Design of highly active titanosilicate catalyst utilizing grafting reaction onto the surface of several silica supports

Abstract

Metallosilicate catalysts with tetrahedrally coordinated transition metal species linked into silica frameworks have attracted attention as oxidation catalysts because they show highly selective catalytic activities in partial oxidation of a wide variety of hydrocarbons using oxidants or photoirradiation. Herein, we report highly active titanosilicate photocatalyst prepared by grafting titanium complex onto the surfaces of several silica supports.