Oxidation of Ethylbenzene Using Nickel Oxide Supported Metal Organic Framework Catalyst

• Published in: Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol. 35; no. 11; pp. 3213 - 3218
• Main Authors: Peng, Mei Mei, Jeon, Ung Jin, Ganesh, Mani, Aziz, Abidov, Vinodh, Rajangam, Palanichamy, Muthiahpillai, Jang, Hyun Tae
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Ethylbenzene; MOFs; Solid catalyst; Ni-MOF-5; Oxidation reaction
• ISSN: 0253-2964; 1229-5949

A metal organic framework-supported Nickel nanoparticle (Ni-MOF-5) was successfully synthesized using a simple impregnation method. The obtained solid acid catalyst was characterized by Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), nitrogen adsorption-desorption and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The catalyst was highly crystalline with good thermodynamic stability (up to $400^{\circ}C$) and high surface area ($699m^2g^{-1}$). The catalyst was studied for the oxidation of ethyl benzene, and the results were monitored via gas chromatography (GC) and found that the Ni-MOF-5 catalyst was highly effective for ethyl benzene oxidation. The conversion of ethyl benzene and the selectivity for acetophenone were 55.3% and 90.2%, respectively.