Microwave assisted synthesis of metal organic framework molecules as catalysis for the oxidation of hardwood lignin

INOR 565

Michael P. Masingale, masingal@lemoyne.edu, Department of Chemistry, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY 13214 and Raymond C. Francis, Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY-ESF, 1 Forestry Dr, Syracuse, NY 13210.
In this work we describe the microwave assisted hydrothermal synthesis of metal organic framework (MOF) molecules containing Cu(II) and Fe(III) that were used as catalysis in the hydrogen peroxide oxidation of phenylpropane polymer units of hardwood lignin to phenolic monomers. Catalysts of Cu(II) were prepared using benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid (BDC); molecules of Fe(III) were prepared using either 1,2,4-triazole and benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid. Using the microwave synthesis approach MOF's were synthesized in under 1 minute, exhibited uniform shapes, and exhibited narrow size distributions.
 

Applications of Materials
7:00 PM-10:00 PM, Tuesday, August 21, 2007 BCEC -- Exhibit Hall - B2, Poster

Division of Inorganic Chemistry

The 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 19-23, 2007