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A facile ultrasound-assisted synthesis of mesoporous carbon

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The ultrasonic method is an alternative to the conventional route to produce structured carbon materials, offering the advantages of synthesis in a short period of time under room temperature. The main objective of this work is to synthesize a sulfonated mesoporous carbon catalyst from a phenolic resin composed of phloroglucinol and formaldehyde. The synthesis was performed by the soft-template method in an ultrasonic processor and the product was subsequently carbonized and sulfonated for application in the esterification model reaction. Functionalization with sulfuric acid of MCS5-6 h sample brought about a decrease in porosity but simultaneously resulted in the generation of functional groups of an acidic nature. The MCS5-6 h catalyst with a sulfonic density of 1.6 mmol g−1, surface area of 402 m2 g−1 and pore diameter of 10.6 nm maintained in mesoporous even after acid treatment. MCS5-6 h showed excellent activity in the esterification reaction with 95% oleic acid conversion. The recyclability of MCS5-6 h was satisfactory during five reaction cycles. The present work addressed a promising alternative for the synthesis of carbon catalysts using ultrasound irradiation, thus providing an alternative with a lower cost of time and energy for large-scale production.

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This work was financed by the Federal University of Amazonas and Amazonas State Research Support Foundation (FAPEAM)- Process N.° 01.02.016301.03414/2021-67, Edital N.° 010/2021- CT&I áreas prioritárias. This study was also financed in part by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Finance Code 001.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, AM, Brazil

    Rayanne O. Araujo, Vanuza O. Santos, Jamily L. Santos, Flaviana C. P. Ribeiro, Jamal S. Chaar & Luiz K. C. de Souza

  2. School of Engineering of Sao Carlos, Department of Materials Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil

    Maria J. F. Costa

  3. Coordination of Technology and Innovation, National Institute for Amazon Research, Manaus, AM, Brazil

    Newton P. S. Falcão

  4. Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Para, Belem, PA, Brazil

    Carlos E. F. da Costa

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Araujo, R.O., Santos, V.O., Santos, J.L. et al. A facile ultrasound-assisted synthesis of mesoporous carbon. Carbon Lett. 33, 177–190 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42823-022-00415-w

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