TY - EJOUR AU - Fazaeli, Razieh AU - Aliyan, Hamid AU - Foroushani, Somaieh Parishani AU - Mohagheghian, Zahra AU - Heidari, Zahra PY - 2024 DA - February TI - Nanosized mesoporous composite PW12-APTES@KIT-6: An efficient heterogeneous catalyst for selective oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides and sulfones T2 - Iranian Journal of Catalysis VL - 3 L1 - https://oiccpress.com/iranian-journal-of-catalysis/article/nanosized-mesoporous-composite-pw12-apteskit-6-an-efficient-heterogeneous-catalyst-for-selective-oxidation-of-sulfides-to-sulfoxides-and-sulfones/ N2 - Surface of mesostructured silica, KIT-6, was modified by grafting 3-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane (APTES) to have the positive charge, and thus, to provide sites for the immobilization of H3PW12O40 (PW12).  This modified-nanosized mesoporous silica (PW12-APTES@ KIT-6) was characterized by FTIR, XRD, BET and TEM. The oxidation of sulfides occurs effectively and selectively with H2O2 as the oxidant. PW12-APTES@KIT-6 was used as the catalyst.  The catalyst can be reused for several times but it will be less active. IS - 3 PB - OICC Press KW - Heterogeneous catalysis, Polyoxotungstate, Mesoporous silica KIT-6 EN -