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Miao B, Qiu Z, Zhen Z, Yang Y, Yang Z, Xiao T, Lv J, Huang S, Wang Y, Ma X. Adsorption and activation of small molecules on boron nitride catalysts. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:10494-10505. [PMID: 38517057 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp00103f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
Abstract
Hexagonal boron nitride possesses a unique layered structure, high specific surface area and similar electronic properties as graphene, which makes it not only a promising catalyst support, but also a highly effective metal-free catalyst in the booming field of green chemistry. Reactions involving small molecules (e.g., oxygen, low carbon alkanes, nitrogen and carbon dioxide) have always been a hot topic in catalytic research, especially associated with the adsorption and activation regime of different forms of small molecules on catalysts. In this review, we have investigated the adsorption of different small molecules and the relevant activation mechanisms of four typical chemical bonds (OO, C-H, NN, CO) on hexagonal boron nitride. Recent progress on approaches adopted to enhance the activation capacity such as doping, defect engineering and heterostructuring are summarized, highlighting the potential applications of nonmetallic hexagonal boron nitride catalysts in various reactions. This comprehensive investigation offers a reference point for the enhanced mechanistic understanding and future design of effective and sustainable catalytic systems based on boron nitride.
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- Baiyu Miao
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Ningbo Key Laboratory of Green Petrochemical Carbon Emission Reduction Technology and Equipment, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315200, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Ningbo Key Laboratory of Green Petrochemical Carbon Emission Reduction Technology and Equipment, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315200, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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Sustainable preparation of graphene-analogue boron nitride by ball-milling for adsorption of organic pollutants. Chin J Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2021.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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A Short Review of Aerobic Oxidative Desulfurization of Liquid Fuels over Porous Materials. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12020129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Oxidative desulfurization (ODS) has attracted much attention owing to the mild working conditions and effective removal of the aromatic sulfur-containing compounds which are difficult to desulfurize using the industrial hydrodesulfurization (HDS) technique. Molecular oxygen in ambient air have been recognized as an ideal oxidant in ODS due to its easy availability, non-toxicity and low cost in recent years. However, molecular oxygen activation under mild operating conditions is still a challenge. Porous materials and their composites have drawn increasing attention due to their advantages, such as high surface area and confined pore space, along with their stability. These merits contribute to the fast diffusion of oxygen molecules and the formation of more exposed active sites, which make them ideal catalysts for aerobic oxidation reactions. The confined space pore size offers a means of catalytic activity and durability improvement. This gives rise to copious attention toward the porous catalysts in AODS. In this review, the progress in the characteristics and AODS catalytic activities of porous catalysts is summarized. Then, emphasis on the molecular oxygen activation mechanism is traced. Finally, the breakthroughs and challenges of various categories of porous catalysts are concluded.
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Wu P, Sun Y, Chen L, Jia Q, He J, Ma W, Lu L, Chao Y, Fan L, Zhu W. Heteroatom Bridging Strategy in Carbon-Based Catalysts for Enhanced Oxidative Desulfurization Performance. Inorg Chem 2021; 61:633-642. [PMID: 34915701 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Carbon-based catalysts are found to be promising metal-free species for aerobic oxidative desulfurization of fuel oil. Thus, a proper approach to promote their catalytic performances is very much in demand. In this contribution, a heteroatom bridging strategy is proposed to enhance the catalytic activities of carbon-based catalysts. As proof of the strategy, a series of boron (B)-doped graphite catalysts were synthesized. Detailed characterizations showed that the hetero-B atoms were uniformly dispersed in graphite. More importantly, it was found that the doped B atoms functioned as a bridge for electron transfer. With the existence of the heteroatom bridge, the activation of oxygen by graphite during the catalytic oxidation process was enhanced remarkably, leading to an ultradeep oxidative desulfurization performance. Moreover, the catalyst can be readily recycled five times without a significant decrease in desulfurization performance.
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- Peiwen Wu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 212013 Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 212013 Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 212013 Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 212013 Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 212013 Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 212013 Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 212013 Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 212013 Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, 225002 Yangzhou, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 212013 Zhenjiang, China
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Chao Y, Tang B, Luo J, Wu P, Tao D, Chang H, Chu X, Huang Y, Li H, Zhu W. Hierarchical porous boron nitride with boron vacancies for improved adsorption performance to antibiotics. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 584:154-163. [PMID: 33069015 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.09.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Designing atomically defective adsorbents with high specific surface area has emerged as a promising approach to improve sorption properties. Herein, hierarchical porous boron nitride nanosheets with boron vacancies (Bv-BNNSs) were in-situ synthesized via a one-step ZnCl2-assisted strategy. Being benefitted from the dual-functional template of zinc salt, highly-active boron vacancies and abundant hierarchical pores were simultaneously generated in the Bv-BNNSs framework. By employing the boron vacancies engineering strategy, the morphological and electronic structures were controllably tuned. Meanwhile, the specific surface area was improved to as high as 1104 m2/g. Owning to the abundance of accessible surface active-sites, the sorption capacity to antibiotic tetracycline (TC) on Bv-BNNSs was boosted by 38% compared to the pristine boron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs). Detailed fitting results showed that TC sorption on Bv-BNNSs obeyed the pseudo-second order kinetic equation and the Freundlich isotherm model. The pi - pi interaction with a multi-layered stacking form was proposed as the dominated sorption mechanism. Furthermore, DFT calculations verified that the interaction energy between Bv-BNNSs and TC was enhanced. The high activity, excellent selectivity, and remarkable durability of the Bv-BNNSs nanomaterial suggest the great potential in practical wastewater treatment.
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- Yanhong Chao
- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Normal University, Huaian 223300, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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Chao Y, Pang J, Bai Y, Wu P, Luo J, He J, Jin Y, Li X, Xiong J, Li H, Zhu W. Graphene-like BN@SiO2 nanocomposites as efficient sorbents for solid-phase extraction of Rhodamine B and Rhodamine 6G from food samples. Food Chem 2020; 320:126666. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Rajendran A, Fan HX, Feng J, Li WY. Desulfurization on Boron Nitride and Boron Nitride-based Materials. Chem Asian J 2020; 15:2038-2059. [PMID: 32452162 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202000479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Combustion of liquid fuels containing sulfur compounds is highly unfavorable due to the adverse effects caused by the resultant SOx emission. Consequently, catalytic and adsorptive materials having the capacity to eliminate the sulfur compounds from liquid fuels are very attractive. Hexagonal boron nitride (BN), with its interesting chemical and physical properties, finds applications in diverse fields, especially in energy and environmental applications. Recently, BN and BN-based materials have gained significant interest in emerging desulfurization processes such as oxidative desulfurization and adsorptive desulfurization. In this review, BN and BN-based materials are elaborately discussed in the context of their use in various desulfurization techniques. A brief description about the different desulfurization processes is provided at the outset. The relationship between the characteristics (the defects, morphology, porosity and surface area) of BN and desulfurization efficiency is also summarized. Furthermore, the mechanistic insights regarding the action of BN materials in the desulfurization processes are discussed. With this review, the synthetic strategies for designing the novel BN-based catalysts/adsorbents for the effective desulfurization of liquid fuels can be grasped.
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- Antony Rajendran
- Training Base of State Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology Jointly Constructed by Shanxi Province Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, P. R. China
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- Training Base of State Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology Jointly Constructed by Shanxi Province Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, P. R. China
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- Training Base of State Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology Jointly Constructed by Shanxi Province Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, P. R. China
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- Training Base of State Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology Jointly Constructed by Shanxi Province Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, P. R. China
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Ma Z, Liu Z, Cheng Z. Scalable exfoliation for few-layered hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs) by microwave-assisted expansion and liquid nitrogen intercalation. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ge D, Shi J, Rezk A, Ma C, Zhang L, Yang P, Zhu S. Two-Dimensional Hole-Array Grating-Coupling-Based Excitation of Bloch Surface Waves for Highly Sensitive Biosensing. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2019; 14:319. [PMID: 31599355 PMCID: PMC6787138 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-019-3159-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In this study, a surface diffraction two-dimensional (2D) grating structure was placed on the topmost layer of distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs) for biosensing. Bloch surface wave (BSW) resonance was realized by coupling a 2D subwavelength hole-array grating and could be excited at different locations: the surface of 2D-grating layer or the inter-face between the DBR and bio-solution. Material losses in the multilayer dielectric were measured to test the robustness of this scheme. Both the surface diffraction-grating BSW (DG-BSW) and the alternative guided grating-coupled BSW (GC-BSW) configuration showed markedly enhanced angular sensitivity compared to conventional prism-coupled schematics. Exciting these modes using a grating-coupling technique appears to yield different extreme sensitivity modes with a maximum of 1190°/RIU for DG-BSW and 2255°/RIU for GC-BSW. Refractive index sensors with a high figure of merit may be realized via such compact configurations.
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- Daohan Ge
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China.
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People's Republic of China.
- Institute of Intelligent Flexible Mechatronics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory of Span-Scale Design and Manufacturing for MEMS/NEMS/OEDS, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China.
- Laboratory of Span-Scale Design and Manufacturing for MEMS/NEMS/OEDS, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China.
- Institute of Intelligent Flexible Mechatronics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory of Span-Scale Design and Manufacturing for MEMS/NEMS/OEDS, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People's Republic of China
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Zhang Z, Jin H, Miao X, Ju T, Li Y, Ji J. Gas-driven exfoliation for producing high-quality graphene. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:7749-7751. [PMID: 31204741 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc03159f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A novel simple gas-driven exfoliation method with mild operating conditions is explored for producing graphene. The obtained graphene, with 97% of flakes being ≤2 layers and 62% mono-layers, is of high-quality and free of defects. A high sheer rate of up to 3.3 × 107 s-1 generated due to the driving of high-speed gas at a working pressure as low as 0.5 MPa is responsible for the exfoliation.
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- Zhiliang Zhang
- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China. and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Biofuel, Biodiesel Laboratory of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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Dou SY, Wang R. Study on the performance and mechanism of aerobic oxidative desulfurization based on a dual-functional material possessing catalytic and adsorptive properties. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj05896b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Herein, three polyoxometalates, namely K3PW12O40·10H2O, K6[α-P2W18O62]·14H2O, and K8H[P2W15V3O62]·9H2O, were successfully prepared and used in the air/n-octanaloxidative desulfurization (ODS) system.
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- Shuai-yong Dou
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250199
- P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250199
- P. R. China
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Shi L, Wang Y, Yan B, Song W, Shao D, Lu AH. Progress in selective oxidative dehydrogenation of light alkanes to olefins promoted by boron nitride catalysts. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:10936-10946. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc04604b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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We highlight recent progress on a newly-developed catalyst system, boron nitride, for selective oxidative dehydrogenation of light alkanes.
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- Lei Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian 116024
- P. R. China
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