Gallium-Containing Mesoporous Silica: Supported Catalysts with High Catalytic Activity for Oxidation of Benzene, Toluene and o-Xylene

AUTOR(ES)

Schwanke, Anderson Joel, Pergher, Sibele B. C., Probst, Luiz F. D., Balzer, Rosana

FONTE

J. Braz. Chem. Soc.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2017-01

RESUMO

Benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX) are a particular class of volatile organic compounds, which are highly toxic pollutants. In this study, samples of gallium-containing mesoporous silica (MS-Ga7% and MS-Ga11%) were synthesized and their catalytic activity in the oxidation of BTX was investigated. The physicochemical characterization shows that the inclusion of gallium in the mesoporous silica structure leads to an increase in the number of oxygen vacancies in the structure of the MS-Ga system, which can result in an increase in the total and surface oxygen mobility. The results show the highest conversion for benzene (65%), with > 40% for toluene and > 28% for o-xylene. The high catalytic activity observed was attributed to a combination of several factors including a higher number of active sites (gallium and gallium oxide) being exposed, with a greater mobility of the active oxygen species on the surface of the catalyst promoting the catalytic activity.

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