Luque, Rafael , Mariana Balu, Alina , Manuel Campelo, Juan , Dolores Gracia, Maria , Losada, Elia , Pineda, Antonio , Angel Romero, Antonio , SERRANO RUIZ, JUAN CARLOS
Si
Catalysis
Article
Científica
0.281
01/01/2012
000332282400008
Mesoporous materials featuring high surface areas (W600m(2) g(-1)), narrow pore size distribution and tuneable pores diameters (>2 nm), have attracted a great deal of attention in recent years due to their promising properties and applications in various areas including adsorption, separation, drug delivery, sensing and catalysis. Catalytic applications of such materials have been extended to numerous processes and reactions which range from acid catalysis (alkylations, acylations, esterifications, biodiesel production, etc.) to redox chemistries (oxidation of alcohols, alkenes, sulfides and hydrogenations of acids, aldehydes and ketones and alkenes/alkynes). In this chapter, we aim to provide an overview on the utilisation of mesoporous materials in heterogeneous catalysis, with special emphasis on acid and redox catalysed processes.