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    Self-Exfoliated Synthesis of Transition Metal Phosphate Nanolayers for Selective Aerobic Oxidation of Ethyl Lactate to Ethyl Pyruvate

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    Authors
    Zhang, Wei cc
    Oulego, Paula
    Sharma, Sandeep K. cc
    Yang, Xiulin cc
    Li, Lain-Jong cc
    Rothenberg, Gadi
    Shiju, N. Raveendran cc
    KAUST Department
    Material Science and Engineering Program
    Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
    Date
    2020-02-19
    Online Publication Date
    2020-02-19
    Print Publication Date
    2020-04-03
    Embargo End Date
    2021-02-19
    Submitted Date
    2019-10-15
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10754/662805
    
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    Abstract
    Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal nanosheets are promising catalysts because of the enhanced exposure of the active species compared to their 3D counterparts. Here, we report a simple, scalable, and reproducible strategy to prepare 2D phosphate nanosheets by forming a layered structure in situ from phytic acid (PTA) and transition metal precursors. Controlled combustion of the organic groups of PTA results in interlayer carbon, which keeps the layers apart during the formation of phosphate, and the removal of this carbon results in ultrathin nanosheets with controllable layers. Applying this concept to vanadyl phosphate synthesis, we show that the method yields 2D ultrathin nanosheets of the orthorhombic β-form, exposing abundant V4+/V5+ redox sites and oxygen vacancies. We demonstrate the high catalytic activity of this material in the vapor-phase aerobic oxidation of ethyl lactate to ethyl pyruvate. Importantly, these β-VOPO4 compounds do not get hydrated, thereby reducing the competing hydrolysis reaction by water byproducts. The result has superior selectivity to ethyl pyruvate compared to analogous vanadyl phosphates. The catalysts are highly stable, maintaining a steady-state conversion of ∼90% (with >80% selectivity) for at least 80 h on stream. This "self-exfoliated" synthesis protocol opens opportunities for preparing structurally diverse metal phosphates for catalysis and other applications.
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    Zhang, W., Oulego, P., Sharma, S. K., Yang, X.-L., Li, L.-J., Rothenberg, G., & Shiju, N. R. (2020). Self-Exfoliated Synthesis of Transition Metal Phosphate Nanolayers for Selective Aerobic Oxidation of Ethyl Lactate to Ethyl Pyruvate. ACS Catalysis, 10(7), 3958–3967. doi:10.1021/acscatal.9b04452
    Sponsors
    W.Z. thanks the China Scholarship Council (201506140058) for a PhD fellowship. P.O. thanks the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) (Project CTM2015-63864-R) and the European Union (FEDER) for funding. P.O. also thanks the access and technical assistance from the Scientific-Technical Services of the University of Oviedo. This work is part of the Research Priority Area Sustainable Chemistry of the University of Amsterdam, http://suschem.uva.nl.
    Publisher
    American Chemical Society (ACS)
    Journal
    ACS Catalysis
    DOI
    10.1021/acscatal.9b04452
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    https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscatal.9b04452
    https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acscatal.9b04452
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