pH-Switchable Pickering miniemulsion enabled by carbon quantum dots for quasi-homogenized biphasic catalytic system
Lin Ni, Chang Yu, Yuanyang Xie, Qianbing Wei, Dongming Liu, Xinyi Tan, Yiwang Ding, Jieshan Qiu
Abstract
A quasi-homogenized miniemulsion system enabled by carbon quantum dot solid nanoparticles for biphasic catalysis is proposed, which breaks existing limits for an immiscibly biphasic system and overcomes issues for large-sized solid particle-stabilized emulsion droplets. The presented Pickering miniemulsion features pH-responsive behavior, finally triggering facile product separation and catalyst recycling in one reaction vessel.
Topics & Concepts
MiniemulsionPickering emulsionCatalysisQuantum dotMaterials scienceChemical engineeringNanoparticleCarbon fibersParticle (ecology)EmulsionNanotechnologyChemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialPolymerizationPolymerGeologyEngineeringOceanographyComposite numberPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsSurfactants and Colloidal Systems