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The enhancement of direct amide synthesis reaction rate over TiO₂@SiO₂@NiFe₂O₄ magnetic catalysts in the continuous flow under radiofrequency heating

Liu, Y; Cherkasov, N; Gao, P; Fernández, J; Lees, MR; Rebrov, EV; (2017) The enhancement of direct amide synthesis reaction rate over TiO₂@SiO₂@NiFe₂O₄ magnetic catalysts in the continuous flow under radiofrequency heating. Journal of Catalysis , 355 pp. 120-130. 10.1016/j.jcat.2017.09.010. Green open access

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A series of TiO₂@SiO₂@NiFe₂O₄ composite magnetic catalyst with a core-double shell structure was synthesized by a sol-gel method. The morphology of the catalysts was studied by XRD, SEM, N₂ physisorption and their magnetic properties were examined with magnetometry, and specific absorption rate measurements. The catalytic activity was determined in a direct amide synthesis reaction between aniline and phenylbutyric acid at 150 °C in a fixed bed flow reactor under radiofrequency heating. The intermediate silica layer of the catalyst increased the porosity of the outer titania layer and the specific absorbance rate of the catalyst. The initial reaction rate increased by 61% as compared to a similar core-shell TiO₂@SiO₂@NiFe₂O₄ catalyst showing the detrimental effect of nickel ferrite on titania. The reaction rate was further increased by a factor of 3.5 after a sulfation treatment due to an optimum Lewis acid site strength. The highest specific reaction rate over TiO₂@SiO₂@NiFe₂O₄ was observed at a 7.5 wt% sulfate loading which was 2.6 times higher as compared to a mechanical mixture of the same composition. The initial reaction rate decreased by 36% after a period of 55 h on stream. The catalyst activity was restored after a treatment with a H₂O₂ solution.

Type: Article
Title: The enhancement of direct amide synthesis reaction rate over TiO₂@SiO₂@NiFe₂O₄ magnetic catalysts in the continuous flow under radiofrequency heating
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2017.09.010
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2017.09.010
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
Keywords: Sol-gel method, Core-shell, Composite magnetic catalysts, Sulfated titania, Amide synthesis, Radiofrequency heating, Induction heating
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10113183
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