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Photoredox-catalyzed synthesis of N-unsubstituted enaminosulfones from vinyl azides and sulfinates
2021
Abstract A metal-free visible light photoredox-catalyzed synthesis of N-unsubstituted enaminosulfones from vinyl azides and sodium sulfinates in moderate to high yields is described. The reaction proceeds in ethanol and uses eosin Y as a readily available photocatalyst in combination with nitrobenzene as an electron shuttle. Taking into account the number of steps involved (generation of the sulfonyl radical, its addition to the double bond, elimination of molecular nitrogen with formation of an iminyl radical, followed by its reduction and protonation) as well as the number of redox-active reaction partners involved, the selectivity of the process is quite impressive.
THE DURABILITY OF INNOVATIVE CEMENTITIOUS COATINGS: PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY AND COLOUR
2012
Today, in a world context characterized by high pollution levels and increasingly limited natural resources, even in the building sector, focusing on environmental issues, through energy saving and a more rational use of these resources, both during construction and management, is fundamental. An important contribution in this direction is given by the knowledge of the durability of products and building components, especially when innovative products are applied and no information are available on the reliability and service life. The research concerns the evaluation of the durability of cement-based photocatalytic coatings (“rasanti” in the Italian diction), containing different types of …
Two Dimensional (2-D) Modeling of a Flat Plate Photocatalytic Reactor for Oxidation of Indoor Air Pollutants
2007
In this paper we present a two-dimensional (2-D) analysis of a narrow-slit, flat-plate, single-pass, flow-through photocatalytic reactor for air purification. The continuity equation for convection and diffusion in two dimensions, under un-steady-state conditions, was coupled with radiation field modeling and photocatalytic reaction kinetics to model the transient and steady-state behavior of the reactor. The model was applied to the photocatalytic oxidation of trichloroethylene (TCE) in humidified air streams under different experimental conditions. The kinetic parameters determined by a three-dimensional (3-D) computational fluid dynamics model of the reactor were used in the 2-D model si…
Evaluation of Rhodamine B Photocatalytic Degradation over BaTiO
2021
This research was funded by UIDB/50006/2020 with funding from FCT/MCTES through national funds and from the Institute of General and Ecological Chemistry of Lodz University of Technology. Susana L.H. Rebelo and Iwona Kuźniarska-Biernacka thank FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia) for funding through program DL 57/2016–Norma transitória (RE-QUIMTE/EEC2018/30 (SLHR) and REQUIMTE/EEC2018/14 (IKB)).
Ship-in-a-Bottle Synthesis of a Large Guest Occupying Two Y Zeolite Neighbour Supercages: Characterisation and Photocatalytic Activity of the Encapsu…
2003
In a series of papers we reported the ship-in-a-bottle synthesis, photochemical properties and photocatalytic applications of 2,4,6-triphenylpyrylium cation (TP ) encapsulated inside the cavities of large pore zeolites Y and Beta. 2] The identity of encapsulated TP was then confirmed spectroscopically, particularly by the match of the IR spectra of the encapsulated organic material and that of the tetrafluoroborate solid of TP (TPBF4). In addition, the electrochemical response of zeolite Y encapsulated TP (TP@Y) consisted of a reversible single reduction process taking place at the same redox potential as that measured for TPBF4 solutions. Encapsulation of TP has a dramatic influence on its…
Preface
2019
Preface of the book "Heterogeneous Photocatalysis Relationships with Heterogeneous Catalysis and Perspectives"
Influence of the Preparation Temperature on the Photocatalytic Activity of 3D-Ordered Macroporous Anatase Formed with an Opal Polymer Template
2018
Even if many aspects of three-dimensionally ordered macroporous (3DOM) titania have been extensively studied, the interplay between the amorphous and crystalline components of their skeleton wall has not attracted too much attention, although it should strongly influence the properties of these materials. In order to gain new insight on this interplay, we have studied in detail the wall structure of three 3DOM titania samples prepared by heating the 3DOM titania precursor at 673, 773, and 873 K by X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, differential thermal analysis, N2 adsorption/desorption, pore-size distribution, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and IHmagic-angle-…
Tungstophosphoric acid supported on polycrystalline TiO2 for the photodegradation of 4-nitrophenol in aqueous solution and propan-2-ol in vapour phase
2009
Abstract The present work reports the preparation of samples based on Millennium PC-500 TiO 2 loaded with different amounts of tungstophosphoric acid (up to 30% in weight) and their characterisation by means of different physicochemical techniques: powder X-ray diffraction, N 2 adsorption–desorption at −196 °C, transmission electron microscopy, UV–vis and FT-IR spectroscopies and thermogravimetric analyses. The acidity of samples was evaluated by FT-IR using pyridine as probe molecule, and the catalysts activity was tested for the photodegradation of 4-nitrophenol in aqueous solution and for the photo-oxidation of propan-2-ol in vapour phase. The results show a noticeable improvement (8 and…
Influence of crystallinity and OH surface density on the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 powders
2014
Abstract The aim of the work was to study the influence of crystallinity and OH surface density on the photocatalytic activity of two commercial and two home-prepared TiO 2 powders. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TG) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements. The photoactivity of the powders was tested employing the photodegradation of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) and the selective oxidation of 4-methoxybenzyl alcohol (4-MBA) to 4-methoxybenzaldehyde ( p -anisaldehyde) under UV irradiation. An anti-correlation between oxidant power and selectivity of the various samples was found. A higher rate of 4-NP degradation was exhibited by…