Tong, JinhuiLi, WenyanBo, LiliWang, HuanHu, YusenZhang, ZhixiaMahboob, Abdulla2017-12-222017-12-222016-12-01Jinhui Tong, Wenyan Li, Lili Bo, Huan Wang, Yusen Hu, Zhixia Zhang, Abdulla Mahboob, Selective oxidation of styrene catalyzed by cerium-doped cobalt ferrite nanocrystals with greatly enhanced catalytic performance, In Journal of Catalysis, Volume 344, 2016, Pages 474-48100219517https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002195171630224Xhttp://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/3062Abstract The rare earth metal Ce-doped cobalt ferrite samples CexCo1−xFe2O4 (x=0.1, 0.3, 0.5) were prepared by the sol–gel autocombustion route. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, ICP–atomic emission spectroscopy, and N2 physisorption. Their catalytic performance was evaluated in oxidation of styrene using hydrogen peroxide (30%) as oxidant. Compared with pristine CoFe2O4, the Ce-doped samples were found to be more efficient catalysts for the oxidation of styrene to benzaldehyde, with greatly enhanced catalytic performance. Especially, when Ce0.3Co0.7Fe2O4 was used as catalyst, 90.3% styrene conversion and 91.5% selectivity for benzaldehyde were obtained at 90°C for 9h reaction. The catalyst can be magnetically separated easily for reuse, and no obvious loss of activity was observed when it was reused in five consecutive runs.enSol–gel autocombustionMagnetic nanocrystalsRare-earth-doped ferritesStyrene oxidationHydrogen peroxideArticle© 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.