Sulfonic acid-functionalized mesostructured silicas have been evaluated in the solvent-free aldol dimerization of biomass-derived levulinic acid into bio-jet fuel precursors. These compounds produce branched alkanes a subsequent hydrodeoxygenation process, with suitable properties for being renewable alternative to conventional fossil aviation fuels. The combination activity and selectivity tow...

Although nitrogen doped CNTs (N-CNTs) are considered as a promising alternative to platinized carbon for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), the origin of the enhanced ORR activity with N-CNTs is not clear at present. Among several plausible reasons, the exposure of edge plane and creation of impurity band/surface states near the Fermi level ...

PIM-1-based freestanding mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) and thin film nanocomposites (TFNs) were prepared by incorporating porous silica nanosheets (SN) exfoliated SN (E-SN) derived from natural vermiculite (Verm) in the PIM-1 polymer matrix. In addition, functionalized sulfonic acid amine groups (S-SN N-SN, respectively) also used as fillers for preparation of MMMs. The gas separation performan...

Acid catalysis is widely used in the chemical industry, and nowadays many efforts are being focused on replacing more common homogeneous catalysts with heterogeneous ones order to make greener industrial processes. In this perspective, sulfonic solid acid materials represent a valid alternative homogenous mineral several catalyzed reactions. minireview, an overview of recent advances preparatio...

Natural phenolic antioxidants are extensively studied compounds due to their positive health effect and wide distribution in human diets. The simultaneous occurrence samples requires selective methods for determination. Electrochemical sensor based on the polyaminobenzene sulfonic acid functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (f-SWCNT) electropolymerized bromocresol purple has been develop...

sulfonic acid-based precursors (sap) play an important role in tailoring mesoporous silica’s and convert them to a solid acid catalyst with a bronsted-type nature. these kinds of solid acids contribute to sustainable and green chemistry by their heterogeneous, recyclable, and high efficiency features. therefore, knowing the properties and reactivity of saps can guide us to manufacture a sulfona...

a mild and green method has been developed for the preparation of coumarins derivatives through the one-pot reactions. in our study,various phenols and ethyl acetoacetate compound in which we used silica-supported boron sulfonic acid [sio2/b(so4h)3] as a new, highly efficient and tri-functional inorganic brønsted acid catalyst were processed under solvent-free condition and thermal. the catalys...