Efficient and reusable Co/nitrogen doped hollow carbon sphere catalysts for the aerobic oxidation of styrene

Isaac Nongwe; Vilas Ravat; Reinout Meijboom; Neil J. Coville

doi:10.1016/j.apcata.2013.06.014

Efficient and reusable Co/nitrogen doped hollow carbon sphere catalysts for the aerobic oxidation of styrene

Isaac Nongwe, Vilas Ravat, Reinout Meijboom, Neil J. Coville

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Abstract

Monodispersed hollow carbon spheres (HCSs) were made by decomposition of gaseous CH₃CN over silica Stöber spheres in a CVD reaction. The nitrogen doped HCSs (N = 8.7%) were used as support for well dispersed Co ₃O₄ nanoparticles (7-8 nm; 1% and 2% Co). The Co/N-HCS samples were calcined at various temperatures. The materials calcined at 300 C for 3 h were found to oxidize styrene to styrene oxide (styrene epoxidation) using dry air as oxidant (120 C/DMF) with 99% styrene conversion and 85% selectivity to styrene oxide; they could also be reused in repeat catalytic reactions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-8
Number of pages	8
Journal	Applied Catalysis A: General
Volume	466
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2013.06.014
Publication status	Published - 2013

Keywords

Cobalt oxide
Hollow carbon sphere
Nanoparticles
Nitrogen doped carbons
Styrene oxidation

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