Preparation of Ruthenium Incorporated Heterogeneous Catalysts Using Hydroxyapatite as Catalytic Supports for Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols

Abstract

Three different kinds of hydroxyapatites (HAPs) having different sizes and compositions are prepared by hydrothermal and molten salt syntheses. Using the ion exchange reactions, ruthenium ions are incorporated on the surface of HAPs. The crystallinity, morphology and ruthenium contents are investigated by XRD, SEM, TEM and ICP. We found that smaller size of HAP having large amounts of ruthenium under ion exchange reaction shows higher catalytic activity for aerobic oxidation of alcohols.