Greener synthesis of 1,2-butylene carbonate from CO2 using graphene-inorganic nanocomposite catalyst

Onyenkeadi, V and Kellici, Suela and Saha, B (2018) Greener synthesis of 1,2-butylene carbonate from CO2 using graphene-inorganic nanocomposite catalyst. Energy, 165 (Part A). pp. 867-876. ISSN 0360-5442

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Abstract

The synthesis of 1,2-butylene carbonate (BC) from cycloaddition reaction of 1,2-butylene oxide (BO) and carbon dioxide (CO2) was investigated using several heterogeneous catalysts in the absence of organic solvent. Continuous hydrothermal flow synthesis (CHFS) has been employed as a rapid and cleaner route for the synthesis of a highly efficient graphene-inorganic heterogeneous catalyst, ceria-lanthana-zirconia/graphene nanocomposite, represented as Ce–La–Zr/GO. The heterogeneous catalysts have been characterised using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and nitrogen adsorption/desorption (BET for measuring the surface area/pore size distribution),. Ceria- lanthana-zirconia/graphene nanocomposite catalyst (Ce–La–Zr/GO) exhibited high catalytic activity as compared to other reported heterogeneous catalysts in the absence of any organic solvent with a selectivity of 76% and 64% yield of 1,2-butylene carbonate at the reaction conditions of 408 K, 75 bar in 20 h.

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Journal Article
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Energy
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163003
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06 Dec 2021 14:25
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