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Two-Phase System Utilizing Hydrophobic Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for Photocatalytic Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide.

Authors :
Isaka Y
Kawase Y
Kuwahara Y
Mori K
Yamashita H
Source :
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) [Angew Chem Int Ed Engl] 2019 Apr 08; Vol. 58 (16), pp. 5402-5406. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Mar 15.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

Much effort has been devoted to photocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxide (H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> ) as an alternative to fossil fuels. From an economic point of view, reductive synthesis of H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> from O <subscript>2</subscript> coupled with the oxidative synthesis of value-added products is particularly interesting. We herein report application of MIL-125-NH <subscript>2</subscript> , a photoactive metal-organic framework (MOF), to a benzylalcohol/water two-phase system that realized photocatalytic production and spontaneous separation of H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> and benzaldehyde. Hydrophobization of the MOF enabled its separation from the aqueous phase. This resulted in enhanced photocatalytic efficiency and enabled application of various aqueous solutions including extremely low pH solution which is favorable for H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> production but fatal to MOF structure. In addition, a highly concentrated H <subscript>2</subscript> O <subscript>2</subscript> solution was obtained by simply reducing the volume of the aqueous phase.<br /> (© 2019 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1521-3773
Volume :
58
Issue :
16
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
30793452
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201901961