Designing of 3D Architecture Flower-like Mn-Promoted MgO and Its Application for CO Adsorption and CO-Assisted Aerobic Oxidation of Alkylbenzenes.

Sustainable chemistry research prioritizes reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide, and one logical solution is to develop adsorbents suitable for carbon capture and utilization. In this work, a new family of three-dimensional (3D) flower-like Mn-promoted MgO was synthesized by the coprecipitation method and used as an adsorbent for CO capture and a catalyst for CO utilization. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis of the samples shows a 3D architecture composed of thin nanosheets.