Enhanced catalytic oxidation performance of K+-modified Ti-MWW through selective breaking of interfacial hydrogen-bonding interactions of H2O2

Yunkai Yu, Zhimou Tang, Wei Liu, Jia Wang, Zhen Chen, Kaixu Shen, Rui Wang, Haoxin Liu, Xin Huang, Yueming Liu

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Abstract

Cationic modification was applied to Ti-MWW zeolite via the treatment of potassium chloride (KCl). Compared to the original Ti-MWW zeolite, the K-modified Ti-MWW sample (Ti-MWW-K) exhibited much improved catalytic activity, selectivity and stability in the liquid-phase epoxidation of alkenes. Our investigation shows that the K+ modification has negligible effect on the physicochemical properties, the state of the Ti active sites and the Lewis acidic strength of the Ti-MWW catalyst. Our result has further indicated that breaking of the hydrogen-bonding interactions between the Oβ atom of H2O2 (Hα-Oα-Oβ-Hend) and the H atom of the silanols adjacent to the Ti-OH (Si[sbnd]OH(HO[sbnd]Ti)) in the Ti-MWW-K zeolite promotes the activation of H2O2, which is responsible for its superior catalytic oxidation activity. This finding helps shed light on utilizing the hydrogen-bonding interactions based on the titanosilicates/H2O2 system to achieve the excellent catalytic oxidation performance.

Original languageEnglish
Article number117270
JournalApplied Catalysis A: General
Volume587
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Oct 2019

Keywords

  • Activation
  • Cationic modification
  • Hydrogen-bonding interactions
  • Oxidation
  • Silanols
  • Titanosilicates

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