Issue 5, 2019

Catalytic farming: reaction rotation extends catalyst performance

Abstract

The use of heterogeneous catalysis has key advantages compared to its homogeneous counterpart, such as easy catalyst separation and reusability. However, one of the main challenges is to ensure good performance after the first catalytic cycles. Active catalytic species can be inactivated during the catalytic process leading to reduced catalytic efficiency, and with that loss of the advantages of heterogeneous catalysis. Here we present an innovative approach in order to extend the catalyst lifetime based on the crop rotation system used in agriculture. The catalyst of choice to illustrate this strategy, Pd@TiO2, is used in alternating different catalytic reactions, which reactivate the catalyst surface, thus extending the reusability of the material, and preserving its selectivity and efficiency. As a proof of concept, different organic reactions were selected and catalyzed by the same catalytic material during target molecule rotation.

Graphical abstract: Catalytic farming: reaction rotation extends catalyst performance

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
20 Sep 2018
Accepted
14 Nov 2018
First published
15 Nov 2018
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2019,10, 1419-1425

Catalytic farming: reaction rotation extends catalyst performance

A. Elhage, A. E. Lanterna and J. C. Scaiano, Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 1419 DOI: 10.1039/C8SC04188A

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