Kinetic and catalytic analysis of mesoporous Co ₃ O ₄ on the oxidation of morin

Herein we report on the synthesis, characterization and catalytic evaluation of mesoporous cobalt oxides on the oxidation of morin. These mesoporous cobalt oxides were synthesized using an inverse surfactant micelle method, they are connected, well-defined with intra-particle voids. These materials were calcined to different final heating temperatures of 150, 250, 350, 450 and 550 °C, and each mesoporous cobalt oxide catalyst showed unique physical properties and catalytic behavior. Morin oxidation was used as a model reaction in the presence of hydrogen peroxide to evaluate the kinetic and catalytic activity of calcined mesoporous cobalt oxides. The adsorption-desorption equilibrium rate constants of morin and hydrogen peroxide were found to be inversely proportional to the crystallite size of the mesoporous cobalt oxide, and the characteristic path length in which the mass transfer takes place was found to be directly proportional to the crystallite size. The materials were characterized using powder X-Ray Diffraction (p-XRD), N ₂ -sorption isotherms (BET), hydrogen temperature programmed reduction (H ₂ -TPR) and High Resolution-Transmission Electron Microscopy (HR-TEM). UV–vis spectrophotometry was used to monitor the time-resolved absorbance of morin at λ _max  = 410 nm. The surface reaction in this system is described in terms of the well-established Langmuir-Hinshelwood model. The thermodynamic parameters, E _A , ΔH ^# , ΔS ^# and ΔG ^# were calculated and catalyst recycling and reusability is demonstrated.