Carbon nanohybrids used as catalysts and emulsifiers for reactions in biphasic aqueous/organic systems

doi:10.1016/S1872-2067(14)60119-4

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This mini-review summarizes some novel aspects of reactions conducted in aqueous/organic emulsions stabilized by carbon nanohybrids functionalized with catalytic species. Carbon nanohybrids represent a family of solid catalysts that not only can stabilize water-oil emulsions in the same fashion as Pickering emulsions, but also catalyze reactions at the liquid/liquid interface. Several examples are discussed in this mini-review. They include (a) aldol condensation-hydrodeoxygenation tandem reactions catalyzed by basic (MgO) and metal (Pd) catalysts, respectively; (b) Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyzed by carbon-nanotube-supported Ru; and (c) emulsion polymerization of styrene for the production of conductive polymer composites. Conducting these reactions in emulsion generates important advantages, such as increased liquid/liquid interfacial area that consequently means faster mass transfer rates of molecules between the two phases, effective separation of products from the reaction mixture by differences in the water-oil solubility, and significant changes in product selectivity that can be adjusted by modifying the emulsion characteristics.

Key words: Carbon nanomaterials, Nanohybrids, Emulsions, Biphasic aqueous/organic mixtures, Catalysis at water/oil interface, Biomass conversion, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

Daniel E. Resasco. Carbon nanohybrids used as catalysts and emulsifiers for reactions in biphasic aqueous/organic systems[J]. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2014, 35(6): 798-806.

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