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Tuning the photocatalytic activity of bismuth wolframate: Towards selective oxidations for the biorefinery driven by solar-light
Leonardo PalmisanoRosaria CiriminnaMario PagliaroRiccardo DelisiFrancesco Parrinosubject
Materials Chemistry2506 Metals and AlloysNanostructureSurfaces Coatings and Film02 engineering and technologyCoumaric Acid01 natural sciencessolar-lightBismuthCatalysichemistry.chemical_compoundMaterials ChemistryBenzoic acidMolecular StructureElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialChemistry (all)Metals and AlloysTungsten CompoundsBenzoic Acid021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyPhotochemical ProcessesSurfaces Coatings and FilmsElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsBenzaldehydesPhotocatalysisSunlight0210 nano-technologySelectivityOxidation-ReductionCoumaric AcidsInorganic chemistrychemistry.chemical_elementCeramics and Compositebismuth wolframate010402 general chemistryCatalysisTungstenBenzaldehydePhotochemical ProcesseCinnamateVanillic acidsol-gelsolar biorefineriesselective reactionsVanillic Acidgreen chemistryVanillinWaterGeneral ChemistryBenzaldehydeBiorefinery0104 chemical sciencesNanostructureschemistryChemical engineeringTungsten CompoundCinnamatesCeramics and CompositesSettore CHIM/07 - Fondamenti Chimici Delle Tecnologie2506photocatalysisBismuthdescription
The sol–gel entrapment of nanostructured Bi2WO6 enhances the activity and the selectivity of the short-gap semiconductor in the sunlight-driven photo-oxidation of trans-ferulic and trans-cinnamic acid dissolved in water with air as the primary oxidant. Valuable products such as vanillin, benzaldehyde, benzoic acid and vanillic acid are obtained. This provides the proof of concept that photocatalysis could be a promising technology in tomorrow's solar biorefineries.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-21 |