Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2023, Vol. 50: 126-174.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(23)64451-1

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Metal-organic-framework-based materials as green catalysts for alcohol oxidation

Guoqing Ana, Xiaowei Zhangb,*(), Canyang Zhanga, Hongyi Gaoa,c,d,*(), Siqi Liua, Geng Qina, Hui Qia, Jitti Kasemchainane, Jianwei Zhanga, Ge Wanga,*()   

  1. aBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Function Materials for Molecule & Structure Construction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
    bInstitute of Advanced Materials, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
    cShunde Graduate School, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Shunde 528399, Guangdong, China
    dSINOPEC Changling Branch Company, Yueyang 414012, Hunan, China
    eDepartment of Chemical Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
  • Received:2023-02-28 Accepted:2023-04-23 Online:2023-07-18 Published:2023-07-25
  • Contact: *E-mail: xiaoweizhang@bnu.edu.cn (X. Zhang), hygao@ustb.edu.cn (H. Gao), gewang@ustb.edu.cn (G. Wang).
  • About author:Xiaowei Zhang (Institute of Advanced Materials, Beijing Normal University) received her Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Science and Technology Beijing in 2015. She then worked as a postdoc fellow in the Department of Physics at Peking University from 2015 to 2018. Since 2018, she has been working at the Institute of Advanced Materials of Beijing Normal University. Her research interest mainly focuses on organic-inorganic hybrid materials and their applications in energy storage, catalysis and optoelectronics. She has published more than 40 peer-reviewed papers.
    Hongyi Gao (Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing) received his Ph.D. in Materials Physics and Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing in 2015. She then worked as a postdoc fellow in the School of Energy and Environmental Engineering at University of Science and Technology Beijing from 2015 to 2017. He is now an associate professor at University of Science and Technology Beijing. His current research focuses on synthesis and application of MOFs based energy storage and conversion materials and heterogeneous catalysts. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers.
    Ge Wang (Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing) received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Michigan Technological University in 2002. Currently she is a professor and Ph.D. supervisor in the School of Material Science and Engineering at the University of Science and Technology Beijing. In 2012, she became a special chair professor endowed by the Chang Jiang Scholars Program of the Ministry of Education. Her research interests focus on creating complex materials structures with nanoscale precision using chemical approaches, and studying the functionalities including catalytic, energy storage and energy saving properties etc. She has published more than 300 peer-reviewed papers.
  • Supported by:
    National Key R&D Program of China(2021YFB3500700);Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province of China(2022A1515011918);National Natural Science Foundation of China(52002029);Beijing Natural Science Foundation(2232053);Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(QNXM20210012);Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(FRF-IDRY-20-004)

Abstract:

The selective oxidation of alcohols is widely regarded as one of the most important reactions in organic synthesis. Although efficient and environmentally friendly catalysts for alcohol oxidation are highly desirable, their development remains an enormous challenge. Metal-organic framework (MOF)-based catalysts have demonstrated great potential in the catalytic oxidation of alcohols and have remarkably progressed in the past few decades owing to their advantages of large surface area, tunable porous structure, abundant accessible active sites, and ease of reuse and recycling. In this review, recent representative results of the catalytic oxidation of alcohols by MOF-based materials are summarized and classified according to the type of material and reaction, such as pristine MOFs, MOF composites, and MOF derivatives for traditional thermal catalysis, photo-assisted catalysis, and electro-assisted catalysis. Each catalytic system is described in detail from multiple aspects, including the materials synthesis process, catalytic performance, alcohol oxidation mechanisms, and material stability. Thus, the aims of this review are to identify potentially efficient, green, and reusable MOF-based catalytic systems and to provide new insights for the further development of catalytic alcohol oxidation to obtain the target organics.

Key words: MOF-based material, Alcohol oxidation, Green catalysis, Catalytic performance, Stability