Heterogeneously Catalyzed Oxidation Reactions Using ... - CHEC
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CHAPTER 2<br />
Scheme 2‐19: Simplified leaching process of oxidized copper particles.<br />
Also ionic silver has been observed to be prone to strong leaching and catalyst deactivation<br />
[79]. On the contrary, catalysts with reduced silver were highly reusable in some cases [86, 87, 144].<br />
For other catalysts with metallic silver, γ‐O species appear to be connected to the catalytic activity<br />
[69]. (Partial) Reactivation of the catalysts could be achieved via calcination in air (known to generate<br />
these species) which may indicate that removal of γ‐O is a deactivation pathway for silver [67, 71]. Of<br />
course, calcination affects the catalyst in many ways and therefore a straightforward connection to γ‐<br />
O is not given. Strongly adsorbed species may also be removed. Additionally, some silver catalysts<br />
were highly active without a γ‐O forming treatment. Benzaldehyde and water were shown to<br />
deactivate silver catalysts during aerobic alcohol oxidation [71] though in other cases water was also<br />
successfully used as a solvent [107]. Little is known about other adsorbing species; typical adsorbates<br />
causing deactivation on Au catalysts are (bi)carbonates and formates [251‐253] (observed during CO<br />
oxidation) and especially sulfur containing compounds in liquid phase oxidations [254, 255]. With<br />
respect to the widely discussed use of pressurized CO2 as “green” solvent, the strong adsorption of<br />
carbonates on silver surfaces obtained from reaction of CO2 with an oxygen pre‐covered metallic<br />
silver surface [256] might hamper future applications in this field. The carbonates require a<br />
temperature of ca. 200 °C to decompose. Sintering is usually not considered in liquid phase reactions<br />
due to the low reaction temperatures. Given the low melting point of small silver nanoparticles [78],<br />
this might however also be a potential deactivation pathway. In general, however, good reusabilites<br />
are often reported so that a strongly deactivating catalyst will rather be replaced by a more robust<br />
material than improved for a higher stability. Also for this reason studies concerning deactivation<br />
mechanisms are rare.<br />
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2.4.6 (Some) opportunities for further research<br />
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This overview concentrated on summarizing the catalytic activities obtained with coinage metal<br />
catalysts. In many cases the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood and there is a need for<br />
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