Magnetically induced synthesis of mesoporous amorphous CoB nanochains for efficient selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde to cinnamyl alcohol

Jingjing Zhao, Victor Malgras, Jongbeom Na, Rui Liang, Yong Cai, Yunqing Kang, Abdulmohsen Ali Alshehri, Khalid Ahmed Alzahrani, Yousef Gamaan Alghamdi, Toru Asahi, Dieqing Zhang*, Bo Jiang, Hexing Li, Yusuke Yamauchi

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Amorphous metal-boron alloys have attracted extensive interest in catalytic reactions because a large number of randomly oriented bonds constitute a glass-like structure with abundant defects and unsaturated surface atoms which are catalytically active. However, the synthesis of non-precious amorphous metal-boron with a multilevel structure remains a challenging task. Here, ultra-long mesoporous cobalt-boron (CoB) amorphous alloy nanochains are firstly synthesized by using the soft-templating approach with the assistance of a magnetic field. Owing to the high surface area and the unique behavior of Co within the Co-B alloy, mesoporous CoB nanochains show superior activity and selectivity in liquid-phase cinnamaldehyde (CMA) hydrogenation in cinnamyl alcohol (CMO). This work opens an avenue for the exploration of mesoporous amorphous metal alloys towards liquid-phase selective hydrogenation reaction.

Original languageEnglish
Article number125564
JournalChemical Engineering Journal
Volume398
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Oct 15

Keywords

  • Amorphous alloy
  • Mesoporous materials
  • Mesoporous metal alloy
  • Selective hydrogenation
  • Transition metals

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Chemical Engineering(all)
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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