01942nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245013900055210006900194260007300263300001200336490000800348520105400356653002101410653001701431653001901448653001401467653002201481653002901503100002601532700002201558856013201580       2010                        eng d  a0926-860X00aSolvent-free selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde by tert-butyl hydroperoxide over U3O8-supported nano-gold catalysts0 aSolventfree selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyd  aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcMAR  a252-2570 v3753 a<p>Liquid-phase oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde by tertiary butyl hydroperoxide over different uranium oxide supported nano-gold catalysts in the absence of a solvent has been thoroughly investigated. The influences of catalyst parameters [viz, method of gold deposition (impregnation, co-precipitation, deposition-precipitation and homogeneous deposition-precipitation), gold loading (08 wt%) and catalyst calcination temperature (100-900 degrees C)] on the catalyst performance have been investigated. The influence of reaction conditions [viz, reaction time (0-2 h) and temperature (25-94 degrees C)] on the process performance has also been studied. The Au/U3O8 catalyst prepared by the homogeneous deposition-precipitation and calcined at 400 degrees C showed very high activity (100% benzyl alcohol conversion with &gt;85% selectivity for benzaldehyde) in the process for a short reaction period (0.5 h) at 94 degrees C. The catalyst also showed excellent reusability in the process. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>10aAu/U3O8 catalyst10aBenzaldehyde10aBenzyl alcohol10aNano-gold10aPartial oxidation10atert-Butyl hydroperoxide1 aChoudhary, Vasant, R.1 aDumbre, Deepa, K.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/solvent-free-selective-oxidation-benzyl-alcohol-benzaldehyde-tert-butyl-hydroperoxide-over-0