Abstract
Widely pH-stable emulsions configured by solid emulsifiers with high chemical stabilities and anti-corrosion properties under strong acid or alkaline conditions are highly sought after for practical and wide application of Pickering interfacial catalysis. Herein, a unique strategy was reported for synthesis of a widely pH-stable and novel emulsifier by passivating the pH-responsive sites on graphene oxide nanoribbon (GONR) surface using ionic liquid (IL). The suitable wettability of GONR-IL was derived from the positive binding energy between IL and water, which ensured the stability of the emulsion in a wide pH range. Benefiting from the passivated surface chemistry of GONR, the emulsion microreactor stabilized by GONR-IL exhibited a remarkable stability over a wide range of pH values. A GONR-IL-supported Pd catalyst stabilized at the toluene-water interface achieved an excellent emulsion catalytic activity for benzyl alcohol oxidation (conversion of 92 %), which was exceedingly higher than that of Pd/GONR (<1 %), Pd/CNTs-IL (51 %), or Pd/GO-IL (8 %).
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