Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2015, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (8): 1358-1364.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(15)60854-3

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Bimetallic synergistic Au/CuO-hydroxyapatite catalyst for aerobic oxidation of alcohols

Tao Tian, Ying Liu, Xungao Zhang   

  1. College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, Hubei, China
  • Received:2015-02-10 Revised:2015-03-27 Online:2015-07-29 Published:2015-07-30
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    This work was supported by Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province of China (2013CFB291).

Abstract:

A catalyst consisting of Au supported on copper oxide-modified hydroxyapatite (Au/CuO-HAP) was prepared using a homogeneous deposition-precipitation method. The catalyst was characterized using atomic absorption spectrometry, N2 adsorption-desorption, powder X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The catalytic performance in liquid-phase aerobic oxidation of alcohols was investigated. The catalytic activity and benzaldehyde selectivity in benzyl alcohol oxidation with the bimetallic Au/CuO-HAP catalyst were significantly better than those with monometallic Au/HAP and CuO-HAP catalysts. The conversion of benzyl alcohol and selectivity for benzaldehyde at 120 ℃ for 1.5 h under aerobic oxidation conditions were 99.7% and 98.4%, respectively. Various aromatic alcohols were selectively converted to their corresponding aldehydes or ketones over Au/CuO-HAP. The Au/CuO-HAP catalyst could be reused at least four times without loss of activity.

Key words: Heterogeneous catalysis, Gold-copper bimetallic catalyst, Aerobic oxidation of alcohols, Hydroxyapatite, Reusability