Volume 127, Issue 41 pp. 12114-12119
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Direct Epoxidation of Propylene over Stabilized Cu+ Surface Sites on Titanium-Modified Cu2O

Dr. Xiaofang Yang

Dr. Xiaofang Yang

Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2 Center St., Upton, NY 11973 (USA)

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Dr. Shyam Kattel

Dr. Shyam Kattel

Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2 Center St., Upton, NY 11973 (USA)

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Ke Xiong

Ke Xiong

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, 150 Academy St., Newark, DE 19716 (USA)

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Dr. Kumudu Mudiyanselage

Dr. Kumudu Mudiyanselage

Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2 Center St., Upton, NY 11973 (USA)

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Dr. Sergei Rykov

Dr. Sergei Rykov

Sergei Rykov, Department of Semiconductors Physics and Nanoelectronics, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, 195251 St. Petersburg (Russia)

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Dr. Sanjaya D. Senanayake

Dr. Sanjaya D. Senanayake

Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2 Center St., Upton, NY 11973 (USA)

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Dr. José A. Rodriguez

Dr. José A. Rodriguez

Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2 Center St., Upton, NY 11973 (USA)

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Dr. Ping Liu

Dr. Ping Liu

Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2 Center St., Upton, NY 11973 (USA)

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Dr. Dario J. Stacchiola

Dr. Dario J. Stacchiola

Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2 Center St., Upton, NY 11973 (USA)

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Prof. Dr. Jingguang G. Chen

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Jingguang G. Chen

Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2 Center St., Upton, NY 11973 (USA)

Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 500 W. 120th St., New York, NY 10027 (USA)

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First published: 17 July 2015
Citations: 10

Abstract

Direct propylene epoxidation by O2 is a challenging reaction because of the strong tendency for complete combustion. Results from the current study demonstrate that by generating highly dispersed and stabilized Cu+ active sites in a TiCuOx mixed oxide the epoxidation selectivity can be tuned. The TiCuOx surface anchors the key surface intermediate, an oxametallacycle, leading to higher selectivity for epoxidation of propylene.

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