01670nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245010800055210006900163260007300232300001000305490000700315520079400322653001001116653002401126653002701150653002101177653002101198653000801219100002001227700002101247700002901268856013101297       2013                        eng d  a1566-736700aHeterogeneous Co3O4 catalyst for selective oxidation of aqueous veratryl alcohol using molecular oxygen0 aHeterogeneous Co3O4 catalyst for selective oxidation of aqueous   aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcMAR  a66-690 v333 a<p>Nano-structured, spinel Co3O4 catalyst was developed for the aqueous phase oxidation of veratryl alcohol, which showed the highest conversion of 85% with 96% selectivity to veratryl aldehyde. The co-existence of Co3+ and Co2+ species in the octahedral and tetrahedral positions respectively, was confirmed by XPS, cyclic voltammogram, TPR and TPO characterization. The rod-like morphology of Co3O4 catalyst was confirmed by HRTEM. The effects of various reaction parameters namely, catalyst concentration, temperature and partial oxygen pressure on conversion and selectivity patterns were also studied for the oxidation of veratryl alcohol. This catalyst also showed an excellent stability as evidenced by successful reusability for three times. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier B.V.</p>10aCo3O410aCyclic voltammogram10aLiquid phase oxidation10aMolecular oxygen10aVeratryl alcohol10aXPS1 aMate, Vivek, R.1 aShirai, Masayuki1 aRode, Chandrashekhar, V.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/heterogeneous-co3o4-catalyst-selective-oxidation-aqueous-veratryl-alcohol-using-molecular-0