Recent advances on micellar catalysis in water

Tao Shen; Shaodong Zhou; Jiancheng Ruan; Xinzhi Chen; Xuemin Liu; Xin Ge; Chao Qian

doi:10.1016/j.cis.2020.102299

Recent advances on micellar catalysis in water

Adv Colloid Interface Sci. 2021 Jan:287:102299. doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2020.102299. Epub 2020 Oct 27.

Authors

Tao Shen¹, Shaodong Zhou¹, Jiancheng Ruan¹, Xinzhi Chen¹, Xuemin Liu², Xin Ge³, Chao Qian⁴

Affiliations

¹ Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China.
² School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, PR China.
³ School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, PR China. Electronic address: gexin@jiangnan.edu.cn.
⁴ Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China.. Electronic address: qianchao@zju.edu.cn.

PMID: 33321331
DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2020.102299

Abstract

Water is the universal solvent in nature to catalyze the biological transformation processes. However, owing to the immiscibility of many reagents in water, synthesis chemistry relies heavily on organic solvent. Micellar media is a green alternative to traditional petroleum feedstock derived solvents, which is recently attracting increasing research attention. The present review deals with the recent advances in micellar catalysis with an emphasis on the new "tailor-made" surfactants for various reactions. A brief overview of commercial surfactants, including anionic micelles, cationic micelles, and nonionic micelles is presented. More importantly, an attempt was made to discuss systematically the recent research progress on new surfactants by introducing structures, micellar effects and recycling process, aiming to serve as the basis for future development of surfactants.

Keywords: Chemistry in water; Micellar catalysis; Surfactant; Sustainability.

Publication types

Review