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In this work a naturally available material such as starch is used as catalyst support for the oxidation of phenol. Starch was modified through grafting by acrylonitrile and the nitrile groups were converted to the amidoxime form. Metal complexes of the polyamidoxime resin with iron, copper and zinc were used as catalysts for the oxidation of phenol using H2O2 as oxidizing agent.
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Environment-friendly catalyst support based on modified starch was used for the activation of environment-friendly oxidizing agent H2O2, to oxidize phenolic compounds
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Starch is a natural plant product and it has been modified into an amidoxime form. It has been used as catalyst support with a minimum amount of auxiliary chemicals in absence of organic solvents for the realization of some of the fundamental objectives of green chemistry.
Dr HANY EL-HAMSHARY
Tanta Univerity, Egypt, and King Saud University
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This page is a summary of: Oxidation of Phenol by Hydrogen Peroxide Catalyzed by Metal-Containing Poly(amidoxime) Grafted Starch, Molecules, November 2011, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/molecules16129900.
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