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A site-holding effect of TiO2 surface hydroxyl in the photocatalytic direct synthesis of 1,1-diethoxyethane from ethanol.
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Chemical Communications . 1/31/2017, Vol. 53 Issue 9, p1518-1521. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- To understand the mechanism of the photocatalytic direct synthesis of 1,1-diethoxyethane (DEE) from ethanol is vital for enhancing the reaction efficiency. Based on photocatalytic data of different phase TiO2 and F–TiO2 catalysts, radical trapping data, and GC-MS data, we proposed a photocatalytic mechanism for the preparation of both DEE in neat ethanol and 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD) in ethanol–H2O using photocatalytic methods. In neat ethanol, hydroxyl isn’t involved in the catalytic cyclic process but hydroxyl has an indirect site-holding effect, thus leading to more hydroxyl groups with higher activity. In ethanol–H2O, although the strong oxidant ṖOH radical is involved, fewer OH groups lead to higher selectivity of 2,3-BD. The interaction of the reactant/solvent with the surface group of the catalyst is important in the activity and selectivity of photocatalytic reactions. This finding gives fundamental insight into the role of TiO2 surface hydroxyl in the photocatalytic dehydrogenation process of alcohols and opens a promising path to obtaining both high selectivity and high conversion in TiO2-based photocatalytic activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *TITANIUM dioxide
*ETHANOL
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13597345
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Chemical Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120982084
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cc09050h