Abstract
A series of iron-oxide nanoparticles were prepared inside the pores of macroporous resins by in situ forced hydrolysis of Fe 3+ ions chemisorbed at the pore walls. The resulting composites were identified with transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-visible and near IR spectroscopy and surface photovoltage spectroscopy (SPS). The phase of the resulting iron-oxide particles embedded in resin was β-FeOOH. The particles ranged from 2 to 5 nm in size and were spherical in shape. These composites were used in catalysis for hydroxylation of phenol with H 2O 2. They showed very high hydroxylation activity due to nanosized β-FeOOH particles inside resins with very little aggregation and also showed easy physical separation due to the polymer matrix. In addition, the acidic environment around the β-FeOOH particles accelerated their hydroxylation activity.
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