New Invention Profile
| Publication No: | IN202211054906 [India] | Application No: | 202211054906 |
| Title: | A process for conversion of alcohol to aldehydes with zinc oxide nanocatalyst | ||
| Publication Date: | 29-03-2024 | File Date: | 23-09-2022 |
| Inventor(s): | Kavita Purushottam Joshi ; Shubhangi Bhalchandra Umbarkar ; Shweta Mehta ; Mirabai Madhukar Kasabe | ||
| IPC Classification: | C07C45/38, C07C1/20, C07C45/00, C25B3/02, B01J23/06 | ||
| Abstract: | The present disclosure provides a process of conversion from methanol to formaldehyde in presence of ZnO nanocatalyst. Most interestingly, in the presence of ZnO, the MeOH gets converted to formaldehyde at ambient conditions. The present invention explores the (101 ?1) facet of ZnO to understand its interaction with methanol using periodic density functional theory (DFT). The present invention discloses the spontaneous conversion of methanol to formaldehyde at this facet as thermodynamically the most favorable outcome. After formation, formaldehyde desorbs from the surface. Methanol converts to formaldehyde at room temperature and atmospheric pressure with 100% selectivity. | ||
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