Affiliation:
1. Advanced Porous Materials Unit (APMU) IMDEA Energy Institute Av. Ramón de La Sagra, 3 28935 Móstoles, Madrid Spain
2. EID University Rey Juan Carlos (URJC) Tulipán s/n Móstoles 28933 Spain
3. EMAT and NANOlab Center of Excellence University of Antwerp Groenenborgerlaan 171 Antwerp 2020 Belgium
Abstract
AbstractThe efficiency of a catalytic process is assessed based on conversion, yield, and time effectiveness. However, these parameters are insufficient for evaluating environmentally sustainable research. As the world is urged to shift towards green catalysis, additional factors such as reaction media, raw material availability, sustainability, waste minimization and catalyst biosafety, need to be considered to accurately determine the efficacy and sustainability of the process. By combining the high porosity and versatility of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and the activity of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), efficient, cyclable and biosafe composite catalysts can be achieved. Thus, a composite based on AuNPs and the nanometric flexible porous iron(III) aminoterephthalate MIL‐88B‐NH2 was successfully synthesized and fully characterized. This nanocomposite was tested as catalyst in the reduction of nitroarenes, which were identified as anthropogenic water pollutants, reaching cyclable high conversion rates at short times for different nitroarenes. Both synthesis and catalytic reactions were performed using green conditions, and even further tested in a time‐optimizing one‐pot synthesis and catalysis experiment. The sustainability and environmental impact of the catalytic conditions were assessed by green metrics. Thus, this study provides an easily implementable synthesis, and efficient catalysis, while minimizing the environmental and health impact of the process.
Funder
H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions