Issue 44, 2014

Fabrication of novel hybrid nanoflowers from boron nitride nanosheets and metal–organic frameworks: a solid acid catalyst with enhanced catalytic performance

Abstract

A double solvent replacement method was employed for the synthesis of novel hybrid nanoflowers from boron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs) and the metal–organic framework (MOF) MIL-53 in aqueous solutions under hydrothermal treatments. The strong binding ability of aluminum ions onto the surface of BNNSs determines the 3D flowerlike architectures of the BNNSs/MOFs hybrid, and the BNNSs act as a structure-directing template. The BNNSs/MOFs showed an enhanced catalytic activity in the acetalization of benzaldehyde with methanol owing to the facilitated diffusion process in the hierarchical architectures.

Graphical abstract: Fabrication of novel hybrid nanoflowers from boron nitride nanosheets and metal–organic frameworks: a solid acid catalyst with enhanced catalytic performance

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 Aug 2014
Accepted
25 Sep 2014
First published
25 Sep 2014

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014,2, 18731-18735

Fabrication of novel hybrid nanoflowers from boron nitride nanosheets and metal–organic frameworks: a solid acid catalyst with enhanced catalytic performance

P. Wang, H. Li, Q. Gao, P. Li, X. Yao, L. Bai, K. T. Nguyen, R. Zou and Y. Zhao, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 18731 DOI: 10.1039/C4TA04230A

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