Macrocellular Titanosilicate Monoliths as Highly Efficient Structured Olefin Epoxidation Catalysts

Self‐standing macrocellular titanosilicate monolith foams are obtained using a one‐pot sol‐gel route and show excellent performance in the epoxidation of cyclohexene. Thanks to the High Internal Phase Emulsion (HIPE) templating method, the materials feature a high void fraction, a hierarchically por...

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Published in:ChemCatChem Vol. 11; no. 6; pp. 1593 - 1597
Main Authors: Smeets, Valentin, van den Biggelaar, Ludivine, Barakat, Tarek, Gaigneaux, Eric M., Debecker, Damien P.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 20.03.2019
Subjects:
Catalysis
Continuous flow
Cyclohexene
cyclohexene epoxidation
Epoxidation
High Internal Phase Emulsion
monolith foam
Plastic foam
Silicon dioxide
Sol-gel processes
titanosilicate
Void fraction
ISSN:1867-3880, 1867-3899
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Summary:Self‐standing macrocellular titanosilicate monolith foams are obtained using a one‐pot sol‐gel route and show excellent performance in the epoxidation of cyclohexene. Thanks to the High Internal Phase Emulsion (HIPE) templating method, the materials feature a high void fraction, a hierarchically porous texture and good mechanical strength. Highly dispersed Ti species can be incorporated in tetrahedral coordination in the silica matrix. These characteristics allow the obtained ‘SiTi(HIPE)’ materials to reach high catalytic turnover in the epoxidation of cyclohexene. The monoliths can advantageously be used to run the reaction in continuous flow mode. Hype the HIPE: Self‐standing titanosilicate monolith foams obtained using the High Internal Phase Emulsion (HIPE) templating method, present hierarchical porosity, high Ti dispersion, and reach high TOF in the epoxidation of cyclohexene. A flow‐mode olefin epoxidation process is demonstrated.
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ISSN:1867-3880
1867-3899
DOI:10.1002/cctc.201900028