Abstract
Developing a highly efficient strategy for the stabilization of the solid-liquid interface is a persistent pursuit for researchers. Herein, porous ionic liquids based on UiO-66 (Zr) porous materials were synthesized and applied to the selective desulfurization catalysis, which integrates the permanent pores of porous solids with the exceptional properties of ionic liquids. Results show that porous ionic liquids possess high activity and selectivity for dibenzothiophene. Experimental analysis and density functional theory calculations revealed that the ionic liquids moiety served as an extractant to enrich dibenzothiophene into the porous ionic liquids phase through the π···π and C[sbnd]H···π interactions. Additionally, the electrostatic solvent effect in the porous ionic liquids contributes to the stabilization solid-liquid interface, which was favorable for UiO-66 moiety to catalytically activate hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to generate ·OH radicals, and subsequently oxidized dibenzothiophene to the corresponding sulfone. It is hoped that the development of porous ionic liquids could pave a new route to the stabilization of the solid-liquid interface for catalytic oxidation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 160-170 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Colloid and Interface Science |
Volume | 662 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 15 2024 |
Funding
This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 22078135 , 21808092 , 21978119 ), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Nos. 2019M651742 ).
Funders | Funder number |
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National Natural Science Foundation of China | 21808092, 22078135, 21978119 |
China Postdoctoral Science Foundation | 2019M651742 |
Keywords
- DFT
- Desulfurization
- Porous ionic liquids
- Solvent effect
- UiO-66