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High-resolution single-turnover mapping reveals intraparticle diffusion limitation in Ti-MCM-41-Catalyzed epoxidation

  • Gert De Cremer*
  • , Maarten B.J. Roeffaers
  • , Evelyne Bartholomeeusen
  • , Kaifeng Lin
  • , Peter Dedecker
  • , Paolo P. Pescarmona
  • , Pierre A. Jacobs
  • , Dirk E. De Vos
  • , Johan Hofkens
  • , Bert F. Sels
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • KU Leuven

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Abstract

(Figure Presented) Shedding light on catalysis: For the first time, transport phenomena and their influence on catalysis are directly observed for individual catalytic particles by single-turnover mapping using highresolution fluorescence microscopy. The Thiele modulus could be measured with just one experiment, proving the existence of diffusional limitations for the Ti-MCM-41 catalyzed epoxidation of a fluorescent reporter molecule (see picture; TBH P = tert-butylhydroperoxide).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)908-911
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume49
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Jan 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Diffusion
  • Epoxidation
  • Fluorescent probes
  • Heterogeneous catalysis
  • Single-molecule studies

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