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Dioxygen Activation: Potential Future Technical Applications in Reactive Bubbly Flows
Author(s) -
Miska Andreas,
Norbury Jonah,
Lerch Markus,
Schindler Siegfried
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.201600684
Subject(s) - catalysis , chemistry , aqueous solution , reactive intermediate , homogeneous , work (physics) , chemical engineering , combinatorial chemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , materials science , thermodynamics , engineering , physics
A dinuclear iron complex reacts with dioxygen to form a peroxido complex which has the potential to be used in homogeneous catalysis for selective oxidation of organic substrates. Previously, this complex has been investigated in organic solvents that seem less likely to be used on a larger scale in chemical industry. Transferring the reaction from organic solvents to aqueous solutions is difficult; however, first results indicated that derivatives of this complex should lead to the formation of a reactive oxidant from air in water. So far, the complexes investigated do not fulfill the requirements for their usage in a reactive bubbly flow system, but results of this work are promising for future applications.