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Novel silica encapsulated Cu-Al hydrotalcite catalyst: Oxidative decarboxylation of vanillyl mandelic acid to vanillin in water at atmospheric pressure Shivaji L. Bhanawase, and Ganapati D. Yadav Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b04982 • Publication Date (Web): 28 Feb 2017 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on March 2, 2017

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Novel silica encapsulated Cu-Al hydrotalcite catalyst: Oxidative decarboxylation of

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vanillyl mandelic acid to vanillin in water at atmospheric pressure

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Shivaji L. Bhanawase and Ganapati D. Yadav*

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Department of Chemical Engineering

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Institute of Chemical Technology

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Nathalal Parekh Marg

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Matunga

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Mumbai – 400 019

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India

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*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed

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E-mail: [email protected]

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Phone: +91-22-3361-1001

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Fax: +91-22-3361-1020; +91-22-3361-1002

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Abstract

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Vanillin is a versatile chemical having characteristics such as antimicrobial, antioxidant,

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anticarcinogenic, antimutagenic, hypolipidemic and antisickling activities and is an intermediate

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for synthesis of fine chemicals like vanilla flavour. Vanilla is the second most expensive spice

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which is extracted from vanilla beans and is in short supply. Therefore to meet demand of vanilla

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flavour, synthesis of vanillin by chemical route is necessary. In this regard, a novel silica

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encapsulated copper aluminium hydrotalcite (SECuAlHT) was synthesized. Different techniques

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such as XRD, FTIR, N2 adsoption-desorption, TGA-DSC, NH3 TPD, CO2 TPD, H2

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chemisorption, TEM, and SEM-EDXS were used to characterize SECuAlHT. Its catalytic

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activity for oxidative decarboxylation of vanillyl mandelic acid (VMA) was investigated.

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Vanillin was obtained from VMA by oxidative decarboxylation using SECuAlHT in water as

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solvent and atmospheric air under base-free condition. Presence of basic sites in the catalyst was

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confirmed with CO2-TPD. Effect of different reaction conditions on catalyst activity and

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selectivity for oxidative decarboxylation of VMA was investigated. Vanillin was efficiently

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obtained with 89 % selectivity at VMA conversion of 81 % over SECuAlHT catalyst at 100 ºC in

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8 h. The catalyst was active, selective, stable and reusable. Catalytic cycle based on Mars van

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Krevelin mechanism was proposed and reaction kinetics studied. It is a zero order reaction. The

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apparent energy of activation was 8.7 kcal/ mol. Thus, vanillin was efficiently synthesised from

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VMA by a green catalytic route in water as a solvent.

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Keywords: Silica encapsulation; copper aluminium hydrotalcite; vanillyl mandelic acid;

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vanillin; oxidative decarboxylation; green chemistry

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1. INTRODUCTION

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Different flavorings are used as food additives to enhance the taste and aroma of food.

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Flavorings are of natural origin obtained from plants or animal by different physical processes or

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by chemical processes are employed to clone the natural flavours. Among different flavoring

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agents, vanilla is the second most important flavor widely used in baking and perfumery.1

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Vanilla is the second expensive spice and extracted from vanilla beans. Vanilla extract is made

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up of more than 200 components in which vanillin is responsible for the characteristic flavor.

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Vanillin

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hypolipidemic, antisickling activity and is an intermediate for synthesis of a few fine chemicals.1-

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the increasing demand of vanilla flavor, synthesis of vanillin by chemical routes is necessary.

tends

to

show

antimicrobial,

antioxidant,

anticarcinogenic,

antimutagenic,

Vanillin has been used as an intermediate in synthesis of biobased polymers.3 In order to meet

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Vanillin has been synthesized by various chemical routes as follows. From reaction of

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guaiacol with chloroform in alkaline medium,4 from cow dung,5 from reaction of 4-hydroxy

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benzaldehyde with bromine, copper bromide in presence of sodium methoxide,6 from reaction of

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3-bromo-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde with copper bromide as catalyst in the presence of sodium

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methoxide,7 from eugenol,8 from vanillic acid reduction catalyzed by enzyme,9 from

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glucovanillin,10 from O-benzylvanillic acid, from TiO2 photocatalysis of ferulic acid; trans-ferulic

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acid; isoeugenol; eugenol; vanillyl alcohol,11 from o-nitro-chloro-benzene via guaiacol, from

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systematic lignin oxidation,12-13 2-methoxy-p-cresol catalyzed by CoCl2,14 from vanillyl alcohol

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catalyzed by copper acetate and TEMPO,15 from substituted 4-cresols catalyzed by cobalt

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acetate,16 from guaiacol derivatives and acetic acid catalyzed by triflic acid,17 from substituted

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anisole and N-methyl-N-phenyl formamide and N-N-dimethyl formamide catalyzed by POCl3,18

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from oxidation followed by decarboxylation of vanillyl mandelic acid (VMA) obtained by

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reaction of guaiacol and glyoxylic acid in alkaline medium.19 Oxidative decarboxylation of

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VMA is catalysed by antibody,20 CoCl2,21 Bi(0,3+),22 reducible metal salts,23 copper hydroxide,19

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and copper sulphate.24 Except copper hydroxide in alkaline medium, all reactions have been

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catalyzed by homogeneous catalysts which need to be replaced by heterogeneous recyclable

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catalyst to overcome issues of pollution and materials of construction. Heterogeneous catalysts

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are favored over homogeneous catalyst for many well-known reasons such as ease of separation

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from reaction mass, recycle and reuse of catalysts, cheap materials of construction, better

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economics, and above all environment friendly attributes as per principles of Green Chemistry.

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Thus heterogeneous catalysis will be helpful for sustainable development.

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Active phase of heterogeneous catalyst may be dispersed uniformly on support having

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high surface area such as silica, alumina, titania and activated carbon to get highly active catalyst

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compared to the parent catalyst. In order to overcome the leaching of the active phase from solid

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support, suitable encapsulation by some porous matrics should be done to maintain the fidelity

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and reusability of the heterogeneous catalyst. Only a few reports are available in literature on use

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of silica and polymer for encapsulation.25-28

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Oxidative decarboxylation of VMA has been reported by copper hydroxide in alkaline

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medium.19 To separate vanillin from reaction mass, it needs further treatment like neutralization

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by aqueous hydrochloric acid and solvent extraction. This process generates waste which need to

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be treated before its release into environment.

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In this work, oxidative decarboxylation of VMA is presented by using a novel silica

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encapsulated Cu-Al hydrotalcite ((SECuAlHT) in water without addition of any base at ambient

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air pressure and 100 °C. Due to base-free condition, reaction mass need not require neutralization

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by aqueous hydrochloric acid which is another novelty of the work. Thus, this method is

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environment friendly, clean and economical. Effect of various reaction conditions on catalyst

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activity and selectivity for oxidative decarboxylation of VMA was investigated. Studies were

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conducted to establish the reaction mechanism and reaction kinetics which would help in scale-

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up and reactor design.

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2. EXPERIMENTAL

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2.1 Catalyst preparation

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2.1.1 Preparation of Cu-Al hydrotalcite (CuAlHT)

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Cu-Al hydrotalcite of 3:1 mole ratio was prepared by co-precipitation method. 500 mL

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round bottom flask (RBF) with overhead stirrer and two addition funnels was used. RBF was

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dipped in the oil bath at 30 ºC. A solution of 0.006 mol copper nitrate trihydrate and 0.002 mol

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aluminium nitrate nonahydrate was made in 25 mL deionised water. A solution of 0.017 mol

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sodium hydroxide and 0.005 mol anhydrous sodium carbonate was made in 25 mL deionised

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water and both solutions were added dropwise in RBF with stirring at 400 rpm. Brown

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precipitate so obtained was kept at 60 ºC for 12 h and washed with distilled water until it

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produced neutral pH supernatant water. Then supernatant water was decanted and the brown

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precipitate was centrifuged to get wet material.

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2.1.2 Preparation of silica encapsulated Cu-Al hydrotalcite (SECuAlHT)

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Wet CuAlHT material was transferred to 500 mL RBF with overhead stirrer and addition

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funnel immersed in the oil bath at 30 ºC. Ethanol (58.3 g) and 10 ml deionised water were added

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to RBF with stirring at 400 rpm. This colloidal solution was sonicated for 30 min with occasional

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stirring. Cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (2.5 g) was added to this solution, stirred for 15

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min, and 10.3 g tetraethyl orthosilicate was added under stirring for 15 min. Aqueous ammonia

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solution (6 g) was added to this solution dropwise with constant stirring. Further this solution

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was stirred for 12 h. Material so obtained was washed with distilled water until neutral pH of

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supernatant water. It was centrifuged and dried in oven at 100 ºC for 24 h which was calcined at

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500 ºC for 6 h. This is called SECuAlHT catalyst in this work.

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2.2 Reaction procedure

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VMA (50 µmol), distilled water (15 mL) and 0.09 g of SECuAlHT (0.006 g mL-1) were

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added to the glass reactor. At desired temperature, first sample (0 min) was collected. Reaction

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mixture was stirred at specific speed and at regular interval samples were collected. In typical

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experiment, reaction mass was stirred at 1000 rpm and at 100 ºC. Scheme 1 represents the

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oxidative decarboxylation of VMA.

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After reaction, reaction mass was filtered to separate the catalyst. Aqueous sodium

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bicarbonate was added to remove VMA and vanillic acid. Reaction mass was extracted with

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ethyl acetate to separate vanillin.

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selectivity of the desired product vanillin was based on the moles of formation of vanillin to

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moles of VMA reacted.

The conversion is defined with reference to VMA, and

OH

OH O

OH O

SECuAlHT, Air, Water, 100 ºC - CO 2

OH

HO

O SECuAlHT, Air, Water, 100 ºC

-H 2 O O

H

O

OH

O

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Vanillyl mandelic acid

Vanillin (89%)

Vanillic acid (11%)

Scheme 1 Oxidative decarboxylation of VMA to vanillin

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3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

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3.1 Catalyst characterization

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XRD analysis of silica, CuAlHT, and SECuAlHT is shown in Figure 1. Diffractogram of

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CuAlHT shows sharp peaks at 32.5º, 35.5º, 38.8º, 48.7º, 53.4º, 58.4º, 61.5º, 66.2º, 68.1º, 72.4º,

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and 75.1º (Figure 1a). XRD pattern of copper matches with diffractogram of copper oxide

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(JCPDS 72-0629). Diffractogram of SECuAlHT is shown in Figure 1b; a broad peak at 15-30º

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indicates amorphous nature of material. Copper oxide phase is well dispersed in silica and no

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distinct peaks were obtained which indicates copper oxide phase is encapsulated in silica phase.

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Figure 1 XRD of catalysts: (a) CuAlHT (b) SECuAlHT

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Figure 2 shows FTIR spectra of silica, CuAlHT, fresh SECuAlHT, and three-time reused

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SECuAlHT. Silica showed transmittance band at 3437, 1636, 3246, 1088, 800 and 470 cm-1 due

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to stretching vibration of water, bending vibration of water, Si-OH stretching vibration, Si-O-Si

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asymmetric stretching vibration, Si-O-Si symmetric vibration and bending vibrations of O-Si-O,

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respectively (Figure 2a). CuAlHT showed transmittance bands at 3490, 16361, 1462 and 450 cm-

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vibration, and metal oxide stretching vibration, respectively (Figure 2b). SECuAlHT showed

due to H2O stretching vibration, H2O bending vibration, hydroxide functional group bending

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transmittance bands of H2O molecules stretching and bending vibration at 3437 and 1636 cm-1,

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respectively. The adsorption band at 3246 cm-1 is due to the stretching vibrations of Si-OH. Si-

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O-Si asymmetric stretching vibrations at 1088 cm-1, silanol at 955 cm-1, Si-O-Si symmetric

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vibrations and bending vibrations at 800 and 470 cm-1, respectively (Figure 2c). FTIR of

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SECuAlHT has all the IR bands of silica except the IR bands of CuAlHT which confirms the

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silica encapsulation. Silica is well dispersed on the surface of CuAlHT in SECuAlHT.

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Figure 2 FTIR of catalysts: (a) Silica (b) CuAlHT (c) Fresh SECuAlHT and (d) Reused

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SECuAlHT

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Nitrogen adsoption-desoption analysis of silica, SECuAlHT, and CuAlHT has shown IV

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type isotherm and hysteresis of type H1 (Figure 3). Mesoporous material having uniform tubular

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capillary pores open at both the ends display such type of isotherm. Table 1 shows the physical

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SECuAlHT were 55.5 m2g-1, 5.16 nm, and 0.072 mL g-1, respectively. Due to dispersion of silica

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on the surface of CuAlHT; surface area of SECuAlHT was increased. Pores are distributed from

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2 nm to 5 nm (Figure 4). The catalyst SECuAlHT is mesoporous material with uniform capillary

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pores.

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Table 1 Physiorption analysis of Silica, CuAlHT, fresh SECuAlHT, reused SECuAlHT BET surface

Langmuir surface

BJH pore volume ( BJH average pore

area (m² g-1)

area (m² g-1)

mL g-1)

size (4 V/A) Å

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5.4

8.0

0.022

113.7

CuAlHT

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34.5

0.11

134.4

55.5

83.0

0.072

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81.5

0.070

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Catalyst

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Quantity Adsorbed (A. U.)

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(b) 20

(a) 0 0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

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Relative Pressure (P/P0) 171 172

Figure 3 N2 adsorption-desorption isotherm: (a) Silica (b) SECuAlHT and (c) CuAlHT

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Pore Volume (cm3/g.A)

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Pore Diameter (Å)

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Figure 4 Pore size analysis of catalyst SECuAlHT

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TGA-DSC of catalyst is shown in Figure 5. Weight loss obtained from 30 to 170 °C is

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due to the loss of moisture content of catalyst, and then from 170 to 360 °C is due to the change

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of hydroxide phase into oxide phase. Above observations were confirmed by endothermic and

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exothermic peaks at first and second weight loss, respectively. Above 400 °C, significant weight

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loss was not observed which indicates that the catalyst is thermally stable.

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Figure 5 TGA of catalyst SECuAlHT

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NH3-TPD showed a peak at 220 °C (Figure 6) of concentration 1.01 mmol g-1 which

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indicates that SECuAlHT catalyst consists of weak acidic sites due to alumina. CO2-TPD showed

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a peak at 150 °C (Figure 7) of concentration 0.38 mmol g-1 which indicates that the catalyst

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consist of weak basic sites due to copper oxide. In TPR, a peak was obtained at 250 °C (Figure

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8) which means that the catalyst was reduced at that temperature with H2 intake capacity 0.39

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mmol g-1. This peak is due to the reduction of copper oxide into copper.

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TCD signal (a.u)

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Temperature (°C)

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Figure 6 NH3 -TPD of catalyst SECuAlHT

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0.003 TCD signal (a.u)

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Figure 7 CO2-TPD of catalyst SECuAlHT

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500

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Figure 8 TPR of SECuAlHT catalyst

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TEM analysis of SECuAlHT is shown in Figure 9. It shows spherical silica particles and

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encapsulated CuAlHT particles. It might be that dark spheres are of CuAlHT while faint spheres

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are of silica.

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500 nm

200 nm

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Figure 9 TEM of catalyst SECuAlHT

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SEM analysis of SECuAlHT is shown in Figure 10. It shows spheres as well as

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aggregates of silica. Elemental composition of the catalyst by EDXS (energy dispersive X-ray

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spectroscopy) analysis is represented in Table 2 which shows the presence of copper, aluminum,

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silica and oxygen as expected.

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Figure 10 SEM of catalysts: SECuAlHT

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Table 2 Composition of elements in SECuAlHT; fresh, reused by EDXS Catalyst

Mass % O 47.07 47.17

Fresh Reused

Al 0.58 0.68

Si 37.61 37.59

Cu 14.75 14.55

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3.2 Effect of various parameters

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3.2.1 Agitation Speed

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To observe the reaction conversions at different agitation speed; the reaction mixture was

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stirred at 400, 600 and 800 rpm. At 600 rpm and 800 rpm, the same conversions were observed

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indicating absence of mass transfer resistance at which the mass transfer of reactant molecules

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from solvent phase to the surface of catalyst and product molecules from the surface of catalyst

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to solvent phase take place effectively (Figure 11). So in all further reactions, speed of agitation

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was maintained at 600 rpm. 90 80 70 60 Conversion (%)

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Figure 11 Effect of speed of agitation. Catalyst- SECuAlHT, VMA-50 µmol, Catalyst loading-

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0.006 g mL-1, Temperature-100 °C, Duration- 8 h, Solvent- water, Total volume-15 mL, 800 rpm

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( ), 600 rpm ( ), 400 rpm ( )

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3.2.2 Catalyst loading

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Catalyst loading was studied at 0.002, 0.004 and 0.006 g mL-1. At 0.006 g mL-1, the

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highest conversion (81 %) was observed while at 0.002 g mL-1, the lowest conversion (55 %)

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was observed (Figure 12). So 0.006 g mL-1 was the catalyst loading for all further reactions.

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Initial rate of reaction was directly proportional to the loading of catalyst (Figure 13). So there

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was a proportional increase in catalyst sites with catalyst loading. Thus, the result indicates the

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absence of intra particle diffusion resistance and external mass transfer resistance. The Wiesz-

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Prater modulus was calculated, as discussed earlier29-31 from the observed rate to find that it was

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far less than one, thereby confirming the absence of intra-particle diffusion limitation. 90 80

Conversion (%)

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Figure 12 Effect of catalyst loading. Catalyst- SECuAlHT, VMA-50 µmol, Speed of agitation-

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600 rpm, Temperature-100 °C, Duration- 8 h, Solvent- water, Total volume-15 mL, 0.002 g mL-1

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Figure 13 Plot of initial rate versus catalyst loading, Catalyst- SECuAlHT, VMA-50 µmol,

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Speed of agitation-600 rpm, Temperature-100 °C, Solvent- Water, Total volume-15 mL

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3.2.3 Concentration of VMA

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Concentration of VMA was varied from 3.3 µmol mL-1 to 13 µmol mL-1. At a

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concentration 3.3 µmol mL-1; the highest conversion (81 %) was observed while at concentration

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13 µmol mL-1; the lowest conversion (40 %) was observed (Figure 14). % Conversion was

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decreased with increased in concentration of VMA in the reaction mixture. At the same reaction

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conditions, number of catalyst sites remain constant which can convert same quantity of

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molecules per unit time. As concentration of VMA increases, number of reacting molecules

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increases which results in decrease in conversion. The conversion decreases with concentration

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due to zero order behavior as will be explained after development of kinetic model. In all further

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reactions, 3.3 µmol mL-1 was chosen concentration of VMA. 90 80 70 Conversion (%)

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Figure 14 Effect of concentration of VMA. Catalyst- SECuAlHT, Speed of agitation-600 rpm,

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Catalyst loading-0.006 g mL-1, Temperature-100 °C, Duration- 8 h, Solvent- water, Total

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volume-15 mL, 3.3 µmol mL-1 ( ), 6.7 µmol mL-1 ( ), 13 µmol mL-1 ( ).

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3.2.4 Temperature

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Reaction mixture was heated at different temperatures from 80 °C to 110 °C. The highest

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conversion (94 %) was observed at 110 °C while the lowest conversion (42 %) was observed at 8

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0°C (Figure 15). Conversion was found to increase with increase in temperature. Inspection of

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Figure 15 Effect of temperature. Catalyst- SECuAlHT, VMA-50 µmol, Speed of agitation-600

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similar conversion (81 %) and selectivity (89 %). The same procedure was repeated for three

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characterized by FTIR (Figure 2), physiorption analysis (Table 1, Figure S3), chemisorption

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analysis (Table 3, Figure S4-S6) and XRD analysis (Figure S7) techniques to verify the

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Table 3 Chemisorption analysis of fresh and reused SECuAlHT catalyst Catalyst Fresh Reused

Acidity in mmol g-1 1.01 1.11

Basicity in mmol g-1 0.38 0.37

H2 intake capacity in mmol g-1 0.39 0.37

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catalyst were used and oxygen in air helps in oxidation of the reduced catalyst. However,

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Figure 17 Effect of N2, O2, air and time. SECuAlHT, VMA-50 µmol, Speed of agitation-600

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Concentration, mol ml-1 x 106

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Figure 18 Concentration profile for conversion of VMA to vanillin and vanillic acid. Catalyst-

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SECuAlHT is a redox catalyst in which CuAlHT is at the core surrounded by silica shell.

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catalyst is proposed (Scheme 2). Firstly, VMA get adsorbed on the catalyst sites where –H is

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used by the catalyst from substrate to form carbocation. This intermediate loses –H on the

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catalyst site to give another an intermediate α-keto acid. This intermediate undergoes

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decarboxylation on catalyst sites which acts as basic sites to give product. Product gets desorbed

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from the catalytic sites into reaction mixture. Reduced catalytic sites are oxidized by molecular

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oxygen as shown in Scheme 3.

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Scheme 2 Reaction mechanism for oxidative decarboxylation of VMA over SECuAlHT

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VMA acid is oxidized to α-keto acid on catalytic sites, cupric oxide to cuprous

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hydroxide. Cuprous hydroxide is converted to cuprous oxide by losing water. Then cuprous

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OH O

O

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H

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OH O

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CO 2

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O

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OH

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Scheme 3 Possible mechanism for regeneration of catalyst by molecular oxygen

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Both molecule of VMA and oxygen are assumed to be adsorbed on actives sites of

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catalyst. Oxygen molecule dissociate into O atom. After surface reaction between reactants,

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products get formed which are vanillin and carbon dioxide. It is considered that all the reacting species were weakly adsorbed and rate of reaction is

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controlled by surface reaction.

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rO2 = −

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Where rO2 is the rate of oxidation reaction

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C A0

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Integration of above equation at constant oxygen partial pressure is,

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This is the equation for zero order reaction. For a given partial pressure of oxygen and catalyst

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loading X ACA0 will be linear in time which was stated earlier.

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dX A = k1 PO2 w dt

k1PO2 w CA

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Rearrangement of eq (3) also shows that fractional conversion will be inversely proportional to

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independent of initial concentration of VMA and thereby supporting zero order reaction.

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Activation energy calculated from Arrhenius plot (Figure 21) was 8.7 kcal mol-1 which suggests

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8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0

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0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 5 Initial concentration X 10 (mol mL-1)

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Figure 20 Effect of initial concentrations of VMA on initial rate of reaction. Catalyst-

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Duration- 8 h, Solvent- Water, Total volume-15 mL -18.4 -18.6 -18.8 y = -4373.9x - 7.2081 R² = 0.99

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0.0026

0.00265

0.0027 1/T (K)

0.00275

0.0028

0.00285

Figure 21 Arrhenius plot

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was prepared. The catalyst was

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characterized by different techniques to explore textural properties, surface area, information

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about active sites, thermal stability, etc. It was used for oxidative decarboxylation of vanillyl

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mandelic acid (VMA) to vanillin which uses atmospheric oxygen in base-free condition. Speed

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of agitation, catalyst loading, concentration of VMA and temperature were found to influence the

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rate of reaction and theses parameters were tuned to obtain maximum conversion with highest

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selectivity. Presence of O2 atmosphere in reaction increases the initial rate of reaction but later

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gives the same rate of reaction as in atmospheric air. Reaction should be carried out for longer

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periods (12 h) in an atmospheric air at VMA concentration of 50 µmol, speed of agitation of 600

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rpm, catalyst loading of 0.006 g mL-1 and water as solvent at 100 °C. The catalyst was reused

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for 4 cycles and gave the same conversion and selectivity. Based on reaction mechanism, kinetic

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model was developed. Calculated activation energy of reaction was 8.7 kcal mol-1. Vanillin is

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efficiently synthesised from VMA by green route. It is possible to commercialise this process to

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produce vanillin economically.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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S.L.B. thankful to the University Grants Commission (UGC) for BSR fellowship. G.D.Y.

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received support from the R.T. Mody Distinguished Professor Endowment and DST-GOI as J.C.

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Bose National Fellowship.

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AUTHOR INFORMATION

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Corresponding Author

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Tel: +91-22-3361-1001, Fax: +91-22-3361-1020; +91-22-3361-1002,

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E-mail: [email protected]

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SUPPORTING INFORMATION STATEMENT

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Chemicals, techniques for catalyst characterization, assembly for experiment, analysis method,

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GCMS and 1H NMR of vanillin, and N2 adsorption-desorption isotherm, NH3 TPD, CO2 TPD,

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