Mesoporous metal titanates as multifunctional catalysts
The present disclosure relates to mesoporous metal titanate materials composition. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to a mesoporous metal titanate material composition that is active for multiple reactions, including aromatic alkylation, alkene coupling, alkene cyclization, alkyne oxidation, alcohol dehydrogenation reactions.
1. A mesoporous metal titanate material, wherein the material has a homogeneous pore size distribution and a surface area, and the material is in the form of one or more particles,
wherein the average pore size diameter is in the range of about 2 to about 7 nm and the surface area is in the range of about 200 m 2 /g to about 550 m 2 /g, and
wherein the one or more particles have an average particle diameter of less than 50 nm.
2. The mesoporous metal titanate material according to claim 1 , wherein the metal is a transition metal, a p-block metal, an s-block metal, or a lanthanide.
3. The mesoporous metal titanate material according to claim 2 , wherein the metal is a transition metal.
4. The mesoporous metal titanate material according to claim 3 , wherein the transition metal is a first row-transition metal.
5. The mesoporous metal titanate material according to claim 2 , wherein the metal is a p-block metal.
6. The mesoporous metal titanate material according to claim 2 , wherein the metal is an s-block metal.
7. The mesoporous metal titanate material according to claim 2 , wherein the metal is a lanthanide.
8. A multifunctional catalyst comprising the mesoporous metal titanate material according to claim 1 .