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  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,130 Views
14 Pages

Dimensional Control in Polyoxometalate Crystals Hybridized with Amphiphilic Polymerizable Ionic Liquids

  • Toshiyuki Misawa,
  • Jun Kobayashi,
  • Yoshiki Kiyota,
  • Masayuki Watanabe,
  • Seiji Ono,
  • Yosuke Okamura,
  • Shinichi Koguchi,
  • Masashi Higuchi,
  • Yu Nagase and
  • Takeru Ito

16 July 2019

Ionic liquids are an important component for constructing functional materials, and polyxometalate cluster anion is a promising partner for building inorganic–organic hybrid materials comprising ionic liquids. In such hybrid materials, the prec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,608 Views
12 Pages

Facile Construction of Supported Polyoxometalate Ionic Liquids for Deep Oxidative Desulfurization of Fuel

  • Shuang Tong,
  • Tianqi Huang,
  • Mengyue Chen,
  • Zidan Zhu,
  • Chao Wang,
  • Hongping Li and
  • Ming Zhang

7 November 2024

A series of commercial silica-supported polyoxometalate ionic liquids ([Cnmim]3PMo12O40) with different substitutes in the imidazole ring were prepared via a facile ball milling method and employed as catalysts in the oxidative desulfurization of org...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,054 Views
13 Pages

29 March 2024

With the increasingly strict limitations on emission standards of vehicles, deep desulfurization in fuel is indispensable for social development worldwide. In this study, a series of hybrid materials based on SiO2-supported polyoxometalate ionic liqu...

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,571 Views
24 Pages

Polyoxometalate (POM)-based ionic liquids (POM-ILs) are gaining increasing attention due to their diverse structures and functionalities. POMs in POM-ILs not only act as essential structural building blocks but also play a crucial role in their funct...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
9,034 Views
14 Pages

Polymerizable Ionic Liquid Crystals Comprising Polyoxometalate Clusters toward Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Solid Electrolytes

  • Takeru Ito,
  • Saki Otobe,
  • Tatsuma Oda,
  • Tatsuhiro Kojima,
  • Seiji Ono,
  • Masayuki Watanabe,
  • Yoshiki Kiyota,
  • Toshiyuki Misawa,
  • Shinichi Koguchi and
  • Yu Nagase
  • + 2 authors

20 July 2017

Solid electrolytes are crucial materials for lithium-ion or fuel-cell battery technology due to their structural stability and easiness for handling. Emergence of high conductivity in solid electrolytes requires precise control of the composition and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
4,405 Views
17 Pages

9 March 2021

Wettability is an important factor affecting the performance of catalytic oxidative desulfurization. In order to develop an efficient catalyst for the extractive coupled catalytic oxidative desulfurization (ECODS) of fuel oil by H2O2 and acetonitrile...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
5,753 Views
14 Pages

Deep Oxidative Desulfurization of Fuels in the Presence of Brönsted Acidic Polyoxometalate-Based Ionic Liquids

  • Argam Akopyan,
  • Ekaterina Eseva,
  • Polina Polikarpova,
  • Anastasia Kedalo,
  • Anna Vutolkina and
  • Aleksandr Glotov

26 January 2020

Polyoxometalate-based ionic liquid hybrid materials with a pyridinium cation, containing Brönsted acid sites, were synthesized and used as catalysts for the oxidation of model and real diesel fuels. Keggin-type polyoxometalates with the formulae...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
3,612 Views
10 Pages

Antifungal Activity of Polyoxometalate-Ionic Liquids on Historical Brick

  • Katarzyna Rajkowska,
  • Anna Koziróg,
  • Anna Otlewska,
  • Małgorzata Piotrowska,
  • Elena Atrián-Blasco,
  • Isabel Franco-Castillo and
  • Scott G. Mitchell

1 December 2020

Moulds inhabiting mineral-based materials may cause their biodeterioration, contributing to inestimable losses, especially in the case of cultural heritage objects and architectures. Fungi in mouldy buildings may also pose a threat to human health an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,294 Views
13 Pages

9 October 2022

The temperature of industrial gas containing harmful H2S can reach hundreds of degrees. However, few processes can be used directly for H2S removal from industrial high-temperature gas. In this work, three polyoxometalates with different central atom...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,423 Views
20 Pages

A novel porous polyoxometalate (POM)-based composite (Co4PW–PDDVAC) was prepared via the solidification of water-soluble polytungstate (Co4PW) on the polymeric ionic liquid dimethyldodecyl-4-polyethylene benzyl ammonium chloride (PDDVAC) via a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,193 Views
10 Pages

Removing Simultaneously Sulfur and Nitrogen from Fuel under a Sustainable Oxidative Catalytic System

  • Dinis F. Silva,
  • Alexandre M. Viana,
  • Fátima Mirante,
  • Baltazar de Castro,
  • Luís Cunha-Silva and
  • Salete S. Balula

19 June 2021

An effective process to remove nitrogen-based compounds from fossil fuels without harming the process of sulfur removal is an actual gap in refineries. A success combination of desulfurization and denitrogenation processes capable of completely remov...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,521 Views
18 Pages

Synthesis, Physical Properties and Application of a Series of New Polyoxometalate-Based Ionic Liquids

  • Yohan Martinetto,
  • Salomé Basset,
  • Bruce Pégot,
  • Catherine Roch-Marchal,
  • Franck Camerel,
  • Jelena Jeftic,
  • Betty Cottyn-Boitte,
  • Emmanuel Magnier and
  • Sébastien Floquet

18 January 2021

This paper deals with the preparation and the characterization of four new ionic liquids resulting from the pairing of various polyoxotungstates or polyoxomolybdates with the cation trihexyltetradecylphosphonium. The physical properties measured by d...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,378 Views
11 Pages

Lindqvist versus Keggin-Type Polyoxometalates as Catalysts for Effective Desulfurization of Fuels

  • Simone Fernandes,
  • Fátima Mirante,
  • Baltazar de Castro,
  • Carlos M. Granadeiro and
  • Salete S. Balula

25 May 2022

A correlation between polyoxotungstate structures and their catalytic performance for oxidative desulfurization processes was investigated. Bridged lanthanopolyoxometalates that incorporate identical metallic centers with Keggin- Eu[PW11O39]11−...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
5,497 Views
16 Pages

Improving the Catalytic Performance of Keggin [PW12O40]3− for Oxidative Desulfurization: Ionic Liquids versus SBA-15 Composite

  • Susana O. Ribeiro,
  • Beatriz Duarte,
  • Baltazar De Castro,
  • Carlos M. Granadeiro and
  • Salete S. Balula

12 July 2018

Different methodologies were used to increase the oxidative desulfurization efficiency of the Keggin phosphotungstate [PW12O40]3− (PW12). One possibility was to replace the acid proton by three different ionic liquid cations, forming the novel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
4,568 Views
13 Pages

8 December 2018

Polyoxometalates based ionic liquids (POM-ILs) exhibit a high catalytic activity in oxidative desulfurization. In this paper, four new POM-IL hybrids based on transition metal mono-substituted Keggin-type phosphomolybdates, [Bmim]5[PMo11M(H2O)O39] (B...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,754 Views
11 Pages

16 January 2020

Two carboxylic functionalized poly(ionic liquids) and polyoxometalate ionic self-assemblies with tunable amphiphilic and oxidative activity and porous structure were designed and synthesized. They were used as efficient heterogeneous catalysts exhibi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,484 Views
12 Pages

Ionic Liquid-Based Polyoxometalate Incorporated at ZIF-8: A Sustainable Catalyst to Combine Desulfurization and Denitrogenation Processes

  • Dinis F. Silva,
  • Alexandre M. Viana,
  • Isabel Santos-Vieira,
  • Salete S. Balula and
  • Luís Cunha-Silva

An effective and sustainable process capable of simultaneously execute desulfurization and denitrogenation of fuels is in fact an actual necessity in the refinery industry. The key to achieve this goal is the parallel oxidation of sulfur and nitrogen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
977 Views
16 Pages

24 June 2025

To address the challenge of ultra-deep desulfurization in fuels, a series of heteropolyacid-based poly(ionic liquid) catalysts (C4-PIL@PW, C8-PIL@PW, and C16-PIL@PW) were synthesized via radical polymerization and anion exchange methods. The prepared...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,565 Views
13 Pages

Facile Construction of Magnetic Ionic Liquid Supported Silica for Aerobic Oxidative Desulfurization in Fuel

  • Fujie Liu,
  • Ming Zhang,
  • Yongkang Gao,
  • Haojie Tan,
  • Hongping Li,
  • Chao Wang,
  • Wenshuai Zhu and
  • Huaming Li

9 December 2021

With the rapid growth in fuel demand, deep desulfurization of fuel oil is vitally necessary for the sake of health and environmental protection. In this work, a kind of magnetic ionic liquid supported silica is prepared by a facile ball milling metho...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,260 Views
14 Pages

28 March 2023

In this article, a series of effective catalysts based on betaine and sulfuric or phosphomolybdic acids was obtained. These compositions were characterized by various physicochemical methods and tested in the oxidation of sulfur- and nitrogenous-cont...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,097 Views
11 Pages

Structural Variation in Polyoxomolybdate Hybrid Crystals Comprising Ionic-Liquid Surfactants

  • Takeru Ito,
  • Keisuke Mikurube,
  • Kimiko Hasegawa,
  • Takashi Matsumoto,
  • Kurato Kosaka,
  • Haruo Naruke and
  • Shinichi Koguchi

4 March 2014

Polyoxomolybdate inorganic-organic hybrid crystals were synthesized with 1-decyl-3-methylimidazolium and 1-dodecyl-3-methylimidazolium as ionic-liquid surfactants. Both hybrid crystals possessed alternate stacking of surfactant layers and octamolybd...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
7,121 Views
11 Pages

Conductive Hybrid Crystal Composed from Polyoxomolybdate and Deprotonatable Ionic-Liquid Surfactant

  • Jun Kobayashi,
  • Ryosuke Kawahara,
  • Sayaka Uchida,
  • Shinichi Koguchi and
  • Takeru Ito

A polyoxomolybdate inorganic-organic hybrid crystal was synthesized with deprotonatable ionic-liquid surfactant. 1-dodecylimidazolium cation was employed for its synthesis. The hybrid crystal contained δ-type octamolybdate (Mo8) isomer, and possessed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,359 Views
13 Pages

Effective Combination of the Metal Centers in MOF-Based Materials toward Sustainable Oxidation Catalysts

  • Alexandre M. Viana,
  • Francisca Leonardes,
  • Marta C. Corvo,
  • Salete S. Balula and
  • Luís Cunha-Silva

16 April 2023

A successful encapsulation of Keggin-type polyoxomolybdate (H3[PMo12O40], PMo12) into metal-organic framework (MOF) materials with an identical framework but distinct metal centers (ZIF-8 with Zn2+ and ZIF-67 with Co2+) was accomplished by a straight...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,197 Views
11 Pages

Metal-Catalyzed Degradation of Cellulose in Ionic Liquid Media

  • Tiina Aid,
  • Mihkel Koel,
  • Margus Lopp and
  • Merike Vaher

Biomass conversion to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) has been widely investigated as a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based feedstock, since it can be efficiently converted to fuel, plastic, polyester, and other industrial chemicals. In this rep...

  • Review
  • Open Access
209 Citations
16,417 Views
12 Pages

A Comprehensive Review on Catalytic Oxidative Desulfurization of Liquid Fuel Oil

  • Muhammad Nobi Hossain,
  • Hoon Chae Park and
  • Hang Seok Choi

2 March 2019

The production of green fuel oil is of the utmost importance for maintaining a healthy life and environment in the current world. Effective and complete removal of sulfur refractory compounds (such as 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene and other alkyl-subs...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,589 Views
23 Pages

30 July 2025

This review surveys recent advances and emerging prospects in phase-transfer catalysis (PTC) for fuel desulfurization. In response to increasingly stringent environmental regulations, the removal of sulfur from transportation fuels has become imperat...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,019 Views
17 Pages

22 May 2023

Lignocellulose, composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, holds immense promise as a renewable resource for the production of sustainable chemicals and fuels. Unlocking the full potential of lignocellulose requires efficient pretreatment stra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,070 Views
15 Pages

Lindqvist@Nanoporous MOF-Based Catalyst for Effective Desulfurization of Fuels

  • Simone Fernandes,
  • Daniela Flores,
  • Daniel Silva,
  • Isabel Santos-Vieira,
  • Fátima Mirante,
  • Carlos M. Granadeiro and
  • Salete S. Balula

22 August 2022

An effective and sustainable oxidative desulfurization process for treating a multicomponent model fuel was successfully developed using as a heterogeneous catalyst a composite material containing as an active center the europium Lindqvist [Eu(W5O18)...