Shiyu Wu,Yufu Yi,Shengliang Liao,Hongyan Si,Yuling Yang,Guorong Fan,Peng Wang
We described the comprehensive synthesis, characterization, and catalytic performance of a novel type of the ordered cubic Ia3̅d supermicroporous silicas by using tetraethyl orthosilicate as a silicon source and a hydroxyl-functionalized quaternary ammonium salt as a template under alkali conditions. The effects of various reaction conditions on the pore structure and morphology of the silica materials were thoroughly investigated. Our results showed that under a wide range of reaction conditions, supermicroporous silicas with a highly ordered cubic Ia3̅d structure can be produced with a large BET specific surface area of 1741 m2/g, high pore volume of 0.91 cm3/g, concentrated pore size at 19.1 Å, and crystalline morphology. After Al doping, the obtained aluminosilicates preserved a highly ordered cubic supermicroporous structure. By using the H-form aluminosilicates as catalysts, we selectively dimerized β-pinene. The catalysts exhibited an excellent catalytic activity for β-pinene dimerization with a conversion yield up to 100%. Compared with conventional mesoporous H-form Al-MCM-48 catalysts, the prepared supermicroporous catalysts exhibited superior catalytic performance due to their excellent shape-selective properties, producing the β-pinene dimer in a yield up to 72.4% with dimer/oligomer ratios in the range of 7.5–10.1. This study featured a detailed preparation and characterization of supermicroporous silica with novel microstructures and showed its utility in catalytic dimerization.
In the present study, two novel fully biobased benzoxazines were synthesized using modified products of rosin, dehydroabietylamine, guaiacol, 4-methylumbelliferone, and paraformaldehyde. The chemical structures of DM (dehydroabietylamine, 4-methylumbelliferone) and DG (dehydroabietylamine, guaiacol) were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and 13C NMR spectra, dimensional nuclear magnetic and high-resolution mass spectrometry. The curing process of DM and DG was monitored by differential scanning calorimetry and in situ FTIR. The results demonstrated that the corresponding polymers PDM and PDG had high thermal stability. In addition, they had low dielectric constants below 3.30 at 25 °C and 1 kHz condition. Water contact angle measurements, OPC-time curves, and Tafel plots of PDG and PDM were also studied. The results showed that anticorrosion performances of PDG and PDM were stable during the immersion process and had strong abilities as shield corrosive media. Therefore, these two benzoxazine resins based on dehydrobietylamine may have potential applications in many fields.