Mesogeneous Catalysts: A New Concept in Nanotechnology

✍ Scribed by Rogelio Rodríguez; Rufino Nava; Todor Halachev; Victor M. Castaño

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 138 KB
• Volume: 25
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1022-1336
• DOI: 10.1002/marc.200300109

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Summary: A novel type of catalysis, neither homogeneous nor heterogeneous, is presented. This new “mesogeneous catalysis” combines the high efficiency characteristic of the homogeneous process with the advantages of the heterogeneous one (i.e., the possibility of removing and reusing the catalyst and obtaining catalyst‐free products). The reactions are performed on the surface of nano‐particles, where catalytic‐active sites have been previously chemically anchored by a short dangling organic chain, thus forming a nanohybrid system.

Methanol produced by the different catalysts, after 60 min.

imageMethanol produced by the different catalysts, after 60 min.