Molecular Control of the Catalytic Properties of Rhodium Nanoparticles in Supported Ionic Liquid Phase (SILP) Systems

Bordet, Alexis; Moos, Gilles; Welsh, Calum; Licence, Peter; Luska, Kylie L.; Leitner, Walter

Abstract

Rhodium nanoparticles (NPs) immobilized on imidazolium-based supported ionic liquid phases (Rh@SILP) act as effective catalysts for the hydrogenation of biomass-derived furfuralacetone. The structure of ionic liquid-type (IL) molecular modifiers was systematically varied regarding spacer, side chain, and anion to assess the influence on the NP synthesis and their catalytic properties. Well-dispersed Rh NPs with diameters in the range of 0.6-2.0 nm were formed on all SILP materials, whereby the actual size was dependent significantly on the IL structure. The resulting variations in catalytic activity for hydrogenation of the C=O moiety in furfuralacetone allowed control of the product selectivity to obtain either the saturated alcohol or the ketone in high yield. Experiments conducted under batch and continuous flow conditions demonstrated that Rh NPs immobilized on SILPs with suitable IL structures are more active and much more stable than Rh@SiO2 catalyst synthesized on unmodified silica.

Citation

Bordet, A., Moos, G., Welsh, C., Licence, P., Luska, K. L., & Leitner, W. (2020). Molecular Control of the Catalytic Properties of Rhodium Nanoparticles in Supported Ionic Liquid Phase (SILP) Systems. ACS Catalysis, 10(23), 13904-13912. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c03559

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 16, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Nov 16, 2020
• Publication Date: Dec 4, 2020
• Deposit Date: Nov 26, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 26, 2020
• Journal: ACS Catalysis
• Electronic ISSN: 2155-5435
• Publisher: American Chemical Society
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 23
• Pages: 13904-13912
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c03559
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5065196
• Publisher URL: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscatal.0c03559