Synthesis and Characterization of Copper-diamsar Functionalized SBA-15 as a Novel Nanocatalyst

Copper-diamsar functionalized SBA-15 were synthesized by copper(II) precursor complex anchoring intoordered mesoporous silica to cause fixed [Cu(diamsar)]2+ complex on the surface of SBA-15. Successful complexationof copper(II) ion and diamsar and then grafting it to SBA-15, hindered the copper ions from leaching out from the SBA-15 support. X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) have been applied for characterization ofthe nanocatalyst and investigation on the textural features of SBA-15 within the grafting process.

Keywords:

Heterogeneous catalysis , Cu(II)-diamsar complex