Catalytic processes in the liquid phase are important in many areas of the fine and specialty chemicals industries. The use of solid catalysts simplifies catalyst separation and recovery, hence facilitating their reuse. The main difficulty, however, is that small particles are difficult to separate by conventional means, which can lead to the blocking of filters and valves by the catalyst. The efficient separation of suspended catalysts from the reaction mixture by using an external magnetic field offers a solution to this problem. In this work we have synthesized carbon-magnetic nanoparticle composites using various methodologies which have been funtionalized and utilized in a range of heterogeneously catalyzed processes.

Carbon-magnetite nanoparticle hybrids: Toward advanced heterogeneous catalysts

245th National Meeting (2013)

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