Greener synthesis of 1,2-butylene carbonate from CO2 using graphene-inorganic nanocomposite catalyst
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Onyenkeadi, V, Kellici, S and Saha, B (2018). Greener synthesis of 1,2-butylene carbonate from CO2 using graphene-inorganic nanocomposite catalyst. Energy. 165, pp. 867-876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.09.135
Authors | Onyenkeadi, V, Kellici, S and Saha, B |
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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. |
Keywords | 0913 Mechanical Engineering; 0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering; Energy |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | Energy |
Journal citation | 165, pp. 867-876 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
ISSN | 0360-5442 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.09.135 |
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20 Sep 2018 | |
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Deposited | 08 Oct 2018 |
Accepted | 19 Sep 2018 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Supplemental file | License File Access Level Open |
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