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Aerobic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol over Activated Carbon Supported Manganese and Vanadium Catalysts: Effect of Surface Oxygen-Containing Groups

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In this contribution, the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol using molecular oxygen over supported manganese and vanadium catalysts was investigated. The catalytic activities were significantly improved after pre-oxidizing the activated carbon support materials. Characterizations of nitrogen physisorption, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray absorption were involved to examine the physicochemical properties of as-prepared catalysts. By ruling out the effects of specific surface area, active site dispersion, valence and local coordination of Mn and V active species, the improved catalytic activity was attributed to the specific variety and increased density of oxygen-containing groups on activated carbon support surfaces, which was further confirmed by cyclic voltammetry measurements and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.

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Surface oxidation pretreatment significantly enhances the catalytic activity of benzyl alcohol oxidation. Ruling out the variation of specific surface area and catalytic site characteristics, the improvement is attributed to the elevated surface oxygen density.

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Funding from the Singapore Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SERC Grant No: 102 101 0020 in support of this project is gratefully acknowledged.

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    Yuanting Chen, Wan Chen, Qinghu Tang, Zhen Guo & Yanhui Yang

  2. State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex System, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

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Chen, Y., Chen, W., Tang, Q. et al. Aerobic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol over Activated Carbon Supported Manganese and Vanadium Catalysts: Effect of Surface Oxygen-Containing Groups. Catal Lett 141, 149–157 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-010-0447-4

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