A bioinspired microreactor with interfacial regulation for maximizing selectivity in a catalytic reaction

Chenhui Han; Haolan Xu; Eric R Waclawik; Xin-Hao Li; Jingsan Xu

doi:10.1039/d0cc03566a

A bioinspired microreactor with interfacial regulation for maximizing selectivity in a catalytic reaction

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Jul 21;56(58):8059-8062. doi: 10.1039/d0cc03566a.

Authors

Chenhui Han¹, Haolan Xu², Eric R Waclawik¹, Xin-Hao Li³, Jingsan Xu⁴

Affiliations

¹ School of Chemistry and Physics, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia. jingsan.xu@qut.edu.au.
² Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes 5095, South Australia, Australia.
³ School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China.
⁴ School of Chemistry and Physics, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia. jingsan.xu@qut.edu.au and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.

PMID: 32542252
DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03566a

Abstract

We report a bioinspired emulsion microreactor composed of an electrical double layer to mimic the functions of cell membranes. This "artificial cell" can modulate the phase-oriented transport of reagents at the oil-liquid interface via the electrical double layer, affording a powerful tool to optimize the selectivity in a catalytic reaction.

MeSH terms

Benzaldehydes / chemical synthesis*
Benzaldehydes / chemistry
Bioreactors*
Catalysis
Cyclohexanes / chemistry
Emulsions / chemistry
Microscopy, Confocal
Molecular Structure
Particle Size
Surface Properties
Toluene / chemistry
Water / chemistry

Substances

Benzaldehydes
Cyclohexanes
Emulsions
Water
Toluene
Cyclohexane
benzaldehyde