Novel Metal Dissolution Approach for The Synthesis of Mesoporous, Multi-valent Metal Oxide Based Materials and Green, Heterogeneous Catalytic Activities and Excellent Adsorption Properties
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http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:860717444
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Creator (cre): Thalgaspitiya, Wimalika Rasangi Kumari
Major Advisor (mja): Suib, Steven L.
Associate Advisor (asa): Angeles-Boza, Alfredo
Associate Advisor (asa): Ung, Gaël
Associate Advisor (asa): Gascon, Jose
Associate Advisor (asa): Selampinar, Fatma
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Novel Metal Dissolution Approach for The Synthesis of Mesoporous, Multi-valent Metal Oxide Based Materials and Green, Heterogeneous Catalytic Activities and Excellent Adsorption Properties
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Research conducted on the synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activities on mesoporous metal oxide-based materials are reported. A novel metal dissolution approach is introduced to synthesize a series of mesoporous metal oxides which includes s block, p block, transition metal, and post-transition metal oxides. The materials show excellent liquid phase heterogeneous catalytic activities, dye adsorption, and photocatalytic dye degradation under green reaction conditions. Green, highly efficient sp2-sp3 C-C coupling by mesoporous molybdenum oxide and catalytic oxidation of organosulfur compounds by mesoporous tungsten oxide are reported. Furthermore, the syntheses and characterization of novel molybdenum tungsten mixed oxide (Mo0.5W0.5O3) and a series of high surface area metal titanates (where the metal = Bi, Mg, V, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mo, W, and Ce) are reported. Highly efficient catalytic sp3-sp2 C-C coupling reactions are conducted with mesoporous molybdenum tungsten mixed oxide. Furthermore, green catalytic oxidation of aniline to nitrosobenzene is conducted using mesoporous W/Ti binary metal oxide. A series of transition metal-doped titanium dioxide- reduced graphene oxide composites is synthesized by doping TiO2 with different transition metals (Mn, Co, Ni, Mo, and W) followed by anchoring the nano-particles on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) sheets. The catalytic acetal formation and excellent dye adsorption and photocatalytic dye degradation properties of the composites are studied. The synthesized materials are comprehensively characterized using PXRD, in-situ PXRD, Raman, FT-IR, SEM, EDX, TEM, XPS, TGA, BET, and UV-visible spectroscopy. The products obtained from heterogeneous catalysis are analyzed using GCMS, 1H, and 13C NMR spectroscopic techniques.
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Degree granting institution (dgg): University of Connecticut
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These Materials are provided for educational and research purposes only.
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Doctor of Philosophy
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Doctoral
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Chemistry
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OC_d_2359
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