Catalysts,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(2), P. 308 - 308
Published: Jan. 30, 2023
Visible-light-active,
organic,
heterogeneous
photocatalysts
offer
an
ecologically
friendly
and
sustainable
alternative
to
traditional
metal-based
catalysts.
In
this
work,
we
report
the
microwave
synthesis
of
nanocarbon
dots
(CDs),
loaded
with
graphitic
carbon
nitride
(g-C3N4).
The
fabricated
nanocomposite
was
shown
exhibit
various
properties,
such
as
Schottky
heterojunction.
optical
functional
group
analysis,
surface
morphology,
crystallinity,
chemical
stability,
electronic
pore
size
distribution
synthesized
were
analyzed
by
Ultraviolet-Diffuse
Reflectance
Spectroscopy
(UV-DRS),
Photoluminescence
(PL),
Fourier
Transform
Infrared
(FTIR),
Transmission
Electron
Microscopy
(TEM),
X-Ray
Diffraction
(XRD),
Zeta
potential,
Photoelectron
(XPS),
Brunauer–Emmett–Teller
(BET).
Until
now,
best
our
knowledge,
there
have
been
no
reports
published
on
light-assisted
O-arylation
2-chloroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde.
Therefore,
explored
photocatalytic
activity
in
production
O-arylated
This
facile
technique
uses
a
blue
LED
light
source
non-conventional
operates
under
moderate
conditions,
resulting
useful
products.
experimental
data
shows
good
recyclability
catalyst
for
up
five
cycles
without
loss
catalytic
activity,
simple
operational
protocol,
easy
recoverability
catalyst,
product
yields
(65–90%)
within
12–24
h.
Additionally,
preliminary
mechanistic
investigations
are
discussed.
results
show
that
phenoxy
quinoline-3-carbaldehyde
radicals
generated
upon
irradiation
during
course
reaction
responsible
C-O
bond
formation,
which
O-arylation.
present
study
clearly
indicates
0D/2D
nanocomposites
bright
future
metal-free,
suitable
organic
reactions.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(7), P. 4597 - 4610
Published: March 21, 2023
The
most
promising
approach
to
mitigating
the
greenhouse
effect
and
tackling
energy
crisis
is
convert
carbon
dioxide
into
valuable
liquid
fuels
through
artificial
photosynthesis.
Nevertheless,
photocatalysts
have
poor
product
selectivity,
low
catalytic
performance,
cycling
stability.
Herein,
we
synthesized
novel
UiO-66(Zr/Ce)
nanosheets
bonding
on
g-C3N4
[g-C3N4/UiO-66(Zr/Ce)]
by
an
in
situ
method
using
single
atoms
of
Zr
Ce
as
metal
sources,
are
linked
via
N–Zr/Ce–O
bonds
g-C3N4/UiO-66
interface.
Chemical
close
contact
between
with
a
two-dimensional
structure
accelerate
transmission
electrons
significantly
suppresses
quenching
photogenerated
carriers.
Furthermore,
doping
g-C3N4/UiO-66(Zr/Ce)
concentrates
around
atoms,
making
multielectron
CO2
reduction
reaction
more
favorable.
Without
adding
any
sacrificial
agent,
shows
efficient
CH3OH
(54.71
μmol
h–1
g–1)
C2H5OH
(38.10
g–1).
Moreover,
TOF
value
composite
catalyst
28
times
that
bulk
UiO-66(Zr/Ce).
It
exhibits
excellent
stability
thanks
strong
coordination
catalyst.
After
12
cycles,
photocatalytic
performance
does
not
decrease.
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(11), P. e22027 - e22027
Published: Nov. 1, 2023
Eliminating
synthetic
dyes
and
organic
contaminants
from
water
is
crucial
for
safeguarding
human
health
preserving
the
environment.
In
this
study,
we
explored
effectiveness
of
Ag-Cu-CeO2
nanocomposites
as
adsorbents
to
remove
Congo
Red
dye
water.
Three
compositions
(10:20:70,
15:15:70,
20:10:70)
have
been
synthesized
by
aqueous
coprecipitation
method.
A
comprehensive
analysis
was
performed
different
techniques
including
X-ray
diffraction,
Fourier
transform
infrared
spectroscopy,
BET
surface
area
determination,
Thermogravimetric
analysis,
Scanning
electron
microscopy,
TEM.
The
a
dimension
5
±
1
nm
high
(51.832-78.361
m2g-1).
Among
these,
nanocomposite
with
composition
15:15:70
showed
highest
adsorption
capacity
4.71
mg/g
(96.83
%
removal)
0.8
×
10-4
M
(55.6
mg/l)
solution
at
pH
values
2
20
°C
contact
time
3h.
data
best
fitted
in
Freundlich
isotherm
pseudo-second-order
kinetic
model.
negative
enthalpy
variation
(-27.57,
-26.43,
-16.73
kJ/mol)
demonstrated
that
spontaneous
exothermic.
cycling
run
mere
12
deactivation
after
five
cycles
use
thus
indicating
hold
great
potential
effective
eco-friendly
Inorganic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(31), P. 12301 - 12307
Published: July 26, 2022
Visible-light-driven
organic
transformation
photocatalyzed
by
metal–organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
under
mild
conditions
is
considered
a
feasible
route
to
conserve
energy
and
simplify
synthesis.
Herein,
light-sensitized,
three-dimensional
uranyl–organic
framework
(HNU-64)
with
twofold
interpenetration
its
derivatives
HNU-64-CH3
HNU-64-Cl
functionalized
ligands
of
−CH3
−Cl
groups
were
obtained.
These
MOFs
have
broad
optical
absorption
bands
suitable
band
levels
in
photooxidation,
which
makes
them
exhibit
high
activity
selectivity
for
the
photooxidation
benzylamine
N-benzylbenzoimide
conditions.
This
work
provides
an
efficient
simple
synthetic
option
oxidative
coupling
amines
directly
produce
imines.