@article{10902/20829,
year = {2020},
month = {1},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10902/20829},
abstract = {The functionalization of silica-coated, magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles, with an iron-containing ionic liquid, allows for the synthesis of a Fe3O4@SiO2@(mim)[FeCl4] system that can be employed as a magnetically recoverable nanocatalyst. Herein, we present the use of Fe3O4@SiO2@(mim)[FeCl4] for the glycolysis of PET into BHET under conventional heating. The catalyst achieved nearly 100% yield and selectivity over twelve consecutive reaction cycles at 180 °C and was efficiently recovered without tedious work-up or purification processes. Additional analyses revealed that the amount of catalyst lost after each cycle was negligible and no trace of Fe was found in the purified BHET product.},
organization = {Financial support from Universidad de Cantabria (Proyecto Puente convocatoria 2018 financed by SODERCAN_FEDER) and Spanish Ministry of Economy Industry and Competitiveness (Grant No.CTQ2017-83175R).},
publisher = {Elsevier},
publisher = {Applied Catalysis B: Environmental Volume 260, January 2020, 118110},
title = {Paramagnetic ionic liquid-coated SiO2@Fe3O4 nanoparticles - The next generation of magnetically recoverable nanocatalysts applied in the glycolysis of PET},
author = {Cano Rico, Israel and Martín Gandul, María del Carmen and Alves Fernandes, Jesum and Lodge, Rhys W. and Dupont, Jairton and Casado-Carmona, Francisco A. and Lucena, Rafael and Cardenas, Soledad and Sans, Victor and Pedro del Valle, Imanol de},
}