Non-hydrolytic synthesis of mesoporous silica-titania catalysts for the mild oxidation of sulfur compounds with hydrogen peroxide

Ana Mihaela Cojocariu; P Hubert Mutin; Emil Dumitriu; François Fajula; André Vioux; Vasile Hulea

doi:10.1039/b811668g

Non-hydrolytic synthesis of mesoporous silica-titania catalysts for the mild oxidation of sulfur compounds with hydrogen peroxide

Chem Commun (Camb). 2008 Nov 14:(42):5357-9. doi: 10.1039/b811668g. Epub 2008 Sep 18.

Authors

Ana Mihaela Cojocariu¹, P Hubert Mutin, Emil Dumitriu, François Fajula, André Vioux, Vasile Hulea

Affiliation

¹ Institut Charles Gerhardt, UMR 5253, CNRS-UM2-ENSCM-UM1, Université Montpellier 2, Place Eugène Bataillon, Montpellier Cedex 5, France.

PMID: 18985209
DOI: 10.1039/b811668g

Abstract

A SiO(2)-TiO(2) mesoporous xerogel prepared in one-step by a non-hydrolytic route shows excellent performance in the mild oxidation of sulfides, sulfoxides and thiophenes with aqueous solutions of H(2)O(2).

MeSH terms

Catalysis
Gels / chemical synthesis
Gels / chemistry
Hydrogen Peroxide / chemistry*
Molecular Structure
Oxidation-Reduction
Porosity
Silicon Dioxide / chemical synthesis*
Silicon Dioxide / chemistry*
Solutions / chemistry
Sulfur Compounds / chemical synthesis
Sulfur Compounds / chemistry*
Titanium / chemistry*
Water / chemistry

Substances

Gels
Solutions
Sulfur Compounds
Water
titanium dioxide
Silicon Dioxide
Hydrogen Peroxide
Titanium