Abstract:

A novel partially graphitic carbon catalyst was developed and used in the aerobic oxidation of cyclohexane to KA oil (cyclohexanol A= and K=cyclohexanone) in liquid phase. Excellent catalytic performance was achieved and the conversion of cyclohexane reached 54.8% with a high selectivity of 44.4% to KA oil at 125°C for 8 h. The characterizations and control experiment results shows that the co-existence of the graphitic structure and amorphous part is crucial to this excellent performance.

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