Enhancement of the catalytic performance of UIO-66 for the CO synthesis of cyclic carbonate using natural nanomaterials as a carrier.

One of the environmentally friendly methods is the intelligent utilization of natural one-dimensional nanomaterials as carriers to improve the CO catalytic performance of MOF materials. This paper reports an efficient composite catalyst preparation using a cheap and readily available magnesium-aluminosilicate nanometer, attapulgite (ATP), as a carrier for MOF materials. Due to its Lewis acidic site and unique alkaline pore structure, ATP exhibits excellent catalytic activity in the coupling reaction of CO with epoxy compounds, and its regular one-dimensional nanorod shape has tremendous potential as a carrier compared to other natural minerals.