15 composites

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Heteropolyacid-based catalysts with molecular level distributions of surface functionalities were synthesized by anchoring phosphotungstic acid (HPW) onto the pentaethylenehexamine (PEHA) layers stabilized by platelet ZrSBA-15 with short mesochannels. Namely, the presence of zirconium species in pore walls could significantly improve the surface acidity to attract and stabilize PEHA species, leading to a stronger interaction between them and a superiority to make HPW species highly stable. Standard characterizations of XRD, SEM, TEM, FT-IR, TG, N2 adsorption–desorption and N elemental analyses were preserved to demonstrate the synergistic effect. The resulting composite were investigated for the oxidation of benzaldehyde to benzoic acid in the H2O2-mediated environment, the catalyst 25 % HPW/PEHA/ZrSBA-15 screened high yield for benzoic acid (~99.7 %). Besides, various reaction parameters such as reaction temperature, reaction time, the amount of hydrogen peroxide and catalyst reusability were also investigated for the oxidation of benzaldehyde to benzoic acid with a target to confirm the validity of the catalyst.

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Financial support from the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21243013), the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (No. 201202014) and the Opening Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry of Jilin University (2013-07) are highly appreciated.

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    Ling-Yan Meng, Shang-Ru Zhai, Zuo-Yi Xiao & Qing-Da An

  2. State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China

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Meng, LY., Zhai, SR., Xiao, ZY. et al. Synergistic effect of Zr-incorporated framework and subsequent deposition of PEHA towards efficient and reusable HPW/PEHA/ZrSBA-15 composites. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 71, 354–363 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-014-3380-y

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