Enhanced Biphasic Reactions in Amphiphilic Silica Mesopores

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In this study, we investigated the effect of the pore volume and mesopore size of surface-active catalytic organosilicas on the genesis of particle-stabilized (Pickering) emulsions for the dodecanal/ethylene glycol system and their reactivity for the acid-catalyzed biphasic acetalization reaction. To this aim, we functionalized a series of fumed silica superparticles (size 100-300 nm) displaying an average mesopore size in the range of 11-14 nm and variable mesopore volume, with a similar surface density of octyl and propylsulfonic acid groups. The modified silica superparticles were characterized in detail using different techniques, including acid-base titration, thermogravimetric analysis, TEM, and dynamic light scattering. The pore volume of the particles impacts their self-assembly and coverage at the dodecanal/ethylene glycol (DA/EG) interface. This affects the stability and the average droplet size of emulsions and conditions of the available interfacial surface area for reaction. The maximum DA-EG productivity is observed for A200 super-SiNPs with a pore volume of 0.39 cm3·g-1 with an interfacial coverage by particles lower than 1 (i.e., submonolayer). Using dissipative particle dynamics and all-atom grand canonical Monte Carlo simulations, we unveil a stabilizing role of the pore volume of porous silica superparticles for generating emulsions and local micromixing of immiscible dodecanal and ethylene glycol, allowing fast and efficient solvent-free acetalization in the presence of Pickering emulsions. The micromixing level is interrelated to the adsorption energy of self-assembled particles at the DA/EG interface.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:128

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The journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces - 128(2024), 4 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 1644-1653

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Englisch

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Zhao, Guolin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yao [VerfasserIn]
Zhen, Wen [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Yunjiao [VerfasserIn]
Hong, Bing [VerfasserIn]
Han, Xia [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Shuangliang [VerfasserIn]
Pera-Titus, Marc [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 10.02.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c07477

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NLM368119750